February Books

[slemslempike]

February
Catherine, Called Birdy - Karen Cushman
Ghost World - Daniel Clowes
Delicate Monster - Storm Jameson
Miss Rivers and Miss Bridges - Geraldine Symons
Global Frequency - Warren Ellis
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding - Julia Strachey
Permanent Rose - Hilary McKay
Morality For Beautiful Girls - Alexander McCall Smith
The Kalahari Typing School for Men - Alexander McCall Smith
Global Frequency: Detonation Radio - Warren Ellis
America (The Book) - Daily Show/Jon Stewart
Batgirl: Year One
Sabine - Tim Kennemore
Nancy, Young Canadian - Phillis Garrard
Every Boy Has One - Meg Cabot
Provincial Daughter - RM Dashwood
'...and that's when it fell off in my hand.' - Louise Rennison
Biddy and Quilla - Evelyn Smith
Saving Francesca - Melina Marchetta
The Doings of Hilda - Phillis Garrard
The Full Cupboard of Life - Alexander McCall Smith

So, much more reading done in February. 9 children's books, 4 comics, 7 fiction and 1 non-fiction. They're all first reads too. The worst of the lot was Every Boy Has One, which was dire - irritating and ill-written. The best was probably Saving Francesca, about which I have already waxed as lyrical as I get. Or maybe Permanent Rose. The McCall Smith books were getting a bit tired by the end of the series, I'm not particularly sad that they seem to have come to a close, although I would have liked to know what happened to Mma Makutsi. The whole 'simplicity' was rather grating as well. Next month I want to read more fiction - I'm in the middle of Fidelity by Susan Galspell (a Persephone book) and Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin. The Glaspell is very hard going, but Tales in the City is great.

Comments

[coconutswirl.livejournal.com]

Read or bought? I can't keep up with that no matter which it is. I only finished ONE novel in February - Nabokov's "Pale Fire" and discarded around eight others. However, March is off to a good start: I finished Murukami's "After the Quake" this morning".

And I only bought six books!!!!!

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

It's books read! I don't remember what I bought this month.

Um, I've just checked, and I bought eighteen books this month. But! Since I read 21, that's not bad or anything. Really.

Poor Dear Esme arrived this morning. Would you like to borrow it?

"You really are the limit, Esme," she said. "I don't believe there ever was another girl in the world like you! I don't know what I should do without you."
...
"I don't believe you like to be liked. I've often wanted to kiss you, but you've never wanted to kiss me."
"Kissing's awful rot," said Esme, looking hard into the distance. "Germs and all that," he added.

[coconutswirl.livejournal.com]

Would love to. Then I can mail you some rude Danish candy while I'm at it ;)

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Will post it tomorrow - I think I still have your address from NY postcards, if it's still the same. Otherwise, email me @livejournal.com.