Compared to recent weeks, this seemed like a slow reading week for me. I finished reading Sabrina
on Tuesday and couldn't get my head into anything else. It's not that it was a deep novel or anything, but it put me in the mood for another western romance and I didn't have anything else like that on my bedside table. I have three more romances in the queue for Monday's library pickup, but that didn't help me much last week :-).
To jump start my reading, I used logic: which book has to go back to the library next? In this case, that would be The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman. I didn't plan to read that book; it was one of M's requests. I must admit that I was put off by the beginning of the book. Since it is a book for kids, I wasn't expecting it to start with a guy chasing a toddler with a knife. It wasn't graphic and I know that people end up in the graveyard all sorts of ways, but I guess I expected everyone to be dead before the book started. The only other Gaiman book I've read was a picture book about a kid trading his dad for goldfish, so maybe The Graveyard Book is closer to his other work and Gaiman fans won't be surprised by it. I still haven't decided if I am going to keep reading it.
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Compared to recent weeks, this seemed like a slow reading week for me. I finished reading Sabrina
The Graveyard Book is on my TBR pile, too. At first I wasn't too sure about it - it sounded like a rather strange, macabre premise - but some of the reviews convinced me. It will be interesting to see what you think of it!
Ms. Bookish said...
November 23, 2008 1:56 PM
I've had a slow reading month. I've been reading 'Out Stealing Horses' and even though the story is ok, its a very slow read. I feel like if I don't finish soon, I'm going to scream! Thanks for visiting my blog!
Lisa said...
November 23, 2008 2:49 PM
'The Graveyard Book' is the next in my pile as well and I'm also reading it for other people as I'm no great lover of Gaiman. I'll give it a try and then see how I'm doing, but I've put down so many books mid-read recently that I'm loath to pick up one I'm already wary about.
Table Talk said...
November 24, 2008 3:57 AM
I know what you mean, Table Talk. After I went through several books that I had to drop, I wanted a win. When you are in that frame of mind, there is no reason to start a book that has a strike against it already.
I'm partially reading The Graveyard Book to see what my daughter M has been reading. Once upon a time I used to read all of her books before she did. Now I trust her to pick appropriate material, but every once in a while I think I should spot check what she has read.
Dani in NC said...
November 24, 2008 1:08 PM
I've been wanting to read The Graveyard Book for a while. I read Coraline and really enjoyed it.
Enjoy your reading.
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naida said...
November 25, 2008 5:32 PM