An online notebook
Sick Puppy was a good read. Funny and violent, it brought me much enjoyment.
Trouble is, I can’t think of much else to say about it. On my Palimplist I gave it 4 out of 5 stars, but I think I need to downgrade it to 3.
Three is still a good score, right? And just about right for a fun book that doesn’t really stay within your conciousness for long. On finishing it, I thought, “That was great. Now what’s next?”
Answer: The End of the Affair by Graham Greene.
I bought the new Edith Grossman translation of Don Quixote.
It’s a beautifully bound hardback, and will be a pleasure to read, when I get round to it…
This month saw the 400th anniversary of the publication of the first of part of Don Quixote. I’ve never come close to reading it, but it sounds like one of those books which deserves to be read. As it is one of my Reading Resolutions to read Ulysses this year, maybe I could make it Don Quixote next. One hard giant classic a year – seems fair.
The Guardian have a range of interesting articles about the book:
Here’s a great new use of a blog to keep an eye on: CrapAuthors.com.
It basically tracks the progress of a whole range of writers that the bloggers deem to be of negligible literary value!
Am currently reading On Beulah Height, by Reginald Hill. Not very far into it, but the change of pace is startling after Destination: MORGUE!, I have to admit.
There is a distinct paucity of Hill info on the web, just a forgotten author’s page at his publisher’s site, which is a shame. I think I might at least produce some links and do a Hill page on my site. Watch this, or rather that, space!