Too Many Books

~ Cheryl

OK, so it appears that I need to read Alison Goodman’s Aurealis-winning novel, The Two Pearls of Wisdom. But I also want to read Peter Murphy’s book, John the Revelator. I picked up a copy in Chapters and one the basis of the first few pages is every bit as good as Neil said it was (and no, I didn’t doubt him for a minute). I’d use the excuse of not being able to get hold of a copy, but I have actually seen copies of Alison’s book here in Darkest Somerset – the publishers are giving it a very heavy push, which I am absurdly pleased about. It also looks like it is being marketed as YA, so I’m slightly relieved that I’m not going to ICFA because I would have to read it before then and re-write part of my paper if I was.

7 thoughts on “Too Many Books”

  1. Ok. I’ll make life a bit harder for you. One of the main characters in Goodman’s book is a court lady who is allowed rather more liberty than is usual, and afforded lots of security, because she is a man “in body.” Some of the more conservative elements at court don’t approve.

    While I’d rank it behind The Knife of Never Letting Go, Nation, Tender Morsels, and The Graveyard Book, it’s very much worth reading, and I’ll be buying the sequel when it comes out.

    and this is the first I’ve heard of John the Revelator. oh noes! behinder and behinder . . .

  2. Whew! Not so behind. Apparently John the Revelator will be published in the US in August of 2009. Looks fantastic, though.

  3. Susan: You have spotted why I think I need to read Goodman’s book. Fortunately for my schedule, all of the places that sell books here in Darkest Somerset have sold out of it, so it will probably be a week before I can get a copy.

  4. The Book Depository (free shipping) appears to have both the adult and YA editions in stock, if that helps. I’m fascinated by the number of different titles this one book has managed to acquire!

  6. I’d have fewer piles of to-be-read and far less cardboard to dispose if I followed that principle, which may also be greener in terms of fuel usage. You are virtuous.

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