Oh, I remember you didn't like March, but I had forgotten Brooks had written it.

I finished Year of Wonders this afternoon and what I really liked about this story is that in spite of the horrors, the main character never lost a sense of hope. The ending felt a little...nice, for lack of a better term, but that's probably just me being picky. But, I think the atmosphere, wonderful language, and fascinating (and terrifically flawed) characters make up for the ending. The other thing - I read it and came away with all sorts of ideas about my writing, especially ways to explore my stories that I hadn't considered before, so yay for that!

Might be an idea to take a peek at the first couple of pages and see if it grabs you. And, there's a lot of pus and pestilence in it, which is always a bonus...:D