My friend Dr. Write had this to say about books. Lovely, isn't it?
Meanwhile, I thought I'd account for what I've been reading. Which isn't much, frankly, although I hope to change that.
This week I've read Advanced Reading Copies of soon-to-be-released graphic novels by Shannon Hale and Nathan Hale. (Not married. Not related.) I liked them both. (I mean the books written by the not-married Hales, not the Hales themselves.) (Although I like the Hales themselves, too.) And let me say that reading graphic novels is a pleasure because it takes me back to the days when I sat on Wendy and Diana's front porch during the summer, eating cookie dough while we read Ripley's Believe-it-or-Not comic books. Also, I was a fan of Tales from the Crypt, although that series induced in me a life-long fear of accidentally being buried alive.
CAN'T YOU TELL I'M NOT DEAD, I imagined myself shouting. From the crypt.
I've also read part of CLEOPATRA by Stacy Schiff and part of THE GIRL FROM VENICE by Martin Cruz Smith. I like them both.
What are you reading?
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They latest thing I read that moved me deeply was Stoner by John Williams. I am currently reading The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman, which is eye-opening.
More reading is an admirable objective for any and all.
I also afraid of being buried alive. Something else we have in common!
I'm finishing a book about Ted Bundy (talk about creepy!!) but also started reading The Existentialist Cafe, which is very good.
I read "Slum Dog Millionaire" (originally published as "Q + A:), and it was good, but quite possibly an exception to the rule. It was not as good as the movie in my opinion. I felt this way about The Girl on The Train. The movie was not perfect either. Everyone raved about the book, but I couldn't get into it. I probably was reading the book passively. I am reading The Assassin by "Someone" Silva. Okay so far, but it is merely popular fiction.
I really like "All The Darkness We Cannot See" (Doerr), and "Mr. Mercedes" (King). Possibly the most interesting book I have read recently was Kingdom of Speech, by Tom Wolfe
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