Short, and Dull. Sorry.
I haven't blogged for a week.
I have two excuses though. First up, I started my new job yesterday. And, do you know what? It's exhausting. All that thinking, and working, and nobody trashing my desk and threatening to kill me. It's freaking me out. I think I like it though.
Secondly, Mr Botogol over at Green Ideas recommended Human Traces by Sebastian Faulks and I love it so much I might just read it on a loop for the rest of my life. Yes, it's wordy, but it's just so beautifully written that it really isn't hard work, not at all. And anyone who disagrees is just plain wrong, so there.
There. Aren't you glad I made the effort to write something this evening? Christ.
I have two excuses though. First up, I started my new job yesterday. And, do you know what? It's exhausting. All that thinking, and working, and nobody trashing my desk and threatening to kill me. It's freaking me out. I think I like it though.
Secondly, Mr Botogol over at Green Ideas recommended Human Traces by Sebastian Faulks and I love it so much I might just read it on a loop for the rest of my life. Yes, it's wordy, but it's just so beautifully written that it really isn't hard work, not at all. And anyone who disagrees is just plain wrong, so there.
There. Aren't you glad I made the effort to write something this evening? Christ.
posted by surly girl at 6:57 pm
13 Comments:
I've been looking out for a new book to read, I'll give this a go - as well as thinking of questions ...
What? No one nailed your door shut yet?
Why are the amazon reviewers of Human Traces so negative about it I wonder? My amazon basket has three books in it now and I'm tempted to add this one. Sell it to me Surly...
I'm regressing in my reading tastes as I get older. I find I no longer have the attention span to be captivated by fiction so I find myself digesting the odd biography here and there as I can pick one of those up as and when.
I can vouch for how engrossing SG's new book is, she was reading it at 6 o'clock this morning prior to going running...now that's dedication !
"Reading at 6 o'clock this morning prior to going running"? I'm sorry, I just don't think I can read this blog any more.
it's an amazing book: hard work but rewarding. it stays with you long after the reading is done.
give up the jogging, keep reading.
Yes but what was the old Job????
Still intrigued.
glad to hear you've escaped the madhouse. it's bound to be exhausting, not being in mortal peril all the time. you'll get used to it.
x
I love that book!! It's just brilliant, and I'm definitely with the beep about how it stays with you long afterwards.
That's all. Carry on...
Glad you are enjoying it, surly girl.
Hey, a link to me! :-)...
...under a heading "Short, and Dull" :-)
Hello Surly Girl! New jobs are exhausting aren't they? I've just started my placement in Prague and it's really knackering. Look after yourself.
Despina
I enjoyed Faulks's Birdsong so I might have to give this one a go too. Hope you keep on enjoying the job :)
I liked 'Charlotte Gray', so I'll give this a go.
Loved 'George and Arthur', didn't you?
Loads of luck with the new job.
I worked with that Sebastian Faulks as a journo. He's very upper class. Never read his books as a result. Illogical, I know. I also know that Charlotte Gray was a crap movie.
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