Review: The Shepherd's Crown

The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Good solid Pratchett. A bit of a good-bye tour of characters again, some of whom don't really seem necessary to the story at hand, and the story is very much Lords and Ladies all over again, but I liked it all the same.

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Review: Shades of Grey

Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A very strange book that I liked quite a lot. Like Ffordes other stuff, it involves day-to-day life in a world turned on its end. Unlike his other work, he's built the world from whole cloth this time (or at least I think he has; if it's a reference to something, I missed it.) Without any referent, it becomes a bit of a puzzle to read, as you have to work out a lot of the details of their society as you go along. But it's quite an enjoyable puzzle, and worth the effort.

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Review: Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde

Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Lovely bits of acerbic Wilde commentary on society, sprinkled in amongst classic faerie tales that very much match in style more traditional ones.

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