Hello my faithful readers - sorry I've been absent for a while. Life got a little too wild for blogging, and even for reading much. In a couple of days I'm off for a much-needed vacation, and I'm hoping to plow through dozens of books in a week. Well, maybe not dozens, but a whole bunch, anyway. I'm not taking library books for fear of them ending up in the Hudson River, like Captain Sullenberg's. For the plane trip I'm carrying a trilogy of books by David Lodge, highly recommended by my friend Rosalind. In the suitcase are Sex With Kings (Eleanor Herman), Case Histories (Kate Atkinson), Little Bee (Chris Cleave), and more.I promise to let you know what I think about them, and how many I got read.
At the moment I'm enjoying You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up by Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn. This is a terrifically funny he said/she said book about their relationship; both are very clever actor/writers and are guaranteed to make you laugh out loud. Which is an essential life tool, in my book.
I tried to read the David Lodge on the plane, and it was not a good choice. A little too wordy and dense for vacation travel reading. I'll try him again at home, as you're the third person who has recommended him. Likewise the Kate Atkinson. Sorry. I will give them both another chance.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I started to read Little Bee while I was away, and realized I'd already read it. And it's the only one I actually bought new. But my friend read it, so it's OK.
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