Since my last posting, I have read Boxer, Beetle by Ned Beauman and Fortunately, The Milk by Neil Gaiman. I love Gaiman and this was no different from his previous works in terms of being incredibly entertaining. The real surprise was Boxer, Beetle. I read Beauman's second novel, The Teleportation Accident last year and it had a great premise, but the execution was merely good, not great. This, however, which was his debut, is near perfect. I can't really describe it very well other than to say that involves beetles, Nazis, Jewish boxers and a dual narrative. It's fantastic, so just trust me on this one and read it.
I have had an interesting realization in the past few days. I have had a Kindle for 3 1/2 years now and I absolutely love it; I have still read physical books off-and-on, from time to time, but not nearly as many as I used to read. Since starting this challenge, I have read six physical books and I've come to realize that I miss them and have really enjoyed reading the "old" format. I'm certainly not going to give up my Kindle anytime soon, but I'm beginning to understand why people still prefer the paper copies instead of the electronic ones.
It is also so much easier to utilize your local library with print books. Not, that the library world would not love to fully participate in offering e-books to their customers. Reading is reading, but the smell of a book is always wonderful. You can tell what side of the fence I am on for print or e-books : )
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