Creatures of Will and Temper

Creatures of Will and Temper, Molly Tanzer, 2017. A remix of Picture of Dorian Gray - no, wait, come back, it was really good! (Am officially joining the chorus of people telling you to read it, sorry Chaos.) This book has fencing, demonic possession, moral nuance, and lesbians, what's not to like. Also I read Dorian Gray about 25 years ago and honestly don't remember much beyond the barest outline but I still enjoyed the ways Tanzer reinterpreted elements (at least the ones I caught). I plan to read the next one too although my understanding is that it's set in the same world but in a different time/place and with a completely new set of characters.

A few more spoilery thoughts and questions behind the cut; I do want to mention that the book deals with addiction and overdose in case that's relevant for anyone. ( Read more... )