November 20, 2005

Book dork

Anyone who knows me knows that I read a lot. A lot a lot. I always have, and I always will--it's a part of who I am. When I was a kid, I usually had at least two books going at the same time, and sometimes I do that even now, though not very often, and usually only because I need a break from a book that I'm reading before I finish it, because I can't get into it or focus on it at the moment for some reason (*cough*, The History of the Siege of Lisbon, *coughcough*).

To illustrate, here is the list of books I've read since August, or maybe late July:

  • The Robber Bride, Margaret Atwood
  • Cloudsplitter, Russell Banks
  • Lucy Gayheart, Willa Cather
  • In Cold Blood, Truman Capote
  • Magical Thinking, Augusten Burroughs
  • Stranger Things Happen, Kelly Link
  • Everything Is Illuminated, Jonathan Safran Foer
  • The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Haruki Murakami
  • The Terra-Cotta Dog, Andrea Camilleri
  • The Turkish Gambit, Boris Akunin
  • The History of the Siege of Lisbon, José Saramago

Right now I'm reading The Raphael Affair, by Iain Pears, a nicely paced art-history mystery. (A little fluffy, but fun, and a good choice after the challenges of Saramago.) Next up, either The Grifters, by Jim Thompson, or Affliction, by Russell Banks.

Writing about this, and looking at that list of books (I average about a book a week, I guess), I think I need to get out more.

Posted by thevieve at November 20, 2005 8:41 AM
Comments

I wish I could get in a book a week. That would be tight. TRUTH? My library is fairly exclusive and I end up reading different authors along the same format. In any case, V, it sounds like your reading goes quickly if you're taking in a book a week. I imagine you don't spend six hours a day reading -- so maybe there is time to get out in the world?

Posted by: Clarence on November 20, 2005 1:37 PM
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