I finished reading The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter. The first short story in this diminutive book of the same name as the title was gorgeous! Sensual, dark, erotic, it was a beautiful take on the Bluebeard tale. The rest of the short stories, based on other fairy tales like Little Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots, etc. were good, but didn't have the intensity and immediacy of the first.
I'm up to Chapter 29 of The Bracelet.
I've also started reading The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. I'm about 9 chapters in and I'm hooked. Beautifully written; I love the nostalgic feel and pace of it so far. I hope it pays off.
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