Happy New Year!
How was your holiday? Santa was very good to me and brought something that's on my perennial wish list--a big stack of new books.
How was your holiday? Santa was very good to me and brought something that's on my perennial wish list--a big stack of new books.
There's a lot I'm looking forward to reading here: The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri, one of the current releases I've been eager to read; Mary Oliver's collection of poems and essays for dog lovers; another Nancy Mitford novel and Elizabeth Bowen's The House in Paris, widely touted by book bloggers; a bit of nonfiction in Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird and David Sedaris's latest collection; and Giada's Feel Good Food to satisfy the inevitable urge to cook a little healthier after the holidays.
Did you find any books under your tree this year?
I'd love to hear how the Lowlands is- I read Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri and really enjoyed it; she has a very singular style. I got a big stack of books for Christmas too lol- they're the best presents :)
ReplyDeleteI love Jhumpa Lahiri's work and am really looking forward to reading this one.
Delete"The House in Paris" contains one of my favorite literary quotes:
ReplyDelete“With no banal reassuring grown-ups present, with grown-up intervention taken away, there is no limit to the terror strange children feel of each other, a terror life obscures but never ceases to justify. There is no end to the violations committed by children on children, quietly talking alone.”
It is a marvelous book and I hope you enjoy it.
I hope I enjoy it as well. I'm looking forward to giving more of Bowen's work a try.
DeleteYes, I love books from Santa. The Nancy Mitford book looks wonderful. Which one will you read first??
ReplyDeleteI think I'll probably start with The Lowland first.
DeleteWhat a delicious looking stack of books! I read The Lowland and really enjoyed it. Haven't read the others but they are all of interest to me. Happy reading! I also got Giada's new book for Christmas.
ReplyDeleteI hope you're enjoying Giada's new book. I have a couple of recipes from it planned for later on this week.
DeleteLucky you! I really enjoyed The Lowland and Bird by Bird is also very good.
ReplyDeleteI got The Luminaries, Empty Mansions and The Signature of All Things for Christmas - I'm looking forward to them all.
The Luminaries is one of those books that I'm intrigued by, but not sure if I want to invest in reading it. I think I'll have to wait to read some more reviews of it to see if I'm swayed one way or another.
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