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I finished Harbor by John Ajvide Lindqvist, and it is the best of his books by far. He so captures childhood and the idea of the outcast. The book plays off of ancient European human sacrifice, for example, in bridges and other buildings, but in this case sacrifice to the sea. In fact, the story reminds me most strongly of fairy tales, such as those of the brothers Grimm.
The cat rattled a door in the middle of the night just as I was reading a particularly creepy part, and I actually jumped.
Then I read In Great Waters by Kit Whitfield. It is an alternate history/fantasy, in which there are deepsmen and landsmen (mer-people and regular people). The deepsmen have made alliances with countries, and protect them, but due to inbreeding in royal families, England and France are about to go to war.
I am not sure how to describe the book - a lot of what I associate with fantasy isn't there - and by that I mean the author writes about the mer-people in a very matter-of-fact way, and the history of relations between England and France is pretty much what the history actually was, with the addition of these deepsmen, so in a lot of ways it feels like a historical book.
I had read Benighted by the same author years ago. Anyway, I highly recommend both books.
Now I'm on to The Highest Frontier by Joan Slonczewski. It's science fiction. I have only read a few pages.
And I'm feeling really good, having read so many books recently, after a summer of running my butt off. Winter does have its perks.
A Modern Utopia by H.G. Wells. I've tried reading this book before and for some reason I just could not get into it, even though I've really enjoyed similar books in the past. I just started it again last night, and again I'm really having trouble staying focused on it. I have no idea why.
I just finished "TickTock" by Dean Koontz. Interesting and scary.
Started "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen. But was not "gripped by it" according to the reviews that said I would be by the first page. I made it to page 22 and set it aside to try again later.
Instead I started "Sphere" by Michael Chrichton and it got my interest by the first page. So far so good.
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Still reading Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner, and still loving it. I just wish that my days weren't so work-heavy recently so that I'd have more time to read. And on that note... back to work I go.
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta , The Night of the Hunter by Davis Grubb. Next up is The Kingdom of Childhood by Rebecca Coleman.
How did you like The Night of the Hunter, Jess? I really liked that book.
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