The last two months have mostly been a washout with regards to posting about books, due to fairly insane life and work schedules. This of course doesn't mean that I haven't been reading, just that I haven't had much time to actually sit down and tap out my thoughts on these books. I probably won't have any time this week either; I'm travelling for work this week and into next. But I am working on a post to conclude my summary of Peace Like A River and will try to finish it up this weekend. |
On the topic of my online book club reads, I finished our latest assigned book, Flannery O'Connor's The Violent Bear It Away. I described the start of it a while back, and finished reading it over the Christmas holidays. I won't go into further detail at the moment other than to say that I hated it, pretty much from start to finish. I despised almost every character in it and was repelled by their actions. I forced myself to finish the novel but did not enjoy the experience. I don't think that I'll be picking up any more fiction by O'Connor anytime soon. On a happier note, I was recently on a short trip with my sister and her family and on the drive we were listening to an audiobook of The Code Of The Woosters. It did my heart good to hear the nephews chortling over the shenanigans of Bertie, Stiffy, Gussie, etc., with the missing notebook, the policeman's hat, and the silver cow creamer. And their delight at Bertie getting the best of Roderick Spode. It really is a brilliant book, and such a palate cleanser after reading a distasteful piece of fiction.
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