Holiday reads from this year.
1. Martyr - Kavel Akbar
It's about an American Muslim fella. It's not at all what you presuppose it to be based on the title. Kind of a story of living up to your history and not wishing your life away in fantasy, Kind of a story of living as a foreigner i despite being from the place.but that hardly does it Justice. Unlike much I've read before. It's something of a critics favourite this year and its very good.
2. A Boy in the Water - Tom Gregory
He holds the record for youngest ever to swim the channel he was 11 years and 300 or so days old in 1988. They banned attempts by U16s almost immediately after it so his record is frozen in time. A lovely memoir of a time and place that no longer exists and a tribute to his Coach and the legacy he left. Unexpectedly touching book. Worth a read.
3. Red Rising - Pierce Brown
Sci-Fci job with a list of characters explaining whos who and a map of where shit is in the front cover. One of those.
Its set on Mars and the Galaxy has been terraformed..Society has been split into a colour coded caste system based along classical (Greco-Roman) stylings. Reds are slaves, Blacks are warriors, Golds rule etc etc. it's a romp about a red fella imitating a gold in an attempt to spark a revolution. Its Good fun, I haven't taken on a big series since a song of ice and fire but will definetly finish this one (unless it goes to shit on book 5 or something). I have already started on the second one. HBO have already optioned it and you can see why. Good entertainment.
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