No...I don't mean I'm drinking shots with my dinner. I have no idea if 94-HJY still does double shot Tuesdays (where they play two songs in a row by the same artist all day), but I always liked the concept. And since I'm behind...again...I'm doing two reviews today.
Two weeks ago I read "The Eyre Affair" by Jasper Fforde. Set in a slightly alternate-universe England, it is the story of Thursday Next, a "LiteraTec" in the Spec-Ops forces. Very quickly she is drawn into a mystery involving a stolen first edition manuscript...and discovers that her uncle has invented a means of traveling into books and interacting with the characters. Ultimately, she finds herself in the text of Jane Eyre (no surprise, given the book's title). I found The Eyre Affair to be very Hitchhiker-esque...and given that The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy has been on my shelf of favorites for quite a while, I've picked up the second in the series "Lost in a Good Book"...looking forward to reading it!
Last week was "The Girl Who Played With Fire" - the second in the trilogy by Stieg Larsson. This time Lisbeth and Mikael are taking on the sex slave trade - and solving a murder while they are at it. Again, I found the first couple of chapters slow going but soon found myself involved in the story. The plot twists didn't surprise me quite as much as they could have...but were still interesting. Looking forward to picking up the third.
I find myself reading a lot of series lately. My book club is discussing The Hunger Games this month, and I am looking forward to reading Catching Fire as well. In a recent conversation with my niece she mentioned that she prefers series over stand-alone books...because if it's not a series you don't get to find out what happens next. I love it!
Anyway...this week I'm reading "The Next Thing on my List" by Jill Smolinski. I will try to get the review posted on time next week!
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