Gene Wolfe -- Soldier of the Mist.
Ancient Greek mercenary with head wound wakes every morning with the previous day's memories erased, writes a memory journal every day en route to the temple of the Great Mother, where he may receive healing. The wound enables him to converse with deities, who all seem to want something from him. Wolfe (who is worth a dozen Philip Pullmans) handles this narrative wonderfully.
I like to squander my money on fuzzy nights out, so I've nae got much money for books. I tend to get my books from charity shops. This means that instead of getting what I want, I normally settle for something that's there. However, this can by a total bonus, sometimes I stubble on good stuff.
I got two books by Jeff Noon - Vurt and Pollen. Really liked 'em. And just the other day I managed to get Nymphomation (hardback) for only three quid.
So, aye, that's what I'm reading at the moment. It's good, but I've not fallen off my chair.
Here, have a smiley 🙄
Whitley Streibers Secret School. But only when I'm in the toilet or on th bus.Too much other stimuli these days. I was going to answer 'nothing' to be a smart-arse but I figured that wouldn't be in the spirit of this thread. And as Morrisey once said-"Theres more to life than books you know but not much more"
