I've been spending a lot of time in Westeros, having read the first four books in George R.R. Martin's massive A Song of Fire and Ice series. We're talking over 4000 pages since May. Whew. Before I read the fifth book, I thought I'd take a break and branch out.
Up first was Bohumil Hrabal's Too Loud a Solitude. A thought provoking but strange little book. Absurd, dystopian, comedic -- a story about a book lover who's job it is to destroy books.
Now I'm reading Mitchell's Number 9 Dream. He's one of my favorite authors, and I'm enjoying it quite a bit.
I'm about halfway through book four. Book three just about killed me, quite literally! I slogged my library hard-cover copy on the train every day. Hello chiropractor!
Posted by: Janet | Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 04:13 PM
Started listening to the books (I spend a LOT of time in the car) and have become hooked. Only on the second book, but I feel like I know the characters. This isn't my normal genre, but I'm really enjoying my time in Westeros.
Posted by: MOG | Monday, November 21, 2011 at 12:16 PM