Home for the hols

I've just come back from a lovely few days at my parents'. For various reasons, we ended up more or less doing the family Christmas thing, which is not really a custom in our family.

( the whole story (contains mild soppiness) )

Anyway, here I am back and about to make a start catching up with everyone else's journals!

Book: Otherland - City of Golden Shadow

Author: Tad Williams

Details: (c) 1996 Tad Williams; Pub 1998 DAW books; ISBN 0-88677-763-1

Verdict: City of Golden Shadow is way bloated, but aside from that not bad.

Reasons for reading it: darcydodo recommended Williams to me ages ago. And because of Christmas and so on I ended up doing what I never normally bother with, namely travelling across country during the day, so I needed something to keep me occupied during about 20 hours of travel. I always reckon that thick paperbacks are the best value for weight for this kind of situation.

How it came into my hands: Among my fabulous haul of second hand books from my trip to Berkeley last year.

( detailed review )

Well, City of Golden Shadow certainly made the journey less boring, and for that I'm grateful.