I will be back to reviewing books later this week, I was out at a 60th birthday party at the weekend for someone I looked after 30 years ago that I have kept in contact with over the years. It was nice to celebrate it. I was in between shifts at work, so I didn’t drink, but then overnight, something in the buffet mustn’t have agreed with means had left me feeling a little drained. Until today, but as it is my birthday, we head to Sheffield, it’s been a while since we have been, and the Waterstones is a little larger there. They also have a couple of great coffee shops I like too. So the first part of the post is the books I have just returned home with, plus two my Amanda had brought me.
Amana asked me for some birthday ideas. I had sent her these two books. First, Peanuts has long been in my mind to collect I love Charlie Brown cartoons, so I have been eyeing these collected series of his cartoons over the last few years. Then the second is First Love, the first novella in the new Mookse and Gripes Novella club next month, and when it was described, it sounded like a book I would love.
From Sheffield, firstly, this is Sebald’s latest book. This is his writing about mainly fellow writers and a lot about Austrian writers. I have read a number of Austrian writers, so having Sebald’s views on them will be great. Has anyone else got this yet?
Next is a pair of Latin AMerican novellas , these caught my eye and I am not to aware of either writers other than in recent years I have read some great female writing from Latin America.
Then, the last in this trilogy is also from a Latin American writer. I heave the other two books and hope to read all three in one go later this year. Then hope to catch the film of the first book and see if they plan to make films of the other books. Have you read any of the books ?
I also finally moved all the books and old shelves out last weekend and then built new shelves with doors and lights. They are deeper shelves, so they seem less likely to tip over. I can also store all my LPs on the bottom shelf of the bookcases. I also managed to get all my CDs out for the first time in many a year. I haven’t organised the shelves in any order yet., I may at a later date sort them but for now I and finally pleased to have a less chaotic room for both working from home and to blog in. Many thanks to Amanda who had helped me loads through out the weeks of getting the room done.
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