Hattie Stearns Stearns itibaren Staroye, Tverskaya oblast', Rusya, 171861 itibaren Staroye, Tverskaya oblast', Rusya, 171861

You will never find more forgiving advice on fitness, diet or romance, nor sharper insight on elbow-length purple satin gloves.

I loved this book

Maybe even better than "Where the Wild Things Are" but less well know for some reason. There are drawings of a little boy in the nude, which was incredibly exotic for a young girl with three sisters and no brothers.

4.5 stars really. Although to be accurate, maybe 5.5 stars with some quibbles that bring it back down to just below 5. Don't even think of reading this until you've read "Ink & Steel" - the two form one story. Bring some knowledge on British history, Faerie, and Lucifer, and bring a large dose of flexibility about sexual preferences. This is a complex and fascinating story. I didn't really care for how some of the plot threads were resolved. Richard Baines, for one: big setup, weak resolution. A few of the characters were wooden - Ben Jonson made me think of Big Moose from the Archie Comics, before they got politically correct. But that's forgivable, and maybe even necessary when you have 20 other complex and interesting characters on stage. Sometimes literally. Anne Hathaway Shakespeare alone makes up for it; she's excellent. It's also good to read a story in which the heroes are not super-strong and super-smart, and sometimes do the wrong thing. Not quite unputdownable, but well into, "Geez, I should have stopped half an hour ago"