Last Monday I walked into Barnes and Noble with $45 in gift cards and an endless array of possibilities. I was like a kid in a candy store. After some pondering I walked out with the following books:
Brothers Karamazov
-Fydor Dostoevsky
** This book is a beast and will have to be conquered when I have the time and mental energy. I know that it will be very rewarding though.
To the Light House
-Virginia Wolf
**Hmmm...I started this one and was a little bored. Disappointing, really.
Brideshead Revisited
-Evelyn Waugh
**Sumptuous and delicious. For those who plan on seeing the movie, I recommend reading the book or watching the BBC series first. The movie is very loosely based on the book but does visually re-create the sensuous feast evoked by reading Waugh's verses.
Some other books that I have had for a couple of months are:
Runaway
-Alice Munro
The Blind Assassin
-Margaret Atwood
I have read about half of the short stories in Runaway but want to save the rest for later since I like them so much. Her writing conjures up all those dark feelings about human nature you didn't know you had. I love her writer's "voice" and wish I could write short stories like hers. I have started The Blind Assassin but as I should really just settle on one book, I think I will stick to Brideshead for the moment. Sadly school starts in a week and no doubt my time will be filled with reading fascinating charts on research. Blah.
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