{"id":11300,"date":"2014-02-01T19:42:36","date_gmt":"2014-02-02T00:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=11300"},"modified":"2020-06-08T14:48:55","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T18:48:55","slug":"the-books-of-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/11300","title":{"rendered":"The Books of January"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite not getting sick this January, I still managed to read a LOT of books. Most evenings after dinner I plopped down to read. Which isn’t a bad thing at all.<\/p>\n

In case it isn’t immediately obvious, I’m re-reading Andrea Camilleri’s Inspector Montalbano series, which I adore. I’m somewhat surprised–some mystery series I can only read a couple books one after the other before they start to get repetitive, but not Camilleri.<\/p>\n

I read two books that look to be the start of interesting series, ML Brennan’s Generation V<\/em> is an interesting take on the almost (at this point) overdone vampire genre. The Grendel Affair<\/em> is a supernatural mystery\/secret agent series, and I really liked both the world building and the main character. I’ve gotten really tired of the heroine who is sexy-alluring and able to physically take down every monster she comes across. Don’t get me wrong, I still love strong heroines, but after awhile, it all starts to get unbelievable. And of course another lovely Jane Yellowrock book.<\/p>\n

The steampunk was the book I essentially hate read. It was really horribly awful.<\/p>\n

Mystery<\/b><\/p>\n

Inspector Montalbano<\/i>
\nMontalbano\u2019s First Case<\/a> (2004\/2013) Andrea Camilleri<\/a> translated by Gianluca Rizzo and Dominic Siracusa (7\/10<\/strong>)
\nThe Terra-Cotta Dog<\/a> (1996\/2002) Andrea Camilleri<\/a> translated by Stephen Sartarelli (8\/10<\/strong>)
\nThe Snack Thief<\/a> (1996\/2003) Andrea Camilleri<\/a> translated by Stephen Sartarelli (8.5\/10<\/strong>)
\nVoice of the Violin<\/a> (1997\/2003) Andrea Camilleri<\/a> translated by Stephen Sartarelli (8\/10<\/strong>)
\nExcursion to Tindari<\/a> (2000\/2005) Andrea Camilleri<\/a> translated by Stephen Sartarelli (7\/10<\/strong>)
\nThe Smell of the Night<\/a> (2001\/2005) Andrea Camilleri<\/a> translated by Stephen Sartarelli (7\/10<\/strong>)
\nRounding the Mark<\/a> (2003\/2006) Andrea Camilleri<\/a> translated by Stephen Sartarelli (7\/10<\/strong>)
\nThe Patience of the Spider<\/a> (2004\/2007) Andrea Camilleri<\/a> translated by Stephen Sartarelli (8.5\/10<\/strong>)
\nThe Paper Moon<\/a> (2005\/2008) Andrea Camilleri<\/a> translated by Stephen Sartarelli (8.5\/10<\/strong>)
\nAugust Heat<\/a> (2006\/2009) Andrea Camilleri<\/a> translated by Stephen Sartarelli (6.5\/10<\/strong>)
\nThe Wings of the Sphinx<\/a> (2006\/2009) Andrea Camilleri<\/a> translated by Stephen Sartarelli (8.5\/10<\/strong>)
\nThe Track of Sand<\/a> (2007\/2010) Andrea Camilleri<\/a> translated by Stephen Sartarelli (7\/10<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Supernatural Fantasy<\/b><\/p>\n

Jane Yellowrock
\n<\/i>Black Arts<\/a> (2013) Faith Hunter<\/a> (9\/10<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Alex Verus
\n<\/i>Cursed<\/a> (2012) Benedict Jacka<\/a> (7\/10<\/strong>)
\nTaken<\/a> (2012) Benedict Jacka<\/a> (8\/10<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

The Grendel Affair<\/a> (2013) Lisa Shearin (8.5\/10<\/strong>)
\nGeneration V<\/a> (2013) M.L. Brennan (8\/10<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Fantasy<\/b><\/p>\n

Equal Rites<\/a> (1987) Terry Pratchett<\/a> (7\/10<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Steampunk<\/b><\/p>\n

The Affinity Bridge<\/a> (2009) George Mann (1\/10<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Graphic Novel<\/b><\/p>\n

Monster on the Hill<\/a> (2013) Rob Harrell (6\/10<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Kids<\/b><\/p>\n

Basho and the River Stones<\/a> (2004) Tim Myers and Oki S. Han (4\/10<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Stats-wise, I read 14 mysteries, mostly due to my re-reading of the Inspector Montalbano series (I’ve only got a couple more left). That binge re-read is also skewing my male-female ratio this month, at 19:2.<\/p>\n

Format-wise, I’ve read half as many trade paperbacks this month, as I read all of last year. Thanks again to my binging on Inspector Montalbano.<\/p>\n

And now, if you’ll excuse, me, I need to get back to my book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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