"The Haunted Doll's House and other Ghost Stories" by M.R. James

The 2nd book of short stories I've read by this author, whom I just recently discovered. Some of the stories in this collection also appeared in the first collection of stories I read by him. James is OK, but I think I've read enough by him. His style is so similar from story to story that I actually skim over some of them.

"Under Heaven" by Guy Gavriel Kay

It's surprising how much I enjoyed this book, considering that a large portion of this large book involves political intrigue. It provided an interesting look into Chinese history, of which I know very little. And I was actually interested enough to read it in more than 10 minute spurts, which is my usual habit. Nevertheless, this was not my favorite book by Kay.