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Since I last posted, I've completed a few extra novels:
Hyperion by Dan Simmons. I read this as part of the book club here and I enjoyed it quite a bit. From a plot point of view it didn't actually progress much, but the individual back-stories shared by the main characters were worth it. Ended without resolution which was a bit frustrating.
Forsaken by Andrew Van Wey. An indie read, this horror was pretty entertaining. It had a few issues, but I didn't regret reading it. The twist was, unfortunately, a little obvious for me, but if you didn't get that earlier, it's probably an interesting surprise.
Reunion by Jeff Bennington. This indie work was rather popular in 2011 when it was released. However, I found it to be a pretty resounding failure as a novel. The plot wasn't terribly well thought out, the prose was a bit amateurish, the dialogue was quite bad and the characters themselves weren't interesting enough to make up for the other flaws. Overall, I think it started with an interesting idea...and then it was all downhill.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. I really enjoyed this one. I can really enjoy very sad stories, and this one was put together well. I loved the main character and found it was her perspective that made this story special. Would recommend.
Bliss by Peter Carey. This was my first Carey and his first novel. He won the Miles Franklin Literary Award when it was released and it follows Harry Joy and his fairly strange story after experiencing a heart-attack. I enjoyed the novel, but felt that I might have missed the point Carey was trying to make.
The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon. I was rather surprised by this book. I knew it had an autistic character, but I didn't realise it was going to be told from the perspective of this character and in a setting that was almost science fiction by default. You would have to change virtually nothing of the story for it to be a modern day drama minus the sci-fi. I loved the book and this is the third story I've read and really enjoyed from the perspective of an autistic character. I don't know if that says anything significant about me.
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