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Oh... Does pretty well precisely what Babel, the last book I read, failed to do. It's lovely. Engaging characters and a real sense of the period in which it is set.

This reads like a children's book. Not even YA. Nothing wrong with that, but it's mismarketted. Not sure why I bought it. I'm hoping it improves but I feel I am being talked down to. It's marketed as fantasy so I'm not going to moan about the dubious history but... Am I being taught to suck eggs?
Also it could do with an edit... Too much of the language is too modern. This is a far cry from Philip Pullman

Read it before. Think it's enough to keep me distracted.

I initially only meant to read The Star Pit. I will write my thoughts later. It is one of my favourite works in the English language but I remember bits of it that aren't there.

I am actually only reading The Star Pit and I am reading it on my Kindle copy of Driftglass. I may or may not read the rest of the stories in Driftglass. I specially wanted to read the Star Pit as I often tell people it is my favourite piece of fiction ever. I am not sure when I last read it. It does not disappoint.

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