We received and then gave away our copy of The Power of One, so must remember to re-order it. While I'm at it, just a note to remind everyone that our next book is Pilgrim by Timothy Findley which also requires ordering. Wouldn't it be great to have a local bookshop that miraculously had both of those titles? It may not exist. Looking forward to both of those.
Meantime, I've been reading a couple of Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallender mysteries. I heard an interview with Mankell recently - he was on the flotilla in Gaza that was attacked perhaps a month ago. I'm always amazed at how different an experience it is to read a work that's been translated. It feels something like approaching English from the side. Anyway, I recommend them, particularly the first of the two that RVPL has available - it's called Faceless Killers. I know, I'm ashamed. I followed the second book up by watching Ingmar Bergman's autobiographical film Fanny and Alexander last night - wow - also highly recommended. O those wonderfully artistic Swedes!
Happy reading, group!
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Friday, July 2, 2010
Time to ponder
Finished reading The Power of One today and perused the discussion questions at the back of the book. This might pertain to any novel:
Do you think it's important to know exactly what, in a book like this, what is real and what is fictional?
Mmmm?
Do you think it's important to know exactly what, in a book like this, what is real and what is fictional?
Mmmm?
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