RW> I really like 'Monstrous... ' until the end. I do not like the liberty 
that
 RW> King takes in the ending. I don't want to say more about it, as I don't 
want
 RW> to tip off what happens to people who haven't read the book yet.
 Still worth reading, IMHO, but the end was disappointing, I thought -
 closed with a fizzle.
 RW> Although it
 RW> may be common knowledge around here, my participation has been pretty 
spotty
 RW> lately.
 Hope it's been due to your having lots of fun stuff to read or
 otherwise more entertaining things to do!
 RW>  Some people thought the book was too feminist or too religious, if I 
remember
 RW> correctly; but those themes didn't intrude on my enjoyment, and were 
essential
 RW> to the story as far as I'm concerned.
 I, too, enjoyed that take on the story.
 RW>  Otherwise, I been stuck with a number of quite ho-hum readings, nothing 
that
 RW> really stands out, except for my current one, 'The Music of What 
Happens' by
 RW> John Straley. I think this is the third in his Cecil Younger series and 
every
 RW> bit as enjoyable as 'The Woman Who Married a Bear' and 'The Curious Eat
 RW> Themselves'. Younger is an alchoholic Alaskan who admits to "not being a 
very
 RW> good detective."  Straley writes beautifully and revealingly about life 
in
 RW> Alaska.  His titles come from folk legends.
 Sounds like an interesting series.  Wouldn't have likely picked them
 up due to the titles, but may now that I have your rec.
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