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listersgirlI feel like I've read a lot of really good books lately, so I thought I'd share them with all two of my readers (yes, you). Some of them are new and some are re-reads of favourites -- I always buy books for the plane when I'm travelling, and I went a little crazy this time because I misread a sign and thought I was getting a "buy 2 get 1 free deal" but then when I discovered the truth I'd already spent all this time picking books and I was already attached to them and couldn't give any of them up, so here we are.
I also have a bunch of books on hold at the library which I'm very excited about, but I haven't read them yet so there's no point in telling you what they are. Other than to share my excitement.
Ready?
Christopher Brookmyre Not the End of the World
This guy is fantastic. This is not my favourite of his works that I've read (that would be A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away), but I love his writing style and wit. He's considered a British Isles Carl Hiassen, and I can see the comparison, but Brookmyre is brilliant at layering absurdity upon absurdity while keeping the reader fully engaged. Plus, he's wicked funny, which is the most important thing.
Not the End of the World is a bit of a departure, seeing as it takes place in California, where a Direct-to-Video conference and a cult leader predicting world-cleansing tidal wave come head to head. Okay, I'm terrible at plot summaries -- basically there are stupid people, submarines, glass-bottomed pools and a porn star. And I think I scared the person sitting beside me on the place I was laughing so hard.
Steven Brust Jhereg
I don't actually remember much about this book, which is sad, seeing as I read it sometime this month, but I know I liked it enough to put the next one on hold at the library, so that says something. Basically all I remember is something about assassins and some interesting political trickery. Oh, plus, I was traumatized because I couldn't decide whether to read the first one of the series in the order they were written or in chronological order. I think I went with writer's order, but it was a tough decision.
Lois McMaster Bujold Diplomatic Immunity
This is the latest in the Vorkosigan series, which were recommended over at Chicklit, and which I've been really enjoying, especially during the parts that aren't too action-y (because I always get lost during battle scenes). I'm kind of cheating here, because I haven't quite finished this book yet -- I've got about a chapter or so that I was too tired to read last night -- but I'm almost there. Bujold is a fun writer who writes in a style which really works for me -- lots of detail about the workings of plans and societies. And really, since I've made it through all of her books in the last year or so I must be enjoying them.
Daniel Clowes Ghost World
I loved the movie, so I read the book. I think it would have been better the other way around. Whenever I read books after having seen movies I feel like my appreciation of the book is limited (which is why when I see reviews of a movie that looks interesting I'll often just read the book instead). Plus, I think I'm just not a graphic novel kind of person. The pictures seem to get in the way, somehow. Not that I didn't enjoy reading this, but it didn't bring out the fangirl in me like I was hoping it would.
Lunch now. More later.
I also have a bunch of books on hold at the library which I'm very excited about, but I haven't read them yet so there's no point in telling you what they are. Other than to share my excitement.
Ready?
Christopher Brookmyre Not the End of the World
This guy is fantastic. This is not my favourite of his works that I've read (that would be A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away), but I love his writing style and wit. He's considered a British Isles Carl Hiassen, and I can see the comparison, but Brookmyre is brilliant at layering absurdity upon absurdity while keeping the reader fully engaged. Plus, he's wicked funny, which is the most important thing.
Not the End of the World is a bit of a departure, seeing as it takes place in California, where a Direct-to-Video conference and a cult leader predicting world-cleansing tidal wave come head to head. Okay, I'm terrible at plot summaries -- basically there are stupid people, submarines, glass-bottomed pools and a porn star. And I think I scared the person sitting beside me on the place I was laughing so hard.
Steven Brust Jhereg
I don't actually remember much about this book, which is sad, seeing as I read it sometime this month, but I know I liked it enough to put the next one on hold at the library, so that says something. Basically all I remember is something about assassins and some interesting political trickery. Oh, plus, I was traumatized because I couldn't decide whether to read the first one of the series in the order they were written or in chronological order. I think I went with writer's order, but it was a tough decision.
Lois McMaster Bujold Diplomatic Immunity
This is the latest in the Vorkosigan series, which were recommended over at Chicklit, and which I've been really enjoying, especially during the parts that aren't too action-y (because I always get lost during battle scenes). I'm kind of cheating here, because I haven't quite finished this book yet -- I've got about a chapter or so that I was too tired to read last night -- but I'm almost there. Bujold is a fun writer who writes in a style which really works for me -- lots of detail about the workings of plans and societies. And really, since I've made it through all of her books in the last year or so I must be enjoying them.
Daniel Clowes Ghost World
I loved the movie, so I read the book. I think it would have been better the other way around. Whenever I read books after having seen movies I feel like my appreciation of the book is limited (which is why when I see reviews of a movie that looks interesting I'll often just read the book instead). Plus, I think I'm just not a graphic novel kind of person. The pictures seem to get in the way, somehow. Not that I didn't enjoy reading this, but it didn't bring out the fangirl in me like I was hoping it would.
Lunch now. More later.