It took me a few days to get over the feeling left by David Mitchell‘s The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. Usually, after finishing a book, I’d jump right in to the next one, but I couldn’t quite shake off Jacob de Zoet. Even now, when I think back on it, I get a strange … Continue reading »
Imagine being able to hear your books whisper their stories in your ear; of being able to magically step into the world of your favorite books, where fantasy become reality. Welcome to David’s strange and wonderful world – where books talk and argue with each other, and where fairytales come alive…literally. Young David loves to … Continue reading »
Sometime in the early 2000s, American pastry chef, and writer, David Lebovitz, decided to leave his life in San Francisco behind, to live in the city many of us (me, at least) dream of – Paris. In his light, and funny book, The Sweet Life in Paris, David shares his misunderstandings and (mis)adventures as an American trying to … Continue reading »
I’m one book closer to my goal of reading all (or most) of the Man Booker Prize winners, after reading Hilary Mantel’s novel, Wolf Hall, which was awarded the Booker Prize in 2009. I was a bit hesitant to read Wolf Hall at first. The hardbound edition is 523 pages long, and the story, set in … Continue reading »
Ulysses, I blame you for this, as well as for all the evil in the world. Well, ok, maybe that’s going too far. Still, I blame you for putting me back 3 books behind schedule. I’m still reading Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall, which I am enjoying. I’m reading the hardbound edition, which is over 500 … Continue reading »
