I wish I had known about this discussion when it started, but I look to be too late! Also, I guess it doesn't matter, as I have Evangeline Walton's version of the stories. But it's a huge book and it would be nice to read it with people. I'll be sure to follow this discussion.
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to: The Order of Odd-FishbyJames Kennedy
Plot Summary:
Jo Larouche lives with her elderly, former actress Aunt Lily in a ruby palace in California. All Jo knows about her past is that she was found in Aunt Lily's washing machine one day soon after she was born, with a note attached to her saying that she was a very dangerous baby.
On the day of Aunt Lily's Christmas party, a large Russian gentleman arrives at the Ruby Palace with a giant butler cockroach, saying that his digestive system has told him that he must protect Jo from Ken Kiang. He also has a box for her from The Order of Odd-Fish. Ken finds them, Jo and her friends escape in a plane only to be shot down and eaten by a giant fish, which eventually spits them up on the shore of Eldritch City. There, Jo learns that her aunt, the Russian and the cockroach are all members of The Order of Odd-Fish, a knighthood dedicated to the pursuit of useless and often baseless rumors and conjectures. Jo herself has a history with the knighthood and Eldritch City. After making friends with some squires, going on some quests, hiding from the Belgian Prankster and fighting a duel, Jo realizes that she must face her past and help save Eldritch City from the ravenous hunger of the All-Devouring Mother Goddess and her cult of Silent Sisters.
My Thoughts:
This book would be excellent to read out loud with someone- I bet the audiobook version is great. I enjoyed reading it, too; the plot is somewhat ridiculous, the dialogue witty and hilarious and the characters are certainly one of a kind. For example, Ken Kiang got so tired of doing good things that he tries to become evil. But he isn't very good at it, so he has to try very hard, and must focus on making his laugh truly evil.
The Order of Odd-Fish is fun, frothy and full of flavor. Just be prepared if you're reading it- it's Nickelodeon-like in its ability to really gross you out with bodily functions and fluids!
Hi Ilyn, I don't think your comment actually posted.
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Aarti made a comment in the History of the American Revolution group:
Hi everyone, I'm giving away two copies of the non-fiction American history book Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers by Thomas Fleming on my blog, BookLust.
Giveaway open until November 9th to residents of the US and Canada. Here's the link!
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