Categories: books
Tags: novels, essays, discworld, Books
Date: 20 July 2006 22:43:52
I like to read...
...a lot.
I'm guessing I'm going to be writing quite a bit about books so I thought I ought to warn you.
I've recently discovered essay anthologies as a concept. Previously, I've only really read novels, but threw myself into them, skipping at high speed through places like Middle Earth and Discworld. With essays, I have found I like to savour them, read them more slowly and enjoy the language. The lucky dip approach works well, flicking the pages until something catches the eye. This works with reference books too, particularly Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.
I started to write about all the books I'm in the middle of reading at the moment, thinking that this might be an insight for you into the sort of person I am. The list got too long so I think you can safely conclude that I am better at starting things than finishing them. You will have to wait for more.
I think I shall go and push on with a worthy book, in the hope of getting quickly off to sleep.