A review by magnetgrrl
The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman

5.0

I liked this book a lot; unreasonably so perhaps. Several things just really worked for me and I'm not entirely certain I could pick them apart. Some elements were no surprise, and I could see where the author was going even before she started purposefully laying hints about going there. But I suspect that really I enjoyed this book for its subject matter and for its haunting tone, which despite all the ice imagery seemed to me very autumnal. This is one of those books that upon finishing, I became sad that I couldn't erase it from my mind somehow and then experience reading it again. I think this is a perfect book to read on a crisp October afternoon, sipping tea and looking out at a lake. Take it camping with you.