This week's Monday Musing from www.shouldbereading.wordpress.com asks, "What's the last thing you stayed up half the night reading because you couldn't put it down?"
This is a very timely question for me, as I pretty much stayed up half the night last night reading Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. What a compelling read (I finished it at 1:30 a.m.)! How compelling, you may ask? Well, I have two young children who often are awake by 6 a.m., so I am almost always asleep before 10:30 p.m. But I could not put it down. I am paying for it right now (2 cups of coffee and a large latte later) but I think it was worth it. Victorian England, pickpockets, orphans, insane asylums, class issues, and a lesbian love affair. Good stuff!
I have heard so many good things about this book... must get around to reading it soon. Maybe not before bed though!
Posted by: Yvann | June 13, 2011 at 01:17 PM
I felt the same way about Waters' book Little Stranger. Creepy and wonderful! Now I want to read this one, thanks!
Posted by: Bellezza | June 14, 2011 at 08:56 AM
I have heard Little Stranger is creepy; also on my list. I've got Affinity and Tipping the Velvet on hold at the library right now. I think this is going to be the summer of Sarah Waters for me. But you're right Yvann--not before bed!
Posted by: Kristin | June 14, 2011 at 03:04 PM
I'm glad that there are more Sara Waters' books to be had. I probably won't get to them this Summer, which is already very full of Things To Read (especially for my Japanese Literature Challenge 5), but I certainly will this Fall. Yumm, scary books for October!
Posted by: Bellezza | June 16, 2011 at 02:48 PM