Against a Fine Fool; Catering to Wonder

A Fine Ending, by Louis Rastelli
I bought this novel because it was set in Montreal in the 90s and that's also what I liked best about it. But the matter of fact prose is somehow rather tasty as well.
(126/275, 5/75)

To Play the Fool, by Laurie R. King
The language, setting, and characterization in this mystery were really enjoyable. The plot felt like a bit of a pretext but I didn't mind much because I was caught up in the story anyway.
(127/275, 6/75)

Against a Dark Background, by Iain M. Banks
This is very smart and very literary space opera, and I really didn't care for it until about halfway through. After which I thought it was awesome, go figure.
(128/275, 7/75)

Catering to Nobody, by Diane Mott Davidson
I liked Cereal Murders well enough that I picked up a bunch of her other books - and I've finally got around to tackling the series in order. This one made such good vacation reading that I may save the others for the same purpose...
(129/275, 8/75)

Tales of Wonder, by Huston Smith with Jeffrey Paine
Things I like: 1) autobiographies, 2) travel books, 3) religious books that aren't too dogmatic, 4) charming old men. Big surprise, I really enjoyed this short, crisp look at the famous religion writer's own life.
(130/275)