Seven books this week!
I finished the original Last Vampire series. There is a sequel, published in 2010. The last of these was published in 1997, which gives you an idea of the gap. I can only assume the vampire zeitgeist was responsible for this, especially since they were all republished in matching binding at the time. They were pretty good; more actiony, less heart-rending than my favourite Pike novels, Remember Me and The Midnight Club.
Herland I reread for a feminist bookclub recently. I was hoping to revive the group by choosing a short, sci-fi-ish book. It's 120 pages, and we had a really good discussion about it. It lasted two hours, which meant we could all have sat in silence and just reread the entire book, which says a lot about the ideas in it.
Maxiumum Willpower is a book I've been reading at a chapter a week for the past month and a half. It's about all the things that can test our willpower, and contained some interesting tips for holding out against it. Definitely worth reading.
Finally, Maskerade. I've read it before, when I was thirteen or fourteen. I stole my original copy from my school library. It was the third or fourth Discworld book I read, depending on whether I got my hands on it before or after Wyrd Sisters. I enjoyed the audio performance, though I'm a bit baffled as to why the witches all have slightly London accents. It makes a sort of sense for Vimes, but surely they should be a bit more West Country?
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