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What I read -- March 2026

 LHC #315: "The Brides of High Hill" by Nghi Vo. eBook. Sequel. Nice and short. This one took a turn I did not expect. 

"The Grifters" by Jim Thompson. Hard copy. Got it for Christmas, my sister said it was amazing, just got better and better. She was absolutely right. 

"The Listeners" by Maggie Stiefvater. Hard copy. I got it for my birthday last year. I never really bonded with the main character, and for vast tracts it felt like nothing happened, and I kept wanting more from the water, but it had a satisfying conclusion. 

LHC #316: "History of medicine: A scandalously short introduction" by Jacalyn Duffin. Hard copy. So, funny story. I swear I bought this book like 10 years ago and it disappeared somewhere in my house never to be seen again. I periodically search for it. 

Anyway, the main character of the novel I'm working on (Vinterlys) is a young woman in 1888 Providence RI who wants to be a physician. This book was always intended to be research for that, and I'm so glad I read it. If I came across my copy of it in a box somewhere, I would not be sad to have it, having already read it. 

Actually, even if I wasn't writing Vinterlys, I'd still be glad I read it. It provides so much context and was such an easy read, considering I had to google terminology constantly as I'm not a med student. 

LHC #317: "A Sleight of Shadows" by Kat Howard. eBook. Sequel. Sydney is awesome, but I found this to be a very stressful read. I did not tear through it, except when I got to about 75% and then I just burned through to the end. Very good. 

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