What are you reading in May 2011?

[Sandra]

Ron wrote: "Just finished Finity's End and begun A. Lee Martinez's Divine Misfortune (mine is the mmpb, not the audiobook, but the tape is all that's catalogued by G..."

You don't like Jasper Fforde I take it? I've never read him.

[Helen]

I read the Eyre Affair and have the second one. It was alright. However, Shades of Grey sounds interesting.

[Stefan, Group Founder + Moderator (Retired)]

I liked the Thursday Next books more than Shades of Grey, but at the same time I can see that some readers might like Shades of Grey better. The sense of humor is similar, but Shades of Grey is a bit less hectic than The Eyre Affair, and the whole color concept is very original.

I just finished Embedded by Dan Abnett (solid military SF but a bit monotonous towards the end) and am now enjoying Peter S. Beagle's latest short story collection, Sleight of Hand.

[Ron]

Ron wrote: "Just finished Finity's End and begun A. Lee Martinez's Divine Misfortune..."

You don't like Jasper Fforde I take it? I've never read him.

I only read the Eyre Affair, found it tiresome, I realize I am in the minority here.
Finished Martinez's "Divine Misfortune". If an Erikson novel is a steak dinner (or better, one of those monster six-pounds-of-steak challenges), then a Martinez novel is a marshmallow: one bite, over before you know it, single flavour, maybe a bit too sweet in the end, and if one were mean one might say it would be improved by a few minutes of intimate contact with a campfire.

[Sandra]

Ron wrote: "Ron wrote: "Just finished Finity's End and begun A. Lee Martinez's Divine Misfortune..."

You don't like Jasper Fforde I take it? I've never read him.

I..."

Great analogy! LOL. But Erikson is a bloody steak, six pounds of it, with a few maggots thrown in for good measure.

Did you like Finity's End?