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A review by katieinca
The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
4.0
I may have seen The Thin Man once twenty years ago, but I have passing familiarity with Nick and Nora Charles just from general cultural absorption, and as "Nick and Nora but on a space cruise in the future," this works for me. The mystery plot/reveal was kind of nutty, but I can handle that in a noir homage. I had a harder time managing the way the protagonist puts herself through the ringer physically, but it didn't stop us from staying up for "oh, just one more chapter" a few times.
The cocktail recipes at the beginning of each chapter also work for me, and we even tried a couple of the ones we hadn't heard of because they sounded fun. She includes some "zero proof" cocktails too, but we didn't try those.
The cocktail recipes at the beginning of each chapter also work for me, and we even tried a couple of the ones we hadn't heard of because they sounded fun. She includes some "zero proof" cocktails too, but we didn't try those.