New Review: Barry Hughart's Bridge of Birds
August 2, 2002 (10:25 PM) ( link )

ADDED a review of Barry Hughart's Bridge of Birds. This was an awesome novel, and I'm sorry that it had to end so soon.

What's next? Perhaps Connie Willis's Lincoln's Dreams or Passage, if they are anything like Doomsday Book or To Say Nothing of the Dog--but not if they are anything like Bellwether or Remake. And then, afterward, I might try reading two more novels that are also about China in one way or another: Maureen McHugh's China Mountain Zhang and RA Macavoy's Tea with the Black Dragon. It might be interesting to compare how three Westerners wrote about mythical China, especially since these two other books are supposed to be quite good as well.

I suppose at some point I should also try reading some "real" books--i.e., classic books. But I'm having too much fun right now.