Read: June 2009
I’ve had a fairly boring reading month – didn’t read anything that was new to me, nor did I read very much at all. I was definitely staying in my comfort zone.
Anyone got any suggestions for interesting and challenging novels (recent or old) that I might enjoy (and want to review)?
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The Well of Lost Plots, Something Rotten and First Among Sequels, Jasper Fforde. Own copies.
That was a bit of a Thursday Next marathon, but it’s great to do sometimes to reconnect with one of my favourite fictional characters. I can’t praise these books enough – even First Among Sequels, which I was a bit unsure about at first, is one I’ve grown into.
Ash: A Secret History, Mary Gentle. Own copy.
Can you believe I’ve read this several times without ever noticing till now that ‘A Secret History’ has the initials ASH? D’oh. I adore this book anyway, even if its book-within-a-bookness and time-twisting story can be a bit confusing. I love the characters and the humour and the utter blood-and-guts portrayal of medieval warfare.
The Gone-Away War, Nick Harkaway. Own copy.
And on with more alternative reality pseudo-science stuff. Still really liking this – read my review from June 2008!
The Dragonbone Chair and The Stone of Farewell, Tad Williams. Own copies.
Back to more old favourites, which might account for my slow reading speed this month.
Total for June 2009: 7 + 0 re-reads
Ongoing total for 2009: 101 + 2 re-reads
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on July 1st, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Well I can’t guarantee it’ll be challenging but ‘Stranger then Fiction’ will be ready within the next month so you can have that to look forward too. Hopefully it’ll keep your interest. As for reviewing it, rather you than me considering how I left things with ‘Living with the Truth’.
.-= Jim Murdoch´s last blog ..This post is bluey-green and tastes minty fresh =-.
on July 1st, 2009 at 6:08 pm
I definitely look forward to that, Jim, seeing how much I enjoyed Living with the Truth. I’ll even buy it this one as well.