BOOK LIST SO FAR FOR 2008

To provide you with a little glimpse of what I have been buried in over the past couple of months - with different size book covers, to mangle the harmony of my webpage!


I am currently reading "L'elegance du herisson" - the author would cringe at me not using accents here, as would Renée Michel, la concierge.
Splendidly written.
Thoroughly enjoying it.


Andrea de Carlo's "Nel Momento" takes you through the states of mind of a fifty year old bloke going through a mid-life crisis and describes his encounter with several bohemian females.
As surprising as it may seem, it is not a bad read!
Very weird website though: http://www.andreadecarlo.com/


And I could not escape starting the year with Khaled Hosseini's "Kite Runner".
Moving. Afghanistan, boys, harelips, kites, war.
In the political context? Food for thought.
Not sure I want to go see the film though.


I finished off 2007 with "El Amor en los Tiempos del Colera" by Gabriel Garcia Marques - a splendid book. Great read. Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza, their love and life, their boats and passions. One of those novels that has been beautifully written and begs for you to keep on reading.