Right, so I haven't been doing any reading lately. Not even an on line newspaper (although I have been reading the online version of TV Guide; does that count? Yeah, didn't think so).
I kinda feel bad about this, but at the same time, I just don't want to read. The urge isn't there, which is a problem.
I mean, not only am I completely failing the SRC (still on "The House of Mirth"), but I've got to have "Saturday" read before Tuesday's book club meeting.
However, I have received several new books from my boss-boss (a voracious reader, he decided to unload quite a few from his collections), including:
"The Professor and the Madman" by Simon Winchester. It's been on my list for a few years now, so I'm quite happy with this one.
"The Devil in White City" by Erik Larson. I already own this, so this one will go to my cousin for Christmas.
"Menace in Europe" by Claire Berlinksi...dunno. The title grabbed me.
"On History: and other essays" by Michael Oakeshott. I don't know if he wrote all of these, or collected them, but the name was familiar, so I stole it from my boss's hand.
"Europe: a history" by Norman Davis. I like history, and despite taking AP Euro History, remember very little. Except 1066 was when William conquered England and 1666 was the Great Fire of London.
and then...
"The Scarith of Scormello: a tale of Renaissance forgery" by Ingrid Rowland. Apparently based on facts from a case of forgery during the seventeen century.
"The Meaning of Treason" by Rebecca West. I grabbed this solely because I remember Pages Turned was reading her works.
"The Ice Museum: In Search of the Lost Land of Thule" by Joanna Kavenna. Grabbed this because I remember Collene from chasing ray mentioned...well, something about Thule.
The last two, "Infamous Scribblers: the Founding Fathers and the rowdy beginnings of American Journalism" by Eric Burns and "Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker" by James McManus, I picked solely because of my unholy love of Rory Gilmore. (Yes, tv. Evil thing, I know.)
Her character is/will be/wants to be a journalist, hence the first book. During an ep, she was at a poker game where somebody mentioned "fifth street". That's been bugging me for two years.
So that's the new haul, haven't read any of them yet, and probably won't for a while. I'm going out of town this weekend, so I'm hoping that I'll at least START "Saturday".
(Also, my uncle is in the hospital and it is/was pretty serious so that was..well, distracting. Much better now.)
Man, I hope I can kick this summer slump soon.
1 comment:
Wow--lots of good stuff! I am having the opposite problem--I want to read more but I have other things that keep me from it. Maybe once the seasons start changing you will feel more in the mood. It has been a long, hot summer I think and I know I am feeling draggy.
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