Re-Read #2. Night Watch by Terry Pratchett

Title:	Night Watch
Author:	Terry Pratchett
Genre:	Fantasy/Crime/Satire
Synopsis:	When a magical event during a pursuit lands Commander Vimes and dangerous criminal 30 years in the past, Sam Vimes has to walk a difficult path. It isn't easy keeping your regular self alive whilst watching over your younger self, trying to keep a city on the brink of civil war from destroying itself and managing to capture your quarry in order to ensure there's a future to get back to.
Verdict:	Of all the Discworld sequences, the City Watch books are my favourites, hands down. The social issues explored, the challenges faced by the watchmen, the sheer heart-breaking brilliance that is Sam Vimes all make for a potent and compelling experience every time.
Pages:	474
Read:	March 2012

Re-Read #1. American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Title:	American Gods
Author:	Neil Gaiman
Genre:	Fantasy/Mythology
Synopsis:	Released from jail after his wife's death, Shadow finds himself cast adrift. When he is offered a job by the mysterious Wednesday, a job that leads him into the path of strange and dangerous new people, he doesn't realise the magnitude of events that will follow or the part he himself will have to play in them as opposing forces face off for the very soul of America.
Verdict:	I love this book. Absolutely love it. The rich depiction of the various pantheons and their modern incarnations, the cutting between the stories of arrival and the modern encounters, the hints, the revelations, Shadow! Neil Gaiman is a master story teller and if I had to choose one book to have when I was stranded on a deserted island, it would be this one.
Pages:	635
Read:	March 2012

 
Disclaimer: Technically this isn't the first thing I've re-read since starting this Reading Journal but it's the first thing I've decided to record as such.

#139. Lost In A Good Book by Jasper Fforde

Title:	Lost In A Good Book
Author:	Jasper Fforde
Genre:	Alternate Reality/Crime
Synopsis:	Thursday Next is trying to get on with her life and avoid the celebrity that followed her altering of Jane Eyre when her new husband is suddenly erased from history and she has to do what she can to get him back whilst foiling a conspiracy, joining a secret society and once again being threatened by corporate toadies.
Verdict:	Lovely playful language, good pacing and fun characters continue to make this series swift, enjoyable reads. I hope the tone and atmosphere continue on through the sequels.
Pages:	372
Read:	February 2012