January 2013

Stuff I’ve Been Reading: January 2013

1. The Rook – O’Malley, Daniel
2. Quiet – Cain, Susan
3. Drawing Conclusions – Leon, Donna
4. Run – Patchett, Ann*
5. Beastly Things – Leon, Donna
6. Hawkwood – McGee, James
7. Ysabel – Kay, Guy Gavriel
8. The Girl with Glass Feet – Smith, Ali
9. Death of an Englishman – Nabb, Magdalen
10. Invisible Cities – Calvino, Italo
11. Use of Weapons – Banks, Iain M.
12. Ship Breaker – Bacigalupi, Paolo
13. The Unconsoled – Ishiguro, Kazuo
14. The Graveyard Book – Gaiman, Neil*
15. The Name of the Rose – Eco, Umberto
16. Remake – Willis, Connie
17. Speaking from Among the Bones – Bradley, Alan

Asterisks indicate audiobooks. Italics indicate library books. See previous post for this month’s unfinished books.

The best read of the month–and for the foreseeable part of the year–was Speaking from Among the Bones. Upon reflection, I would call it the best Flavia de Luce novel since the first one, and it has a tremendous cliffhanger. Flavia solves the mystery, of course, and with great aplomb, but the story of her family history is yet unfinished. I can hardly wait for the next book!

WWW Wed Jan 2

Now introducing WWW Wednesdays, a meme adopted from Should Be Reading via Book View Cafe.

Every Wednesday, or at least on the Wednesdays I remember, I will answer these three questions:

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

Currently reading. The Rook by Daniel O’Malley, concerning Her Majesty’s supernatural secret service. Lots of fun.

Recently finished. The Map of Time by Felix J. Palma, a Victorian-era historical fantasy that failed to keep my attention.

Next book. Possibly the intriguing nonfiction Quiet by Susan Cain or the short story collection Where on Earth by Ursula K. Le Guin.