I finally finished reading The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova. My sister gave it to me as a birthday present a few years ago. I would categorise the book as a psychological thriller. The story is about a psychologist treating a famous artist that was sent into an institution after he attempted to attack a work of art in a museum. Pretty curious start to a story. It has a lot of art references and really brings you into the world of art, which I really liked. I stopped reading it a few years ago when the storyline got darker. I only picked it up again because I wanted to finish it. The ending felt a little anti-climactic to me.
I also ventured to read another Haruki Murakami book, Kafka on The Shore. It was a bit depressing reading it. It's also pretty hard to categorise this book. Like my sis would say, it's fiction with supernatural elements in it. I was a bit put off my the Americanisation of the translation in the beginning; the translator must've been American. But I suppose there was no other way the translator could've conveyed the characters' emotions. The book had a few elements which made me feel uncomfortable but I persevered in reading it. I was curious about two main characters and how everything would play out in the end. The book is quite unlike any other book I've read and I like how neatly everything tied in the end.
I'm back to reading Anne of Green Gables series; am now at book #6, Anne of Ingleside. It's always nice to be back in Anne's world but I realised it's been a while since I read any fantasy book. I kinda miss it. I might read Temeraire book #7 after this or perhaps by then George R.R. Martin would've churned out book #6 of A Song of Ice and Fire? :P
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