The next book I'll be reading

Holy cats, Jo Walton knows how to review a book in such a way as to get me drooling. (She's no slouch at writing 'em too). The book under discussion now is Francis Spufford's Red Plenty, available finally in the USA. Spufford's book is an unlikely slam dunk, a blend of fiction and nonfiction that delves into the phenomenon of millions who believed the Soviet Union's command economy would work: "The characters, the points of view, really immerse you in the worldview of people who believe what they believe, as in fiction. And the thesis, the argument, is the thing that would be a story if the book were a novel. He's using the techniques of fiction in the service of non fiction, and he makes it work."