Hm, what was the alien bugs one? I read another of Elizabeth Hand’s books over Thanksgiving break and was far less impressed with it than I was with Illyria. I’ll give Mortal Love another try at some point, and after that I guess I will be done. Woe!

I too have tried Elizabeth Hand thanks to Ana but gave up both times (Mortal Love & one of her earlier ones…I stopped when there were alien bugs in a different dimension LOL). And your post makes me unsure whether this one will be worth it or not. But it’s Ana! So I’ll probably end up giving Illyria a try.

Yes! I am not sure what to make of her either! I keep feeling that I must love her because Ana does and Ana has wonderful taste and I like nearly every author she likes. But I have found Elizabeth Hand — quite inscrutable.

No? I can see how it would be the same. It’s got a certain amount of ambiguity about what interpretation to put on events. I liked it in Life of Pi though.

Well, it’s a very short book! So it wouldn’t take much of a time investment for you to see what you think.

Mm, I can see what your father means about Life of Pi, though in fact I liked the way the author handled that ending. It was the right amount of ambiguity for me, where you could decide which version of the story pleased you. With this I wasn’t even sure there were two versions of the story.

Happy belated Thanksgiving, Amy! You are the loveliest and I am thankful for you.

I did! (Except I discovered an allergy to, I think, sweet potatoes. Blech.) I hope you had a good holiday too!

Oh Litlove. I am so impressed that you are capable of putting together three fabulously nice things to eat at the same time. I can barely manage one. :p I did have a wonderful Thanksgiving!