A thirty-day book meme
Mar. 5th, 2013 01:26 pmDay 1: The best book you read this year
Well, this year hasn't been going for all that long, so it might be more accurate to answer this question in December. However, the best book I've read in 2013 so far has been Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan (![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
sarahtales). Like all of her books, it ticks all my boxes: diverse cast (in this case headed by the awesome, witty, practical Kami Glass, who is sort of like Veronica Mars, except with more compassion and a more trustworthy group of friends), hilarious and snappy dialogue, and twisty, subversive plot.
All of Rees Brennan's books explore and challenge genre conventions, and Unspoken is no different. It's both a homage to, and a deconstruction of, the gothic novel, with the 'plucky girl reporter/detective' story thrown in for good measure. Part of the power of Rees Brennan's writing lies in the shocking plot twists and reveals, so almost everything I write about the plot would be a spoiler. And, like all of her books, Unspoken relies on Rees Brennan asking a very sensible question, one which her readers don't even know they were curious about. In this case it is 'What would it be like if you had a "soulmate" who could hear your every thought and feel all your emotions?' Would that be romantic and wonderful? Or would it be horrific?
Unspoken is the start of a trilogy. I cannot wait for the next two books to be published.
( the other days )
Well, this year hasn't been going for all that long, so it might be more accurate to answer this question in December. However, the best book I've read in 2013 so far has been Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan (
sarahtales). Like all of her books, it ticks all my boxes: diverse cast (in this case headed by the awesome, witty, practical Kami Glass, who is sort of like Veronica Mars, except with more compassion and a more trustworthy group of friends), hilarious and snappy dialogue, and twisty, subversive plot.All of Rees Brennan's books explore and challenge genre conventions, and Unspoken is no different. It's both a homage to, and a deconstruction of, the gothic novel, with the 'plucky girl reporter/detective' story thrown in for good measure. Part of the power of Rees Brennan's writing lies in the shocking plot twists and reveals, so almost everything I write about the plot would be a spoiler. And, like all of her books, Unspoken relies on Rees Brennan asking a very sensible question, one which her readers don't even know they were curious about. In this case it is 'What would it be like if you had a "soulmate" who could hear your every thought and feel all your emotions?' Would that be romantic and wonderful? Or would it be horrific?
Unspoken is the start of a trilogy. I cannot wait for the next two books to be published.
( the other days )
