It's been awhile. Believe it or not, I've been busy reading. And going to a reading. At this reading, Jessa from Bookslut misidentified me as a Woman and Children First Books worker. Apparently I have the "Women and Children First look" about me.
Well, I bought 10 more books last weekend (8 within 12 hours... stupid slutty Hyde Park! Having high quality bookstores!), but I promise I didn't pay full price for any of them.
From Powell's:
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, Vargas Llosa
(shelved both in the L's and the V's!)
Heart of Darkness, Conrad
(Yes, I am the one person who didn't read this in high school. We also read Ibsen in American Lit. What can I say?)
Goodbye, Tsugumi, Banana Yoshimoto
The Quiet American, Graham Greene
The Name of the Rose, Eco
From 57th Street:
The Pursuit of Love/Love in a Cold Climate, Nancy Mitford
Sentimental Education, Flo-bert
Dandelion Wine, Bradbury
From Unabridged Books:
Jonathan Norrell and Mr. Strange, Susanna Clarke
Nowhere Man, Hemon
So yeah, glad I got that book problem under control. Maybe I will get some of them read on the train when I'm travelling to and from Ann Arbor this weekend. Or maybe just on the way back-I have a Gaper's Block function (join in!) tonight at a bar tonight, and I'm getting on a train at 7:50 tomorrow morning. Yup, that's going to work out well. Especially since I've not yet packed. I imagine I'll be getting up at 5, and running around my apartment looking for clean underwear and my iPod charger (sadly, not necessarily in this order).
I see more concert excitement in my somewhat distant future-Andrew Bird at the LSA the weekend after Thanksgiving! I hope Kevin O'Donnell will be pitching in, but at least I'll see him at the Hideout Block Party. (Incidentally, am I seriously considering taking a half-day to ensure that I see all of the Friday portion of the block party? Yes, yes I am.)
Ugh...Heart of Darkness. That's essentially my review of Heart of Darkness.
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ReplyDeleteUm, I mean, hooray for Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. It was excellent. Also, for The Name of the Rose, which was entertaining. I wasn't so into Heart of Darkness myself, though I liked it more on second reading than on first.
How is Vargas Llosa? I am curious.
-- Matt
Sigh. Okay, Haloscan it is!
ReplyDeleteYou should read Vargas Llosa! You would like him! I read a work by him with an death-related title that I can never recall. I enjoyed it. I'll be curious to see how Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter is.
ReplyDeleteWhen you read JS&MN, Leah, you'll have to tell us which magician you liked better. We've found it serves as a litmus test of likeability.
Ah! It's Death in the Andes that I read--I just looked it up. I recommend it.
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