Reading Crisis Ahoy
What with long journies on the road, and much time to relax so far, my reading material is running out fast.
Books taken with me:
Books taken with me:
- Aberystwyth Mon Amour (ta Lizzie). Read first in no time at all
- Paradise Lost: Read the introduction, not light reading, requires concentration, will last the whole trip probably
- Golden Treasury (ta Beryl). Good to dip in and out of
- A Fine Balance (ta Iona). Just started, will probably finish in no time at all
Books borrowed off felow travellers:
- Touching the Void: Excellent, even though reading for the nth time
- The Princess Bride: Poor - watch the film
There's few opportunities to top up on books in english around here, so I know that I'll be reading what everyone else has on the truck. This fills me with a deep, dark feeling of horror within me, akin to how Joe Simpson felt as he found himself on the ledge in the crevasse. Two key phrases apply here:
"Dan Brown"
"The Da Vinci Code"
Bugger.
posted by Johnnie at Thursday, September 29, 2005
4 Comments:
Stop being such a lterary snob. Desperate times and all that.....
Or rather literary!
Yeah, I know, but as you well know I am a literary, cinema, music and supermarket snob, and I don´t think I´ll be changing any time soon!
Jane, you took the words right out of my mouth!
Now look here snobster: Haven't you already managed one about-turn since leaving? No-one goes travelling without broadening horizons- particularly regarding Supermarkets. Besides, there are enough literary snobs in the world (believe me- I have now found snob-central!) and I am still smarting from your sharp tongue over the Evelyn Waugh incident. So come on, how about some Mills & Boon? Or you could get yourself down to the local market to look for a men's sarong? and while you are at it, I hear Steps are the current fave on the South America circuit.
It's good to hear from you, keep it coming.
S xx
PS Paradise Lost is worth the effort
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