So it’s been a while since I’ve posted. I’ve even debated whether or not I should continue this blog but I’ve have twoumbrellas for five years now and I just can’t part with it. Besides I really like writing my thoughts down about the books I’ve read and (as I’ve said many times before) I’m forgetful - sometimes even forgetting what I’ve read over the last few months. So on that note, here’s a list of my reading over the past few months (which may or may not be complete):
- Netherland - Joseph O’Neill
- Let the Great World Spin - Colum McCann
- The Hospital for Bad Poets - J.C. Hallman
- Look At Me - Jennifer Egan
- Portnoy’s Complaint - Philip Roth
- Tender Is the Night* - F. Scott Fitzgerald
- The Road* - Cormac McCarthy
- Love and Obstacles* - Aleksandar Hemon
- The Master Bedroom* - Tessa Hadley
- The Other City - Michal Ajvaz
- What the World Will Be Like When All the Water Leaves Us - Laura van den Berg
- The Interrogative Mood - Padgett Powell
*
unfinished. Seeing that this list has four books that I did not finish, it hasn’t been the most productive few months in reading. I can list excuses: moving across the country, being pregnant, renewing a hobby, and freelance work - but they would just be excuses.
I really wish I would have kept up with writing about each of these individually. There is much to say about all of them - even the ones I haven’t (or won’t finish). I will say that my favorite (surprisingly) was
The Other City but I think that has to do with my mood. Moving to Seattle, while being pregnant, has become quite an experience - generally positive, sometimes surreal, and utterly different - I’m continually amazed how much the East Coast is ingrained in my psyche. I am constantly evaluating my perspective and
The Other City somehow captured these feelings. It was the right book at the right time, as they say.
So I am hoping to get back on track with my current read (
Rabbit, Run) and stay that way. I miss writing about reading; in fact, I miss writing in general.
