Em, thanks!

Judg, I double-checked to make sure I hadn’t mistyped, but I can see how that would throw you out of the story. I think Bennett went with that, instead of the more official, capitalised title, because the whole book felt more like a fable/fairy tale than fiction from the realist school.

Bybee, thanks! I loved that pastries quote too.

Devourer, yep-this is the book! (That was a funny passage too)

Gentle Reader, ohhh-I saw that movie forever ago and really liked it. I’ll have to put The Lady in the Van on my list as well. I think he might have new favourite author potential.

Debi, your comment made an auction-monologue thing start running through my head, so now I’m giggling, hehe.

Jenclair, my mom is buying a copy for one of my grandmothers for Mother’s Day.

TJ, aww-thanks! I’m reading five other novellas (which are all listed on my ‘Current Challenges’ page)…let’s see if I can remember them without looking…”Oroonooko” (I might have put the wrong amount of ‘o’s in this one…it’s an older story of a slave), “The Ballad of the Sad Cafe,” “Gigi and the Cat,” “The Heart of Darkness,” and a Marquez one that I haven’t decided on yet (my library has a 3-in-1 novella collection of his).

Lisa, I read while I cook! Sometimes this leads to dirty books, but not very often, hehe. I must admit…I often read when I should be cleaning.

Ann, I will! Thanks for the rec!

Chris, now you know. I think you’ll enjoy this one!

Care, thanks! It’s definitely doubled today, which is nice.