Here is this week's haul:
Highlights:
- Finally got my hands on the Going Postal movie! Not much for the Discworld books, but I adore the movies. And this one was very timely too, given the state of our own postal system. I'll talk more about it in an upcoming post - on the post! XD
- Felt the need to re-watch Ella Enchanted. Wasn't quite as good as I remembered, but Ann Hathaway rarely fails to entertain.
- I thought Salt was rated for dreadful things, but when it turned out it wasn't I gave it a try, even though I'm not a Jolie fan. It wasn't bad, although whoever didn't rate it for "language" should be fired.
- Picked up Parasol Protectorate Books 2-4 (I already own 1) for a re-read before Book 5 comes out next month. (I'm going to buy them at Comic-Con so I don't have to lug them there on the plane.) I'm excited to see how Gail ends the series, especially since I know there will be both pre- and post- spin-off series to come soon. If you haven't read Gail Carriger's books yet, DO. She is an amazing writer and a genius storyteller.
- ML is finally collecting Bakuman., so I can continue reading the awesome series!
- Discovered a new manga series: Saturn Apartments. It's very plain but very interesting. Will have to do a review on it when I finish the first two volumes I was able to snag.
- A friend informed me that I should give The Scorpio Races a try, even though I thought the werewolf series by the same author was dreadful. We shall see...
- Also picked up Hold Me Closer, Necromancer. Have been ready to give it a try if I ever came across it - I finally did, so home it came.
- Giving Stephen King's On Writing yet another try. Only the writing part though.
I just finished The Forest of Hands and Teeth, which I didn't like, but I also have The Scorpio Races. I'll have to give it a shot and see what I think of it. I haven't read Shiver or any of those books, though. Not much into werewolves.
ReplyDeleteI picked up The Night Circus and so far I'm really liking it. I might have to try Peter Nimble too!
I just could not get into the Gail Carriger books. I tried, but the narrator's voice was so grating to me. What's Hold Me Closer, Necromancer, on the bottom?
ReplyDeleteI saw Midnight in Paris over the weekend. You should check it out!