Okay then.
Well I finished
The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks. It's somewhat cute and silly. It's a tech/scifi conspiracy thriller. The setting is pretty much a modern world where most of us are being watched by a secret organization. Every single way that we're connected is used to keep us watched and under control. Of course there's a rebel group that's against this and there's sword fighting, capoeira fighting, alternate dimensions, and so on. It's a silly book, and it can be fun sometimes, but it takes a while for it to actually get into the good stuff. All the build up is a littlle subpar and the characters sometimes come off as cartoons. Some setpieces are pretty fun though.
The author is somewhat interesting too. He doesn't use his real name and he lives "off the grid" just like the characters in his book. He hasn't even met his editor.
Another one that I finished is
Fables: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham. This is a great little read. It goes by quick. All the characters are charming and it's an interesting premise. This volume takes the form of a whodunnit murder mystery. It would've been nicer if it was longer. There wasn't as much investigation as I whould've liked, but it was good overall. I hear the rest get better, so I mighit read on in the series.
Now, I'm either thinking of moving on to reading
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan or
A Clash of Kings by Martin. I own both. Has anybody hear read Goon Squad? Is it any good?
