The Last Light of the Sun - Guy Gavreil Kay

The latest book in my Kay-binge. I enjoyed it, but not quite on the same level as "Lions" and "Tigana". I enjoyed all of the little side stories; when a bit character appeared instead of just playing their tiny part and moving on with the story, a summary of the important parts of their lives and the impact of the one tiny action were illustrated, up to the character's dying day.

I was far less attached to the characters and the plot than is usual with Kay's novels, although I can't quite figure out why. I was drawn to keep reading but right after I finished his words faded quickly from my mind.

Tigana - Guy Gavriel Kay

I enjoyed this novel far more now than when I first read it (which was immediately after devouring The Lions of Al-Rassan, one of my all time favorite books).

The characters are well illustrated and sympathetic. The concept is smart: a country so hated by a wizard that he destroyed every aspect of it from the world, including it's name. A beautiful novel, which I highly recommend. I'd forgotten how much I loved books by Guy Gavriel Kay.

Dune Messiah - Frank Herbert

I have to say that after such a fantastic start to the series, I am somewhat disappointed by Dune II. It was an easier read that the first book, since much of the setting, background, and lore are already established, but I cared much less about the characters this time through (and here she goes again about only loving character-driven novels). I did enjoy the concept of Face Dancers (shapechangers) and Ghola but I was overall uninspired by the plot. I found the events in the novel either painfully predictable or I just had no investment in the outcome and therefore no attachment or interest.

I'm not sure that I will continue with the series after this one.

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In other news, someone reads this! Hi Chris! Thanks for the comment; I might pick up "Dune, the movie".

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain

I felt liked I'd missed something while reading Huck Finn, so I picked up this book to see what I'd missed.

I have to be honest, I much preffered the Advetures of Tom Sawyer to those of Huck Finn, although I can't exactly specify why. It may partly be all of the dialects used in Huck Finn were annoying to read.

At any rate, I enjoyed this book very much and would recommend it to readers young and old.