This was a short story I saw someone mention as one of the scariest books they’d written. At 6,000 words it is short but I needed a break from the more intense book I’m currently reading so it was ideal. It was definitely creepy at points but it wasn’t super scary. Apart from that I didn’t really find it that great or that bad.
This wasn’t a holiday read, I actually read it earlier in the year. I think David Mitchell has overtaken Neil Gaiman as my favourite author this year but this book is my least favourite of his so far. I did enjoy it but I found it a bit of a slog at the start. Normally I race through his books.
Holiday book number 2. An apocalyptic thriller so this was right up my street and it was a super quick easy read – perfect for holiday. Didn’t realise that some of it was based in Edinburgh and it was cool to picture the locations.
I had a blissful 13 days off work recently, 8 days of which were spent in the Spanish mountains. Most of these days were spent being very lazy so I got a lot of reading done.
Beware of the dog by Brian Moore was a typical holiday easy read. I always find it interesting to hear the thoughts of players who were around during the amateur to professional era. I also found some of his personal revelations intriguing and I could relate to his struggles around hanging up his boots.
I was really surprised to read about the 1993 Lions Tour to NZ when Ian McGeechan was Head Coach. Turns out he picked a lot of Scottish players which a lot of the public (and Moore) didn’t agree with. Sounds familiar…
I made quick work of this one! I’m not very good at the whole review/description thing, its all been said better than I can say it on Amazon. I’m mainly logging what I read.
This one was good. I mean the story was terrible and harrowing and it’s disgusting that humans can treat each other this way but it was engrossing. Also I didn’t realise the underground railway was an actual underground railway!
Interesting to read something from a Chinese author and have to say I mostly enjoyed it. That maybe shouldn’t be surprising because it’s won multiple awards. Starting to think it’s just me but again I struggled a bit through the middle of the story but I really enjoyed the start and the end. It’s the first in a trilogy and I think I’ll put the next, The Dark Forest, on my summer holiday reading list.
Fantastic! David Mitchell has possibly moved into poll position as my favourite author. I’ve read four or five of his books so far and I’ve really enjoyed all of them.
I couldn’t put Slade House down and rattled through it. Dark, creepy and thoroughly enjoyable. Looking forward to his next one!
I loved Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson, it’s probably one of my favourite books. I tried to read The Diamond Age but couldn’t get into it and eventually gave up. So I was a bit unsure of how Seveneves would go. The idea is nice so I was hopeful. I liked the first fifth or so of the book but then it got so bogged down in technical details it became tedious and dull and was a chore to get through. I’m a technical person but this level of detail was just uncalled for. I nearly gave up but decided to persevere and I’m glad I did because I really enjoyed the last couple of sections. Overall I don’t think I’d recommend it although if it does become a movie it could be worth a watch. I’ll give another one of Neals books a shot in the future but it could be the last chance!
Another book I finished in February – Blood Meridian
I’m going to try and keep track of my reading on this blog. Printer’s Devil
