Sorry I have been away.
I've been deeply engrossed in something wonderful that I only picked up because of book club.
I almost skipped this month because of a review on the back by Stephen King.
Being that I fancy mostly female authors (which I realized looking at my bookshelf the other day), I thought it might be too dark and too "adventurous" for my delicate constitution. Needless to say I highly recommend this to many of my dear friends out there whom I consider fellow antiquarian-bibliophiles. It works better if you are both.
From page 8,
"...few things leave a deeper mark on a reader than the first book that finds its way into his heart. Those first images, the echo of words we think we have left behind, accompany us throughout our lives and sculpt a palace in our memory to which sooner or later--no matter how many books we read, how many worlds we discover, or how much we learn or forget--we will return."
Needless to say, I can't wait to finish work this afternoon so I can cozy up with tea and read some more. Are you reading anything inspiring? Do share...
i have heard soooo much great stuff about this book! someday i'll take my chance to read it; that is what book clubs are good for, they make you do it and catch up! i'm reading three books right now. one is nonfiction, Abram's The Spell of the Sensuous and spirituality and the natural world. it's amazing. the second is a memoir about living in wyoming by Gretel Erlich called The Solace of Open Spaces (hmmm, i'm noticing a theme here...) and the last i just started, the novel Little Bee by Chris Cleave which i've heard great things about. i think all three might just turn out to be wonderful, hooray!
ReplyDeleteI loved this book, it is so enthralling and shocking. One of the rare books that kept me up until 3am
ReplyDeleteI just requested it from the Library. Thanks for the suggestion! I am posting my January book list tonight. I guess the best thing I read this month was Steve Martin's latest. An interesting read - but he's so disconnected. I find his writing so distant.
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