I’ve been a bit lax on my reading lately. Maybe it’s because I’ve been doing so much contra dancing.
So for my little retreat to my parents for the holidays, I thought I would try to re-read two of my favorite novels. Maybe it would help me remember why I used to spend so much time reading in the first place.
The two books I’ve picked are Micheal Chabon’s “Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay” and Don Delillo’s “Underworld” Maybe it’s the length of these two books that makes them great winter reads. The idea of getting cozy in front of a fire or space heater , drinking coffee or hot chocolate and getting absorbed in the story.
Both of these books were so good the first time that I remember slowing both of them down because I didn’t want to say goodbye to the characters. Both of them also shared a distinction ( along with a few others that I will mention at another time) of being so beautifully written that I found myself stopping and reading them out loud.
So, I’m supposed to be packing now and I just wrote this instead. I’m seeing how blogging can become addictive.
undernote: the blog “Collecting Tokens” – see blogroll( written by a good friend of mine) has inspired me to think about writing a list or two.
I was just saying to someone that most of the reading I do for pleasure these days involves re-reading old favorites. Maybe I should treat myself to a good re-read soon, too. Like you, I’m quite partial to The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. But the novels of Sarah Caudwell have a tendency to work their way back on to my to read list. And there are so many other old friends I haven’t read in some time…Bellwether (Connie Willis), Wicked (Gregory Maguire), Good Omens (Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman)…Perhaps if I spent less time with my new blogging obsession…
Ooohhh Wicked. forgot about that one… maybe after I get home… I still haven’t left yet…
Pardon me, but would you happen to know where I might find more information about licorice?
ericalee! greetings to you, friend, from the literary land of Northern Vermont! Great to see your blog! This is my first comment for you (so far) thank you for sending me the link to read. so glad you are writing. My favorite re-reads are most always dense non-fiction stuff, Thomas Payne the Age of Reason comes to mind. Latley, since wikipedia is my homepage, I most often read that! — lastly I often re-read the emails I send!~ at times even copy out the letters I send so I can have my own copy~ certainly, J. Kerouack did this, but he often used carbon paper — an organized drunk! just saw grat documentary of Hunter S. Thompson, “Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride” reminds me of those nights we listened to him in your car and you drove and drove.. and you said you liked driving, and I was a little freaked, cause collar bone broke in a car.. and I’m not so keen on riding right now. Its near 4am, I hope this first comment of mine works. I’ll send it to you in e-mail too. I miss you, take good care, yoshie
Arthur: more information about licorice may be found on the internet
Yoshie:your comment worked fine and thanks for the memories..I’ll have to check out the Hunter S documentary…
I miss driving with you. did someday say roadtrip? enjoy the holiday…
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