I had a little revert back to Science Fiction this week - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. I broke my rule by reading the blurb on the back cover first and I really didn't think I would enjoy it at all. It just goes to show that you can't read a book by it's cover because I was pleasantly surprised by this one. I was pulled in immediately. I especially liked the open ending so the reader is left to imagine what happened to Offred much as she had imagined what had become of her friends and loved ones.
BOOK CHALLENGE 34/1000 (40)
I'll admit I struggled to get into this next book - A Quiet Belief in Angels by RJ Ellory. Another crime novel so it should have been right up my alley, but no. This one was hard to get into. I really didn't like the writing style at all. One of the pleasures in reading is being drawn into the story using your imagination to create faces for the characters etc but this author doesn't leave any room for interpretation. Far too much superfluous description and flowerly prose for my liking.
The book challenge hasn't been continuing too well lately. I've had a lot going on at work and at home. I've found it hard to escape into a book when I am just a little overwhelmed with my reality right now.
