I had every intention of knocking out recaps for chapters 1 and 2 of The Wake tonight, but when 10:00 rolls around and all there is is a sub-par attempt at 1, I have to admit that I’m not up to it. Next week for sure.
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This is a relief, because I haven’t got my copy of The Wake yet. The library has two copies and I’m the second hold so I didn’t expect a problem, but one copy seems to be missing (it was due back in August).Report
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