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LearnedHand

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2. The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera

Sun Mar 17, 2024, 12:11 PM

Mar 17

I’m listening to the audiobook, and the reader is fantastic. The writing is lovely, very literary and the opening is outstanding. However, I’m still on the fence about the story because the pace is somewhat uneven and I’m still a little unsure at a dozen chapters in what the main character’s story actually is. It’s a debut novel, though, so I’m giving it space to develop. Here’s a review:

https://fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-saint-of-bright-doors/

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What Fiction are you reading this week, March 17, 2024? [View all] hermetic Mar 17 OP

Flags on the Bayou/James Lee Burke cbabe Mar 17 #1

That sounds great hermetic Mar 17 #3

The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera LearnedHand Mar 17 #2

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From 2005 hermetic Mar 17 #6

The Housewarming by S.E. Lynes mentalsolstice Mar 17 #5

Mmmm... hermetic Mar 17 #7

Before The Fall by Noah Hawley beveeheart Mar 17 #8

Interesting hermetic Mar 17 #10

"The Dispossessed" by Ursula K. Leguin Jeebo Mar 17 #9

Cool! hermetic Mar 17 #11

'Royal' reads NanaCat Mar 17 #12

The Woman in White is a very good book. I read it years ago. yellowdogintexas Mar 17 #13

Just finished "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse hotellanai1986 Mar 20 #14

This sounds amazing hermetic Mar 20 #15