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37. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith I Capture the Castle wasn't what I expected: it was better. It's the British version of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn , set in a castle, featuring a significant dog character. Cassandra is an imperfect quirky protagonist coming of age in a world that hasn't been fair to her or her family. Her English bulldog Heloise is my favorite character. I've rarely noticed a dog that's written so well, and it turns out that Dodie Smith is also the author of 101 Dalmations , so no wonder. Recommended to weird, romantic readers. You know who you are. 38. Ship of Fools by Katherine Anne Porter I already had plenty to say about Ship of Fools , and though I did finish it, my first impressions proved consistent. Ship of Fools has wry third person narration, sweeping views of an enormous cast of characters, and possibly the most stereotypes and racial epithets I've ever seen gathered in one place. 39. The 100: Day 21 by Kass Morga...

I'm reading at a rate beyond blogging capacity. My reading rate vs. my blogging capacity, anyway. Between college, grad school, and adjuncting, this is the first year of the blog that I've worked >60 hours/week. Since timely reviews of all books read are no longer plausible, system adjusts will be made. Numbers of books I've read/year is still a primary personal reason for keeping the blog, but perhaps I'll move to monthly lists and let those books that speak the most earn featured reviews. Or perhaps I'll move more toward theme posts, as that seems to be the current direction of the book blog wind. In the meantime, some quick reviews of books read in April (May, June, and July to follow): 33. Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko So, the first year that I don't make reading books in translation a goal, I'm on a roll with books in translation (or, at least, this is the fourth, which is better than I've done in the past few years I've been kee...