It’s “onward onward” with the reading, still working my way through the stack I posted on January 22.

On Wednesday I posted my thoughts on Kate Atkinson’s Life After Life and I’m already getting into Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Doubt Factory.

As those who follow “…on Anything, Really” may know, I have been a fan of Paolo Bacigalupi’s writing since his first novel, The Windup Girl took the SF world by storm in 2009. His first YA novel, Ship Breaker, also in the “biopunk” class of SF, followed in 2010.  (The links are to my relevant posts.)

The Doubt Factory is a new YA work and so far appears to be a departure from biopunk. It’s also had a mixed reaction from reviewers, so for both reasons I am very interested to read on.

To give you a headsup on “what it’s all about”, here’s what the back cover has to say:

“Truth Exists: We just have to hunt for it. Some of it’s sitting right in front of us. If you really believe your Dad’s so innocent, then you just have to help us crack the Doubt Factory to confirm it.”

Alix stared down at the floor. Moses touched her arm gently.

“My family’s deaths aren’t on you. The next one who dies, though? That is on you. Because now you know something is wrong, and you’re not doing anything about it.”

It certainly sounds interesting and so far the intrigue is building nicely… Also, given the switch in genre, I’m hoping to be able to interview Paolo Bacigalupi.

Watch this space to see if I manage to swing it. 🙂

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Additional Information:

My copy of The Doubt Factory is the hardcover edition, 484 pp, published by Orbit, which is also my UK publisher. The book was provided by Hachette NZ.