Library, flutter your eyelashes for me

[foxfinial]

I want a book about a character researching something -- preferably strange/fantastical in some way -- with lots of quotes from their research materials.

(The Bestiary by Nicholas Christopher tried to be this book, but it has too little researching and far too much My Emo Life, Let Me Tell You Of It.)

Comments

[gool_duck]

Bellwether , by Connie Willis, has a person doing research into trends and chaos theory and quoting stuff about trends.
It's strange and light and fun.

Passage by Connie Willis, has research of near-death experiences and the sinking of the Titanic (and the Hindenburg crash). It's more sombre in tone, and has some very sad bits.

(I like Connie Willis' writing.)