The best thing about being sick.
Having spent the better part of the last week lying in bed feeling sorry for myself, the best thing has been that I have read a lot of books (I even felt too sick to eat chocolate!).
The Turning by Tim Winton. This is a collection of short stories that are all interwoven. I really enjoyed reading this book and I only wish that there could have been more stories. I never want Tim Winton's books to end.
Maus by Art Spiegelman. This is the graphic novel that tells the story of Art's father and his experiences as a Jew in the war - I'm sure you've read about it. Art has drawn the Jews as mice and the Nazis as Cats. I really liked the way he told the story - as it was told to him. I especially liked the father/son interaction in the book - although Handsomest didn't like this aspect. I felt that it gave the story tangible humanity and credibility.
The Colour by Rose Tremain. This is a great novel about an English couple who immigrate to New Zealand and are drawn by the lure of gold. There are a couple of stories interwoven in this novel that were really interesting. I especially liked the contrasting attitudes of the wife and the husbands mother. The descriptions of the countryside were very good and I found myself picturing the landscape easily. The end was a bit of a letdown though.
Masks by Fumiro Enchi. This is another novel by the same author of "Diary of a Mad Old Man". I really enjoyed Mad Old Man so I was keen to read this book but I didn't find it as engaging. It was still good but not awesome. It seemed to hold the reader at arms length somehow.
The Sea Garden by Sam Llewellyn. This was a mystery novel about the inheritance of an estate on an island. It was ok, a good book if you don't want to think, but I found the characterisations a little lack lustre and non-realistic. I mean this woman marries this guy a few months after meeting him. They inherit this estate on an island and within a few weeks, she is shagging the gardner and wishing that she hadn't married her husband, then back to being in love with her husband. I just couldn't believe that a character could be so mecurial.
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (Bookgroup book). I've read this book before, but I still loved it second time around. A fantastic book with so many layers and meanings. The boys at bookgroup didn't find it too girly and everyone (except Helen) enjoyed it. I loved the way she wrote each chapter as a different character. Each character was so sharply defined - even if you missed reading who had writte the chapter - you could tell from the style and the language. If you haven't read this book - get thee to the book store.
The Turning by Tim Winton. This is a collection of short stories that are all interwoven. I really enjoyed reading this book and I only wish that there could have been more stories. I never want Tim Winton's books to end.
Maus by Art Spiegelman. This is the graphic novel that tells the story of Art's father and his experiences as a Jew in the war - I'm sure you've read about it. Art has drawn the Jews as mice and the Nazis as Cats. I really liked the way he told the story - as it was told to him. I especially liked the father/son interaction in the book - although Handsomest didn't like this aspect. I felt that it gave the story tangible humanity and credibility.
The Colour by Rose Tremain. This is a great novel about an English couple who immigrate to New Zealand and are drawn by the lure of gold. There are a couple of stories interwoven in this novel that were really interesting. I especially liked the contrasting attitudes of the wife and the husbands mother. The descriptions of the countryside were very good and I found myself picturing the landscape easily. The end was a bit of a letdown though.
Masks by Fumiro Enchi. This is another novel by the same author of "Diary of a Mad Old Man". I really enjoyed Mad Old Man so I was keen to read this book but I didn't find it as engaging. It was still good but not awesome. It seemed to hold the reader at arms length somehow.
The Sea Garden by Sam Llewellyn. This was a mystery novel about the inheritance of an estate on an island. It was ok, a good book if you don't want to think, but I found the characterisations a little lack lustre and non-realistic. I mean this woman marries this guy a few months after meeting him. They inherit this estate on an island and within a few weeks, she is shagging the gardner and wishing that she hadn't married her husband, then back to being in love with her husband. I just couldn't believe that a character could be so mecurial.
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (Bookgroup book). I've read this book before, but I still loved it second time around. A fantastic book with so many layers and meanings. The boys at bookgroup didn't find it too girly and everyone (except Helen) enjoyed it. I loved the way she wrote each chapter as a different character. Each character was so sharply defined - even if you missed reading who had writte the chapter - you could tell from the style and the language. If you haven't read this book - get thee to the book store.
posted by Laziest Girl at 1:53 pm
1 Comments:
I stand corrected. Thank you for your accuracy Ven.
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