Sue me.
I lied. No wait, I didn't lie!!! I just proved myself wrong. And there's a big difference. Yes I said the summer reading series was off this year, but apparently an entire winter without reading has neatly exploded all over my bookshelves, which of course means I've already been through 3 books epics in the past 4 weeks. If I may direct your attention to the left, we have the latest in my reading-series installments - Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon.
This was recommended to me by a co-worker, who so graciously brought in her old, tattered copy for me to borrow. I must admit I was skeptical, but she promised it was her most *favorite* book of all time and that I would love it. And, well... I didn't especially feel like reading The DaVinci Code again, ya'know (did they really need to cast Tom Hanks??? It said Harrison Ford-ish IN THE BOOK!). So I started this one on Friday... and um, today's Monday and I'm almost 800 pages in to it. Considering there's only a hundred pages left... carry the one, divide by two, and I'm officially a book-reading, romance-novel loving, worthless, epic-whording slug.
Oh that's right, you caught a "romance" in there. I'm feeling slightly run astray because my co-worker did *not* tell me that Ms. Gabaldon's books are neatly filed in the Romance section of the bookstore. Romance. Section. I didn't even know the bookstore HAD a romance section!!!!!!!!!
Goddess help me, I bought a romance novel.
Well, it didn't matter because I love this time-traveling, epic of a book soooooooo much that I'm going to read the rest of the trilogy, and the first 2 books of a second trilogy that succeed the first as well this summer.
And just so Steve doesn't kill me I'll also be reading Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke. I'm told it's Harry Potter, meets Tolkien, meets Dumas... which sounds like a lovely combination to me.
But first I need to know what happens to Claire and Jamie!!!!
PS, No I didn't cry last night whilst reading the book. Er, well, hard at least. It's just... they were... it was... *sigh* ... all wonderful 'n stuff. I also cried at the movie "13 Going On 30".
You may now judge.
Comments
I've noticed the Jonathan Strange book here at Waterstones in York a number of times - a huge, mighty tome of a book which looks rather intriguing, but I haven't succumbed to temptation yet. Maybe I should, though my reading pile at the moment (as it often is) is rather large right now - should I really add even more...?
Welly, you should absolutely read it. There's a character (introduced around page 90 I think) named Lord Wellington.
If that's not a good enough reason, then I don't know what is.
Plus, it was a rather enjoyable read.