Night by Elie Wiesel

After sitting on my bookshelf for years I finally read this little memoir of a teenager's year in concentration camps. I love memoirs and this one didn't break any ground in 2012 (it may have when published) I did find some of the language beautiful. "never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live. Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust." I do however have a point of. Intention, something that bothers me a lot in writing: ignorant homophobia. One line says "there was considerable traffic in children among homosexuals [at the concentration camp]." really? Does he mean pedophile instead of homosexual? Possibly and possibly not. I keep an open mind yet would love to know. At any rate, I enjoyed the boom and am glad to pass it on.

Embassytown

Love China Miéville and this was another fascinating creation. His ability to build completely foreign worlds and populate them with recognizable yet alien characters always makes for a good read.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Ransom Riggs created an engaging fantasy for the YA in all of us. It was kind of creepy, kind of funny and pretty creative. Would make a great film. Very visual.

The Night Eternal by Del Toro and Hogan

Book III of the trilogy. Only one way it can end and yet it was oh so satisfying...

Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson

Beautiful language. Nice coming of age story for a genre I typically dislike.

The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

So beautiful. So sad. So elegant. So poetic. Loved it.

Herman Melville Moby-Dick or, The Whale

Loved the writing and thought the book was amazing. It's odd how it kept my interest regardless of the amount of detail about whaling or any other topic. I actually liked how the narration continuously meandered and followed whatever train of thought was present. I especially loved the ending scene of the ship sinking with the hawk wrapped in the flag. Super glad I finally read this book.