Books of late
Bitter with Baggage Seeks Same, Sloane Tanen
Sister E. brought this book to me. Super funny and silly.
The Prydain Chronicles, Lloyd Alexander
M. recommended these books. He was re-reading them, and thought I would enjoy them too. I am so glad I read them! They’d be great even without the giant cat. I would recommend them for anyone 10 or older.
By the Shores of Silver Lake, Laura Ingalls Wilder
And thanks once again to the lovely Chanzara, who got me reading the series. This one’s excellent like all the others, and full of signs of things to come. First glimpse of Almanzo, for instance. And now that I’ve read it I’m going to give it to the lovely C., since it appears she doesn’t have it! It’s a surprise. Chanzara, if you’re reading this… Surprise!
How to Cure a Fanatic, Amos Oz
There are two essays in this book. I have read the first one. It is the most interesting piece I’ve read about Israel and Palestine. His predictions about the solution — compromise — are very interesting, and I hope to see them come true some day.
And two more from the Chanzara-n-Me Book Club:
The Gun Seller, Hugh Laurie
Ok, I love Hugh Laurie. M. and I have been watching a lot of House lately, and so it’s easy to hear this book in his voice, which makes it all the better — even considering the distraction caused by my brain going back and forth between his British (real) voice and his American accent voice.
Lamb, Christopher Moore
This Christopher Moore person, well, hmm, let’s just say if he wrote a book like this about anything Muslim, he’d be dead by now. Way funny and interesting. And oh, Hooray! He’s coming to a bookstore near me! Soon! Think I just might go to the reading.
On deck:
The Elements of Style, Strunk/White/Kalman
A new edition of the little book? How about that! And illustrated by one of my favorites! In this new edition — hardback no less — on the inside of the front cover is the word hello. How beautiful is that?
Don’t get too comfortable, David Rakoff
I loved his book Fraud and can’t wait to get to this one.