Metalib Version 4.0X Customisation Guide
Dragon Tears by Dean Koontz
Bill Peet's autobiography
Just finished The Ottoman Cage, a thoughtful crime procedural set in Istanbul, by Barbara Nadel. Liked it.
About to start Making Things Better, by Anita Brookner.
"God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" by Christopher Hitchens
George's Marvelous Medicine, by Roald Dhal (with my niece and nephew) and chapter nine of my big honking literature text book.
Finished Dracula last week and just ordered a book bt Albert Pierrepoint, the last hangman in England.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Someone mentioned it to me in conversation and I remembered it being mentioned here too.
Asher, I've been carrying that book around for decades and haven't once opened it. Did you like it?
I'm approx a 1/3 of the way through. It's divided up into chapters but also parts, the 1st part seemed very dreamy and interesting with it's setting of the scene and gentle hints behind the core of the book. I really like the idea of a massive road trip, exploring countryside outside of the tourist hot spots etc which is the basic setting here, so that's great. The 2nd part of the book which I'm now into is starting to get a bit more serious I guess, the philosophy behind the ideas being presented (classical thinking vs romantic, concrete vs abstract) is started to enter it but overall I'm just really enjoying reading this guy's thoughts as it rolls along, it has a very personal and down to earth feel about it. I'm sure I'll post back when I've finished, I'm really liking it so far.
east of eden
for the second time
Victorian America: Transformations in Everyday Life (1876-1915).
Interesting reading, but I think the author tries to cover too much ground. He discusses all aspects of American life, urban, suburban, rural, from one end of the financial spectrum to the other, during a period of almost 40 years. I'd prefer it if he at least concentrated on a narrower time span (i.e., 1890-1900).
"The Grave-Diggers Daughter" by Joyce Carol Oates.
Just finished Making Things Better, by Anita Brookner, a Booker Prize winner for Hotel du Lac, which I read and appreciated.
This book is too close for comfort, carried on in the life of the mind of the principle character - well, so was Hotel du Lac. I'm glad I read it, but it wasn't easy to read all the sentences, page by page. As I said, I'm glad I did. The main character is not me, but I respond to the journey.
East of Eden was an old favorite. I read it too long ago to count.
It took the first 25 pages to just get the reader "interested" in the story...and the book is close to 600 pages long.
I am embarrassed. I received mail from Oz today - this was a recprical gift from MsOlga. A thoughtful book as a swap for the chili peppers I sent --- er.... un.... will be sending to her tomorrow. I haven't sent my package yet.
The book MsO sent looks great! About a woman studying math in Boston and a musician from Oz. Based on the story line from Orpheus. Bound to broaden my horizons. And, within a nice note on adorable kitty-cat stationary. It's called Orpheus Lost. I'm not reading it now, but I'll be starting it soon! Thanks O!
A pleasure, k!
Hope you like it! (I just loved it!)
Gee, that was quick!
(& no rush with the chillis, OK? )
