A few days ago I bought 3 for 2 books at Waterstone’s in Canterbury because I knew I would be bored on the train and I’m very happy with the books–I have finished 2 of them–Mister Pip (shortlisted for 2007 Booker Prize) and The End of Mr. Y. Both of them are related to Victorians–Mister Pip is about how Charles Dickens and Great Expectations changed a PNG girl’s life;  Mr. Y is related to a Victorian novelist/scientist and time travel. The protagonist is a PhD student in English literature who discovers a rare book by this author in a secondhand bookshop and how this book alters her life. It is quite complicated but a page-turner for sure. The only thing I didn’t like was the edges of the book were black which made my hands dirty.
The third book is also about books and is called The Book Thief  which is set during WWII Germany. It’s pretty good so far…