Firstly, my apologies for having not posted a reading journal entry for yesterday. The heat finally took its toll on me and left me a gibbering heap, unable to even think about picking up a book, let alone scribing my thoughts on it. Lessons are … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Thu 25th June 2009
June 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Last night - So the last thing I did last night was go ahead and read the Scorsese’s foreword for Shusaku Endo’s Silence (Peter Owen). It’s not long but it’s punchy, with one of the main features being a challenge by Scorsese on the held … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Wed 24th June 2009
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07:00 - A Tolstoyan start to the day with a read through of Alyosha the Pot (can be read for free at Fifty-Two Stories). A great story, albeit short, but ohh so sad. Not a clever move starting off the day with such a depressing story perhaps, even if … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Quiet Jesus, I’m Reading
June 24, 2009 By 8 Comments
Quiet Jesus, I'm Reading, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. I picked this up from the sorting office not more than an hour ago and I'm still staggering around 'drunk' with bookish intoxication. It's one of the books I ordered a few days … [Read more...]