Books I've read so far this year...

[nekosensei]

1. The human Christ: the search for the historical Jesus by Charlotte Allen. [I forget this one. Ancient history interests me, but I thought this one was a little on the dry side.]
2. Lisey's Story by Stephen King
3. Orientalism by Edward Said
4. I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
5. The curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon
6. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett -- not the best book I've read by Neil Gaiman, but it was entertaining nonetheless.

Comments

[drl909.livejournal.com]

I liked Good Omens, but my understanding is that stylistically it's much more Pratchett than Gaiman, particularly with all the footnotes.

[nekosensei.livejournal.com]

I thought the footnotes were an amusing touch. I particularly liked the one footnote that had to do with the angel doing calculations that only six people on earth could understand. Two were Nobel Prize winners and one was in a mental institution. He dribbled and he wasn't given anything sharp because of what he would do with it. Snarky stuff like that is funny...

Oh...that also reminds me of what Susan Clarke did in Jonathon Strange and Dr. Norrell...

[drl909.livejournal.com]

My favorite footnote is still the one about the tabloid newspaper reporter interviewing the Secretary-General of the U.N. "So you're the Secretary-General of the United Nations?" "Sí." "Ever seen Elvis?"

I gotta finish Jonathan Strange one of these days.

[lucy-burb.livejournal.com]

I saw a similar book that I wanted to read; maybe it was the same one. I decided not to get it, since I have a few books on the shelf here that I've been meaning to read! I made a vow not to buy any more before I'd read the ones I have...

[lucy-burb.livejournal.com]

Referring to the book "The Human Christ...", I should add...

[nekosensei.livejournal.com]

Yeah...I got The Human Christ from the library. I thought it was kind of a dry read though. I've read books on biblical history that were much more interesting.

[lucy-burb.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, the library! What a novel idea! ;) Thanks for the warning; I prefer interesting.