Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine.
The Body Library (John Nyquist #2) by Jeff Noon
(April, 2018 by Angry Robot)
Confession: I have not read the first installment series, nor do I know anything about it, but with a title like “The Body Library”, I think I may have to go back and check out book one.
About the Book:
Jeff Noon returns with a staggering hallucinogenic sequel to A Man of Shadows, taking hapless investigator John Nyquist into a city where reality is contaminated by the imagination of its citizens
In a city dissolving into an infected sprawl of ideas, where words come to life and reality is contaminated by stories, John Nyquist wakes up in a room with a dead body… The dead man’s impossible whispers plunge him into a murder investigation like no other. Clues point him deeper into an unfolding story infesting its participants as reality blurs between place and genre.
Only one man can hope to put it all back together into some kind of order, enough that lives can be saved… That man is Nyquist, and he is lost.
I haven’t read the first book yet either, but I saw this cover the other day and now I’m excited to read both!
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It was the cover that first caught my eye too! Then I saw the title, and was like, yep, this looks good XD
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“A city where reality is contaminated by the imagination of its citizens.” Damn, but that is a great hook!
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Right?! And I may have thought about the marshmallow from Ghostbusers XD
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Sounds kind of crazy – but a good crazy. Nice choice!
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It’s that crazyness that makes me want to read it 🙂
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I’ve been hearing about this one. It sounds really interesting but I haven’t read the first one either. This cover is absolutely gorgeous though. Happy reading!
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The first I’d even head of this series was when I found this. Don’t know anyone who has read book 1, but this sure does sounds good 🙂
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That is a great cover! And all you have to say is ‘dead body’ to me. I’m there. LOL
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A dead body always leads to an interesting story, right? XD
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thats a really interesting cover!
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Yeah! I really wonder what its relation to story is too?
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This one sounds like it will be an extraordinary read – best of luck with this one!
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I’m hoping it will be! 😀
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I love the cover and agree with Bob – what a hook! I also haven’t read the first though so would need to catch up. Enjoy.
Lynn 😀
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Really gets you wondering what exactly that means, huh? 😀
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Haven’t ever heard of these, but they sound good! And love that cover! Great pick!
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I’m assuming the cover has some significance to story, somehow? Regardless, still look cool! 🙂
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I read a sample of the first one and it was way too weird for me! I hope you enjoy his books though 🙂
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I was actually just looking at Goodreads when you commented, and yeah, people were saying that it was rather weird Lol But I’m still in to checking it out!
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