A whole week with no internet, no email, no cell phones: woo-hooo!
I am bringing a few books, of course.
- Dune Messiah. Don’t know what exactly prompted it, but Dune was the book I picked up just after Joey’s accident, during my break from Owen Meany. Why Dune, I have no idea, but it was just the thing. This will be my first foray into the rest of the series.
- Jayber Crow, by Wendell Berry. I’ve never read anything by Wendell Berry before. Inkling suggested that I start with this one, and I’m looking forward to it.
- Flashman, by George MacDonald Fraser. I’m very excited about this discovery. I hope it’s as good as it looks. Not only is it historical fiction, which you already know I have a penchant for, but it also fits in with that recent meme: Flashman is (so I’m told) a minor character in Tom Brown’s Schooldays who most assuredly deserves a book of his own.
- And for the drive, Patrick Tull narrating The Nutmeg of Consolation. Oh boy!
Have a great week!
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Have a great vacation.
I read the first couple Dune books. The plots were involving, but I got so exasperated once it became clear that he never intended to end anything.
Enjoy!
have a great time at camp. I’m kind of jea;ous of the family camp thing, but know that my beloved would never be into it…
Ahhhh…Flashman! That brings back memories for me! I read the first 4 or 5 books when I was a teenager. Yes, Flashman is a minor character from Tom Brown’s Schooldays – if memory seves me correctly, the Flashman character was a cad and a bully, and gets kicked out of school. What a brilliant idea, taking that character, and making a whole series of novels about his life and adventures! Although a coward and a womanizer, not to mention a man who has problems with his bowels when he’s scared out of his wits, he does come across as an attractive character. Once you read at least one book, I recommend you try and find a copy of the movie ‘Royal Flash’ to view. Malcolm McDowell plays Flashman brilliantly – that part was truly made for him, and him alone.
I hope you enjoy Wendell Berry’s fiction as much as I do. My only complaint is that there is not enough of it — only six novels and a volume of stories. Jayber Crow is certainly a good place to start, though A Place on Earth would do just as well.