Reply To: What did you think of A World of Curiosities and why?
Suspenseful and engaging, even on my umpteenth re-reading. Knowing the end did not make it any less engaging. I enjoy the way LP connects characters to previous stories; we knew at the end of “The Nature of the Beast” that Fleming knew who was responsible for his return to the SHU. LP uses that to write a new story entirely and one that includes new insights into some of my favorite characters, Jean-Guy, Armand, Reine-Marie and Myrna and Amelia. I am grateful Amelia appears again and hope that is a signal she will continue to. Finally, I admire the way LP incorporates actual events, including tragic ones, to provide a plausible backdrop to the main story. I especially appreciate her sensitivity to the people actually involved in the Ecole Polytechnique shooting and her willingness to cede a large measure of control over this book to Nathalie Provost. That, to me, demonstrates an impressive level of respect and trust for all involved, real and fictional.