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?
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.
ReplyDeleteMore reading is an admirable objective for any and all.
I also afraid of being buried alive. Something else we have in common!
ReplyDeleteI'm finishing a book about Ted Bundy (talk about creepy!!) but also started reading The Existentialist Cafe, which is very good.
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ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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