American Pastoral by Philip Roth
Finally getting round to it, I'm over half way through this one and although it's a bit of a slog at times this tale of 'Swede' Levov is brilliantly executed. It moves at a very slow pace, with long scenes and what I'd describe as a ruminative and/or pitying narrative but it's focus can incite can be both poignant and penetrative. It's also about the Jewish experience in America (hence American Pastoral the condition to which the Swede adheres) I've got a fair bit to go but hopefully I'll have it finished by the end of the weekend as I've just ordered a couple of new books to read.
This book was gripping.I couldn't put it down and placed my Kindle next to my laptop in the office so I could read it surreptitiously.
I finished it yesterday.
A friend has recommended The House Beyond the Hill by Michael R. Collings.Not sure if I will like this.Just read two pages and it's about vampires and werewolves.Not really my usual material, but as it was recommended, I will try it out.
Not sure it's the kind of book I'd want to read, ukbootlegs... sounds too harrowing for me!
Currently reading John Periam's Shelley the Lifeboat Labrador, which was one of those short-time freebies on Kindle and appealed as it was about Southwold (although only in part of the book so far). I don't usually read books where pets are the main component but this isn't so much about the dog as about John's life from when he moved to Southwold and then became involved with the lifeboat and the RLNI and it's very interesting to read.
Also reading an old library copy of J.D. Summers-Smith's New Naturalist book on The House Sparrow... though not a book that's likely to have a wide readership. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 Am learning new things from it though, hoping it'll give me a little more understanding about how the colony in my garden behave and maybe if there's anything my garden is lacking for them.
I just fished it last night. My commute is so much llonger now so i read this in just over a week. I found the style of writing a bit highschoolish at first but then i really got into it and really enjoyed it. I think i'll buy the next two for my kindle since they are quite cheap in the kindle store.
I started the second hunger games book on Tuesday and I am already half way though. Really liking these at these books at the moment. Can't wait to see how this one ends. Its really heating up now.
Well I enjoyed Crooked House a lot. Well written but the identity of the murderer seemed very obvious. Not sure if this is just me reading it with a more cynical eye 60years after publication or if it has always been so.
Anyway, next book is PG Wodehouse, Galahad at Blandings where everything will seem very obvious (but entertaining none the less)!
On the last of the three books included in the Jon Shanow trilogy, Bloodstone by David Gemmell.
Just finished;
Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes
Again, another woman in an abusive relationship who then suffers from OCD as a result.Really enjoyed this book and will probably check out more by the author.Tough Sh*t: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good by Kevin Smith
Very funny and enjoyed this book.Then again, I enjoyed Clerks, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob along with Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Now reading;
Skagboys by Irvine Welsh
Not sure if enjoyable is the right word for it, but it was a gripping book.It was amazing to read how a "white, middle class, English woman" ended up having sex with upto 34 men in a night for £20 a time.
It was shocking and you can't help but feel for her.
I got the book for free, so I donated money to the charity she works with to make up for it as a result.
Well I've just finished the second book. I really enjoyed it. I am just starting the third on now. Then i plan to read Cloudstreet next as I really enjoyed the miniseries.