The Warlow Experiment | 
pickThe ratings on Goodreads are quite low for this one so I went in with low expectations that it would be for me. But I couldn't stop reading this strange but compelling book! The consequences for many more than just Warlow were significant and made for a book I couldn't put down.
This one doesn't have outstanding reviews, but so far it's been okay. Hope it holds up or my February reading will be all duds. (Guess it's hard to follow after The Dutch House. 😊)
Has anyone read it??
❤️ endpapers ❤️
Pet peeve: when you buy a used book and it comes in as an ARC. It literally says on the cover NOT for sale. Like, I don‘t understand...
pickThis historical fiction novel had a very gothic feel to it in both subject matter & the quality of the writing. In fact at times I felt like I was reading a much older book. A rich armchair scientist locks a poor labourer in a lavishly appointed cellar to see what happens. Unsurprisingly it doesn't end well. There are a lot of themes to unpack here - it would make a great book club read. Disturbing, sad, fascinating and thought provoking.
Historical fiction: An experiment to determine the effects isolation would have on a person. I like the part about “unlimited” books. Don‘t know about the toe and fingernails (but mine break easily anyway). I‘m about to start this library book with this interesting premise.
pickThe 18th century is known as the Age of Reason, but what happens when an amateur “scientist” decides to test the limits of man‘s solitude? That is the premise of this dark historical novel. While France erupts into revolution and Tom Paine‘s writings stir discontent among laborers, an English gentleman swaps his experiments with plants for one with a human. Darkness and violence ensues. It‘s an odd book for an odd reader.
so-soI really am into the premise and love the cover for this one, but the story fell a little short for me. I didn‘t realize that the inspiration was from an old advert that the author saw, which is very cool.
I don‘t usually read historical fiction, but this novel about a voluntary seven year isolation experiment sounds like the psychological terror that I‘m into.
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Just got this from Book Depository on the recommendation of Simon Savidge over at Savidge Reads on YouTube! It‘s not coming out in the US until August, and he made it sound so intriguing I just couldn‘t wait. That cover! Those end pages!
