Posted by NikkiT2 on September 16, 2004, at 16:34:48
hey sweetie,
I was thinking about this reading issue. have you tried reading something really light?? and while I know HGTG isn't the deepest book ever, it still takes a fair amount of brain power!! (And I have the rules to Kricket if you would like me to post them *l*)
Anyway, it got me thinking of any junk food books I've read this year.
Not actually read much junk, but there is this one series of books.. terribly light, everyone is reading them on the public transport here.. the first is "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency". They're about Precious Ramotswe, a traditionally built (I so adore that phrase!) female private detective.. the only one in Botswana.. theres NO Raymond Chandler kind of detective.. she drinks red bush tea, sits around talking alot, and drives a little van! They're really delightful, but really take so little brain power. Theres 4 more in the series so far.. the others are (and sorry, I forget the order now which is awful of me) "Morality for Beautiful Girls", "The Kalahari Typing School for Men", "Tears of the Giraffe", "The Full Cupboard of Life", "In the Company of Cheerful Ladies".
Some thing so sunny and light might be just the thing to kick start the reading.If you like the Raymond Chandler type of detective novel.. J and I both recently enjoyed "Last Tango in Aberystwyth" and "Aberystwyth Mon Amour". They're that kind of feeling.. the "I walk into a bar and see a broad, the broad looks over at me" kind of thing.. but they're just very slightly surreal *L* Aberystwyth is a town in Wales, so that kind of wierd to start with *l* And they do things like go down for shady discussions at the ice cream stand.. or take someone to dinner at the seaside rock (the candy kind) restaurant *l* We enjoyed them!!
Monday is D Day *grins* the big new Waterstones books shop just near work opens, with 10% off everything!! I've been saving some book tokens that the awesome partlcycloudy gave me just for it!
BUT, I've found the amazing book shop nearer work.. Again its a Waterstones (my fave chain of book shops), and I walked past but it looked tiny.. today I poked my head in and its like the Tardis!! Inside it is HUGe.. and dark, and warm, and lots of wood and just heaven!!! I spent 30 minutes just walking round in a daze, madly in love and feeling like I've found a home!!! I can't wait to return and start buying!!Right.. time for bed again! I know, I know, I'm lacking in the email front.. but I hope this makes up for it!
Nikki xx
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