What have you been reading this July?

[Pierre]

Late last night I finished Poseidon's Wake. I will now start to read The Quantum Magician by Derek Künsken.

[Jim]

Robin wrote: "Noor, you will love Wizard of Earthsea. It's a special book that has stayed with me since I first read it back in 70s. ☺"

I just reread the first one after several decades & loved it again. There's a lot to love about it. It's fairly simple & short, yet packs a great punch, something I appreciate more as I age & as novels have bloated.

[Andrea]

I loved Earthsea too, in fact what I loved most is that on the surface it looks like it wouldn't actually be too interesting, just this guy in a boat avoiding dealing with the monster he set loose...and yet, I loved every moment of it.

Finished Rollins' The Last Odyssey, enjoyed this one, especially as by sheer luck it ties in with everything else I've been reading this year. I do find the "people under pressure solve a centuries old mystery in a matter of days" silly, kind of DaVinci Code style, but the mystery they were solving this time was perfect so I eye rolled a little less than usual :)

Continuing with the Cannongate mythology retellings with Binu and the Great Wall by Su Tong, not a legend I'm familiar with (unless it turns out to be Mulan but I don't think so), so will learn something new.

[Mary]

Well, it's August, but until the next thread is up:
The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean by David Abulafia

[Jim]

Sorry we're late. I made the August topic here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...