‘You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After Their Breakup’ – If you ever want to become disillusioned about artists you admire, read a book about them. Especially one that focuses on one of the most turbulent periods in their lives, like when they all hate each other and are taking each other to court. The author does a good job of laying out the financial and legal aspects of The Beatles dissolving, while at the same time still keeping the people involved and the human drama at the forefront.
The Kingdom of the Gods – I feel like I can never accurately judge N.K. Jemisin’s books: I just have too much fun reading them to pick them apart. The book, the third in a trilogy, takes a supporting character from the previous two books and puts him in the lead. I like Sieh, but I think I like him better when there’s a little more mystery to him- aka, when he’s not narrating the whole book.
Let the Right One In – Sometimes you pick up a novel and after a few pages you just know that you’re reading your new favourite book. That’s what happened with me and Let the Right One In. The book is funny, dark, scary, violent and sweet- often all at once. It is probably my second favourite book featuring a pedophile as a main character (it would be number 1, but Lolita is a tough book to top).
The Prestige – One of the cases where the movie is better than the book. Someone had described the book to me in a way that made it sound really weird – ‘Dueling magicians! And one of them turns into a ghost and haunts the others descendants!’ But the book is nowhere near as wacky as I had hoped it would be. It’s a fine enough novel, but I think it could have used a little more razzle-dazzle.
The Devil Wears Prada – I was on vacation, and I was just looking for something light to read, and I got it in this book.
Currently reading: Servant of The Underworld by Aliette De Bodard as part of the Absolute Write SF/F book club. If you want to take part, check out the thread here.