2007 Booklog
Because why not? I'm kind of cheating with the first two, since I started both of these well back in 2006, but from here on out I'll have to start from scratch.
2. Franny and Zoe, J.D. Salinger (2007-01-12)
1. Midnight Tides, Stephen Erikson (2007-01-05)
Franny and Zoe was a bit of a disappointment - I read it because it was recommended to me, and I really enjoyed Catcher in the Rye back when I was in high school. But it felt like nothing happened in this book, it was essentially all conversation, and I didn't get into it.
Midnight Tides was good, although all of Erikson's books kind of run together in my head (which is a little strange, since the plots of each are actually more distinct than in many fantasy series). I do feel like he's had fewer boring sections as he's gone along, which is an improvement. One complaint I had about Erikson earlier in the series is that a lot of his characters seemed really flat - back in the first couple books, I couldn't keep a lot of characters straight (especially the soldiers) because there was nothing memorable about any of them. It seems like he's gotten better at that - most of the minor characters this time were reasonably distinct, and I liked almost all the main characters reasonably well. I guess I'll have to import the remaining books now - I'm still waiting to see how he ties the series together, since it seems like he's yet again branched off onto a tangent in book 5.
2. Franny and Zoe, J.D. Salinger (2007-01-12)
1. Midnight Tides, Stephen Erikson (2007-01-05)
Franny and Zoe was a bit of a disappointment - I read it because it was recommended to me, and I really enjoyed Catcher in the Rye back when I was in high school. But it felt like nothing happened in this book, it was essentially all conversation, and I didn't get into it.
Midnight Tides was good, although all of Erikson's books kind of run together in my head (which is a little strange, since the plots of each are actually more distinct than in many fantasy series). I do feel like he's had fewer boring sections as he's gone along, which is an improvement. One complaint I had about Erikson earlier in the series is that a lot of his characters seemed really flat - back in the first couple books, I couldn't keep a lot of characters straight (especially the soldiers) because there was nothing memorable about any of them. It seems like he's gotten better at that - most of the minor characters this time were reasonably distinct, and I liked almost all the main characters reasonably well. I guess I'll have to import the remaining books now - I'm still waiting to see how he ties the series together, since it seems like he's yet again branched off onto a tangent in book 5.