I went to my first real book signing event. Got to meet David Mitchell, he signed my editions of Cloud Atlas, the Bone Clocks, and Slade House. Very nice guy, got to chat a bit about his latest novel… but obviously was ushered out quite quickly as the queue was getting large. 

Suffice to say, I’m a fan of his work. Have really enjoyed his novels, and will always be in the lookout for any new work.

In fact, I got to read an advanced copy of Slade House, courtesy of Netgalley. Here’s the review:

Slade House – David Mitchell

  
A short novel (novella?) from David Mitchell, set in the world of The Bone Clocks, one of my favorite recent reads. And for the most part, it’s excellent. The characters, the world-building, the story, all top-notch. Just till the end, it reads almost as a stand-alone. The ending however, links up very much to The Bone Clocks… to a point where I doubt the end makes any sense to those who haven’t read the other book. Would be curious to see how people who haven’t read The Bone Clocks react to the ending. Overall, a nice, quick read from an amazing story-teller. The ending, though, maybe could’ve been done a little bit better, I fear. 4 out of 5.

If you haven’t read The Bone Clocks or Cloud Atlas, I highly highly recommend them.