Mini-list number one **Breathe deeply**
Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry - readers coming to this book in the last week or so may have noticed this classic in the 'Now reading' section. A dizzy, bewildering tale of one man's last day on earth, set against the macabre backdrop of the Mexican Day of the Dead. The first couple of chapters were exciting enough to tell me that this will be an enthralling read, just a little too much like hard work at the moment.
Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey - This book is another one that I started and never finished. I bought it from the aladdin's cave that is Scriveners in Buxton, Derbyshire and carried it home with excitement. Peter Carey does an amazing job of building this exotic world full to the brim with quirky characters and goings-on. It does take some doing to get into this and I will pick it up again.
Labyrinth by Kate Mosse - The first offering in Mosse's trilogy. I have been told sooooo many times that I need to read this by my Mum after loving Sepulchre and her side project The Winter Ghosts, reviewed a couple of months back. I hear that the third book is due to be released very soon and we are very excited. The sense of history intertwined so naturally into her narrative is something that I absolutely adore, especially since she focuses on French history.
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka - recommended by my Dad when he saw me reading Kafka on the shore. Grotesque and obscure, this is the tale of a young man who wakes up to find he has transformed into a giant insect. This book sounds utterly bizarre, and completely wonderful.
Is that crazy book-filled room yours? That is the kind of...mess...I love to get my hands on. Getting a go at that room would be like going to fantasy camp.
ReplyDeleteHa ha !
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to disappoint but..no, sadly (and I do mean sadly) it's not my own mountain of books. Nowadays I have to be a bit more civilised about my habit unless people happen to stop by..! However it is somewhat akin to the state of my flat whilst I was studying at University and had too many books and too little shelves to keep them on :-D ha.
Imagine diving into those books like ...like those ball pools kids like to dive in...ooh **shiver**