I often read more then one book at a time. Usually one is nonfiction or short stories. I like to pick it up when I just have a few moments to read. It takes me much longer to read them this way but I like having a little change of pace sometimes. I just finished David Sedaris's When You are Engulfed in Flames, I have read this before but as I ate my lunch one day I picked it up and started reading. It became my lunch book for a while then my breakfast book. I kept it downstairs so I read it when my other book wasn't near.
I also know I said I was going to start Turpentine by Spring Warren but it has been pushed back a bit. I traveled to visit my sister in Moorhead and as a bed present I got The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris. I have been looking for this for a while! I had just had a conversation with one of my nieces about how much I hate E readers and once I picked up this book and felt its weight the texture of its paper I declared "No e-reader can compare!" I am head over heels in love with this book! Not only its content, the early years of Theodore Roosevelt's life but also its whole being. I feel silly to admit this but I find myself stroking the pages loving how they feel in my hand. I have already bent several pages marking interesting facts or phrases. I hate to think books will not mean the same to my young nieces and nephews.
About half my siblings are readers wavering between avid and occasionally. As I have said before I had fallen into the "occasional reader"category but am determined to immerse myself again this year. A couple of my siblings read no books at all only a magazine once and a while. My Father was not a reader until he retired then he would read a book a day almost. During my trip to Moorhead my brother and I discussed our love of books. He said there were really no books in our house when he was a kid. My mom got the readers digest but that was it. Because my family is so large the older siblings often have a different experience, I can remember shelves of books in the living room. Of course many were the Readers Digest Compilations but at some point my mom must of joined a book club she got hardcover books in the mail. I remember sneaking North Dallas Forty off the shelf to read the naughty parts. I still lived with my parents when my Father began his veracious reading. Maybe it was my older siblings who were off to college that got my Mom reading.
I do hope to always have access to books and am lucky that my brothers have books stores. I have watched several bookstores close including my beloved Hungry Mind aka Ruminator. Currently I go to Common Good Bookstore which is owned by Garrison Keillor. Mostly from my brother though and never NEVER EVER AMAZON OR BARNES N NOBLE! I will gladly give you my rant about them anytime in person but spare you this now.
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Monday, March 14, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
reservations recommended...
I would have reservations about recommending the 5th book in my quest to 50 Reservations Recommended by Eric Kraft
While I loved his book Herb and Lorna I did not love this it did not seem to have enough....hhmmm I think "kindness" is the word. The main character is Matthew is a reviewer of restaurants in addition to his career as a toymaker. He is recently divorced and trying to remake himself into someone his x would come back too. He points out how insufferable he finds other diners but seems blind to the fact that he is exactly like them. Krafts writing is really good and easy to read thus helpful to getting through the book. I suppose the fact that he can write well enough to get me invested in disliking Matthew is a plus but overall the story was not appealing to me. I may reread Herb and Lorna just to help push this one out of my head.
Next up is a book called Turpentine by Spring Warren. I picked it up initially because of the cover featuring a buffalo drew me in, now I have noticed the authors name and am trying not to be prejudiced by it. This is her first novel and she is compared to Larry McMurtry in the cover reviews. This could be a good thing but also mean that its a lame attempt at a cowboy book. Guess I will find out soon enough!
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While I loved his book Herb and Lorna I did not love this it did not seem to have enough....hhmmm I think "kindness" is the word. The main character is Matthew is a reviewer of restaurants in addition to his career as a toymaker. He is recently divorced and trying to remake himself into someone his x would come back too. He points out how insufferable he finds other diners but seems blind to the fact that he is exactly like them. Krafts writing is really good and easy to read thus helpful to getting through the book. I suppose the fact that he can write well enough to get me invested in disliking Matthew is a plus but overall the story was not appealing to me. I may reread Herb and Lorna just to help push this one out of my head.
Next up is a book called Turpentine by Spring Warren. I picked it up initially because of the cover featuring a buffalo drew me in, now I have noticed the authors name and am trying not to be prejudiced by it. This is her first novel and she is compared to Larry McMurtry in the cover reviews. This could be a good thing but also mean that its a lame attempt at a cowboy book. Guess I will find out soon enough!
Keep Smiling!
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