Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Nevermore: Dragon Teeth, Small Town Sins, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

 


Nevermore September 19, 2023

Reported by Rita

Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton takes place in 1876 in the American west. Two rival paleontologists are on the hunt for dinosaur bones in this Jurassic Park meets the Wild West novel. This story is filled with deception, sabotage, and a discovery of epic proportions. This was our reader’s second attempt with this title and said it gets really exciting later in the book and she ended up really liking it. KN



Small Town Sins by Ken Jaworowski tells of people struggling to survive in a former coal and steel town on the brink of decay and lengths they go to get by. Described by our reader as a very interesting non-linear story that really captures the feeling of living in a small town. Extremely well written and thoroughly enjoyable. NH

 


The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror by Robert Louis Stevenson is a dark psychological fantasy that explores the idea of split personalities. Our reader found this classic gothic tale to be just as strange as the title suggests. PC

 

Also Mentioned:

Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky

Normal People by Sally Rooney

Bryson City Tales: Stories of a Doctor's First Year of Practice in the Smoky Mountains

by Walt Larimore MD

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone

The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis

The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis by Jared Diamond

Montana 1948 by Larry Watson

Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli

Illustrated Treasury of Children's Literature by Margaret E. Martignoni

The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

After Anne: A Novel of Lucy Maud Montgomery's Life by Logan Steiner

Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls

In the Distance by Hernan Diaz

 

New:

 

What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

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