Whoa, it's been a while! Sorry about that.

Well, I haven't had as much time to read now that I am in pharmacy school and working all summer, but I have managed to finish a few new books, which I shall record for my memory's sake.

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, which I said I would never review, but I read it anyway. Vampire fiction is terribly cheesy at best. I admit there were a few good points with the novel, but the style of writing is still amateur, with a weird language quality I can't quite put my finger on.  The characters just barely tolerable, the plot as melodramatic and self-absorbed as a teen/young adult novel can be. Decent enough for the genre, but certainly not best-seller material. I shall never comprehend it.

Nation by Terry Pratchett, not part of the Discworld series and geared towards young adults, but still an exceptionally well-crafted exploration of what makes humanity and nations work.  A serious and brave young man, about to come of age when disaster strikes the world he knows.  A plucky young gel with a stubborn and clever mind.  Refugees coming together to rebuild their lives, only to face danger not from nature, but other humans.  Gripping adventure, sweet humor, and most of all, powerful metaphors that just make you think.  Loved it, of course.

I am starting on the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, a generous gift from a co-worker at CVS.  I am still continuing the Song of Ice and Fire series, as well as Discworld (with the latest being Unseen Academicals). I have finished The Naming by Alison Croggan, with a rather anticlimactic ending, and I have also read the third installment of the Doctrine of Labyrinth by Sarah Monette.