Just a quick thing for now as it is late and later there will be more posts (hopefully).
Anyway, a long time has passed since I put away Asne Seierstad's "The Bookseller of Kabul". Since then, I have started reading a few books and now they are queuing on the shelves and waiting to be finished.
1. "Bieguni" by Olga Tokarczuk. Her newest, long-awaited novel on journey and people who travel. Here is the link to some short summary in English.
I must stay I like those stories; some are short and some long, there are a lot of references to various cultures and different people. Now I wonder though: when am I going to finish it?
The same goes for:
2. Asne Seierstad's "With their backs to the world: Portraits from Serbia"
I read a few chapters but I have lost my heart after a while. I don't find this book as compelling as "The Bookseller of Kabul" and I suppose this book must wait for a better moment now.
3. Then I don't even want to mention Steve Jones' "Y: The Descent of Men" (here goes one review) I feel ashamed now; I know I mentioned this book before in my blog but I don't even remember when.
So that is it. My college book gathers dust as well and waits to be opened. This must happen soon as I have my two final exams coming and looming large...
In the meantime, I work as usual (though shorter hours), I sleep more than usual !!! and am starting yoga classes this Monday.
2 comments:
i'm sure that you will have plenty of time soon to read these books
i think asne seierstad peaked with her first book, i'm afraid. i haven't read her serbia book, but i have it and i agree that it's not as compelling as the bookseller of kabul.
glad to see you highlighted on my blogrolll again! i'd been wondering how you were.
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