New books!

First up, The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall. Which is apparently just out in paperback as well.

This book is truly, truly bizarre. I read it in three days flat, partly because I was sick and had nothing else to do, but mostly because I had no idea what was going on and couldn't wait to find out. It's a very interesting combination of romance, science fiction, comedy, drama, action, and philosophy, with a healthy dose of What The Heck thrown in for good measure.

Recommendation: Get it. You'll...just, whoah.

Wow, it's Newly In Paperback day. Second review comes to us courtesy of The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.

Not so much with the "Wow" as with the "Get on with it already, you arrogant, arrogant man." It's hard to tell if it's the character that's inherently arrogant, or if the author is imbuing his character with his own arrogance. Either way, there's plenty to go around in this intensely slow-moving book.

Recommendation: A big fat meh. I won't bother with the sequels, and if I were you, I wouldn't bother with this prequel of the sequels.