Gettin' my read on

After reading reviews on io9 and BoingBoing, I picked up "The Throne of the Crescent Moon" by Saladin Ahmed.

I have had trouble putting it down. I actually blame this book for the lack of housecleaning and general chores I did over the weekend. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

This book is freakin' genius. Ahmed's narrative style is gripping and engrossing. His characters are each fascinating and very "non-Tolkien". His world has all the Arabian Nights flavor one might ever want.

I'm aaaaaaaaalmost done. Exhaustion made me stop and go to bed last night.

I highly recommend this. I haven't enjoyed a book this much since the last Patrick Rothfuss novel.

And that, from me, is high praise.