I have finally finished The Meaning of Night: A Confession by Michael Cox. I started this book in August, and I was seriously afraid it was going to turn into another Bee Keeper's Apprentice {by Laurie King} but it didn't. It did take me six weeks to finish it, but since it took me almost three months to get through Bee Keeper's Apprentice, I figured this one came out a little ahead.
Now, it has just been brought to my attention that Michael Cox has written a sequel to The Meaning of Night, and, while I will not be rushing out to purchase it, I will be putting it on my Amazon Wishlist. Just because it took me a while to read this book, does not mean that it wasn't a good book. Just that it was dense and not a book that lent itself to staying up all night frantically turning the pages. Nevertheless, I did enjoy it for the most part, although I was getting a little sick and tired of it toward the end.
I can't decide what to read next. I am kind of done with the whole British murder mystery genre for a while, I think, and am at a loss for what to pick up next. I looked over my "To Read" pile when I finished The Meaning of Night but nothing jumped out at me. Probably because my brain was totally fried this weekend from the all-night crop.
So what are you reading?
~Kathryn
Life's a beach. Scrapbook it.
I am reading Wesley the Owl by Stacey O'Brien.
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It is an adorable book and is a fast read. I laugh out loud while reading it, I am about halfway through. It is so endearing! Just a suggestion.
Hi, you might like the "Outlander" series by Diana Gilbaldan, Great books! She just finished her 7th one.
ReplyDeleteRight now I'm reading a required book for my War, State and Society in Early Modern Europe class called Simplicissimus, it's about a hermit forced into the "real" 17th century world, although it sounds quite boring it's really interesting if you enjoy historical novels... but I'm not sure if the "second and third books" are as amusing and interesting as the "first book", I haven't gotten that far...
ReplyDeleteI am reading the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. I'm on book 8.
ReplyDeleteThanks! :D I'm writing all of these down! Since I finished The Meaning of Night, I have finished the graphic novel The Surrogates, which was fine. I am starting to think I am probably not a graphic novel person as I have read three of them now & felt kind of "meh" about all of them. Last night I finished a so-called "chick lit" novel that was really terrible: The Frog Prince by Jane Porter. It was both boring AND poorly written ~ woo-hoo! After that I started A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch, which is a Victorian-Era British murder mystery. It's been good so far.
ReplyDeleteHey Kathryn! Just finished, "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield....pretty good. Also loved Gordon Dahlquist's, "Glass Books of the Dream Eaters", of which I just ordered the sequel.
ReplyDeleteDoht! I think it's worth mentioning WHERE I order, which is Better World Books (betterworldbooks.com). They benefit worldwide literacy programs and offer carbon offset shipping for mere cents! AWESOME, awesome company.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link to that site, Erin! :D I have both of the books you recommended in my "To Read" pile, so that's good news!
ReplyDelete~Kathryn
Life's a beach. Scrapbook it.
I am so glad that I can read vicariously through you because I have absolutely no time to read lately. LOL! I have a book on the side of my bed that is a collection of 4 short stories by 4 different authors. I got through the first story and really liked it. Need to get to work on the next one.
ReplyDeleteWhy did it take you six weeks to read Beekeeper's Apprentice??? I renad it in three days - wasn't a difficult read?? I'm reading Sophie's Choice by Styron - couldn't bring myself to watch the movie (long ago) - thought I would try the book
ReplyDeleteI just finished The 6th Lamentation by William Broderick - definitely worth reading - I was hesitant at first - but I'm glad I read it
ReplyDeleteI am a chick-lit girl! My favorite writers are Jane Green and Sophie Kinsella. Both are awesome and provide quick reads iwth fun story lines! Lately I have been liking Sphie more but Bookends by Jane Green is one of my favorites! If you are looking for good chic-lit check them out. Theiboth just came out with new books too! I admit I love to not think and just enjoy reading.
ReplyDeleteI did love both of the Dan Brown books and will probably get the new one as well. The movies sucked in comparison! I suggest the Illustrated versions of his books b/c they show all of the buildings and paintings discussed throughout which really helps me get into his books so much more. Plus it never hurts to see beautiful architecture and paintings, it helps the story line from getting tired. The illustrated versions are a bit more expensive but totally worth it! I have both Davinci code and Angels & Demons in the illustrated hard cover and would be happy to send them for you to borrow it you want. Just let me know!