September Reading Pile
I didn’t finish my reading from last month. I did try but I’d rather read things properly rather than rush.
I’m currently finishing The Dreaming Void. Why haven’t I read Peter Hamilton earlier? I am enjoying it. There is a quite a lot of needed technspeak but so far it’s mostly making sense and he seems be tackling very basic human needs in this futuristic setting. It is slow going though.
I might have to read a couple more books before reading The Lying Tongue as I’ve just read the excellent Good Thief’s Guide to Amsterdam and I don’t want one to influence the reading of the other. I don’t know if they’re actually that close but I’d still like some distance.
Blood Kin by Ceridwen Dovey came to my attention after reading a review by John Self. I’m a bit apprehensive about reading it. I’m not sure what I’m expecting even after the review. But I’ll let you know. Thanks to Atlantic.
Murder Most Fab is the debut novel by the once shocking British Comedian Julian Clary. The opening chapter talks about ‘my enormous, proud, and every ready member…’ so MMF seems out to be shocking from the start - not that the pink cover is in anyway subtle. It’s a tale of television and murdering your way to the top. Should be a laugh.
A new paperback was half-price this week in Borders and I couldn’t resist. The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke is a collection of short stories by the author the bestselling and very large Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. Not that I’ve read the big tome yet. Did I tell you I’m not overly keen on novels that are over 600 pages? Not sure if I’ll read it this month as I’m off short fiction. I’m sure it’s very good though.
Some of my wish list arrived so I’m going to try and fit in them. I might grab a couple of books from the bookshelves as well. We’ll see how it goes.
I’ve heard good things about ‘Murder Most Fab’ although I don’t know anyone who has read it.
I did however try reading ‘Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell’ and it ended up back in my TBR pile. Someday…