Just finished book two of Suzanne Collins' Hunger Game series, Catching Fire and it had such a great cliff-hanger ending that I can not wait to get my hands on book three, Mockingjay. I am 101 on the waiting list at the library so I will just keep reading through Cory Doctorow's fantastic sci-fi. I am currently reading his latest YA novel, For the Win, as well as Terry Pratchett's last book in the Tiffany Aching quartet, I Shall Wear Midnight. I am also waiting to get my hands on Sapphique, Catherine Fisher's second book in the Incarceron series. I am number one on the list for that one so it is only a matter of time.
On the downside, I gave up on China Mieville's Kraken about half-way through a couple of weeks ago. Had a lot of fantasy elements that I love; London, magic, adventure, etc, but was just not my cup of tea. It was a bit dark and winding without going anywhere quickly enough for my liking. I am interested in the Lovecraft meme but this book just didn't hit the right notes for me so I set it down in favor of Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, a nice ray of sunshine.
I really would love to find another book that could make me feel as literarily (a word of my own invention) satisfied. as Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. If I could say that I loved one book best of all, it is very likely that that would be the one. Still, there are so many books that I haven't read yet or finished that I know I can't decide just now. I'll have to keep on reading.
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I loved these too!
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