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50 books a year, angela carter, hubert selby jr, Its monday what are you reading?, meme, Robert Rankin, wilkie collins
Another Monday, another meme. Things have slowed down since the last time I posted. The good news is, I’ve finally reached my 50 Books A Year target (yay!). And I’ve also began to focus more on my writing, which is why I haven’t been posting as frequently. More posts will follow on my thoughts and feelings on that.
But here is what’s going on from the book front:
Books Read
1. ‘The Passion of New Eve’ by Angela Carter
This gets 5/5 stars. An absolute joy to read. Review coming up!
2. ‘The Room’ by Hubert Selby Jr.
Scary stuff. This gets two ratings: 3/5 for story and 5/5 for execution of the writers’ craft. I’ll elaborate later in a full review.
Currently Reading
1. Retromancer by Robert Rankin
Still monkeying around with this one, but that’s only because (look below)…
2. ‘The Woman in White’ by Wilkie Collins
… this one has taken over! Who’d have thought Collins would turn out to be such a brilliant writer?
That’s it for now. Happy reading everyone!
Wordly Obsessions 
Look forward to reviews of all of the above!
Oh, The Woman in White looks really fascinating…I’ve been noticing it here and there.
Thanks for sharing….
Here’s mine:
http://laurelrainsnow.wordpress.com/2010/10/18/monday-memes-mailbox-and-what-are-you-reading-oct-18/
Congratulations on reaching your goal!!! Good luck with your writing too!!!
Dollycas
http://dollycas.blogspot.com/
I like the cover of Woman In White…. spooky good!
I’ve been wanting to read The Woman in White for a while. I hope you have a great week in books!
For all those wondering about Woman in White, it is a great read. There’s plenty of action in the narrative as it’s told from multiple perspectives. Very good reading experience for those interested in the art of novel writing.
The Room sounds interesting. I haven’t read Selby before, but the movie version of Requiem For a Dream was amazing!
Here’s my Monday post. Cheers!
Be careful with ‘The Room’. It’s explicit, very explicit. The movie version of ‘Requiem’ (haven’t read or watched it) is probably a dumbed down version of the book. But Aronofsky is an amazing director so I could be wrong.
Congratulations on finishing the 50! I have been wanting to read Angela Carter for ages… her books look and sounds wicked! 😉
Hi JoV. Thanks. You should read her, she’s amazing. After Mary Shelley women didn’t have much to do wih science fiction, but Carter has claimed that all back now.