A reading life.....

So many books, so little time. What to do???!!! Just keep at it, I guess. I am such a slow reader that it's very frustrating to see my list of "to be read" grow exponentially.

This weekend I've finished Julie and Julia by Julie Powell which is about the year that she spent cooking her way through Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I read this because I'm excited about the movie coming out in August that stars Meryl Streep as Julia Child. Having read the book, I think this is going to be one of those rare cases where the movie will be better than the book.

Then there's The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. I've waited nearly a year for the English version of this book to come out. I tried to wade through the Spanish version, but it was a bit much for my rusty Spanish. However, I am proud to say that what I did read corresponds well with the translation. Also, I have to say that the original Spanish editon flows a lot better than the English translation. The translator opted for shorter sentences which seems to take away from the book. It's a great read just the same. This is a "prequel" to Ruiz Zafon's The Shadow of the Wind, a book that totally captured my fancy. It was a wonderful read - full of imagination, suspensful, well-plotted, historic, and romantic. It had a superb tonal quality to it as well. Angel's Game is well on its way to matching that experience.

I've also made some progress this weekend with Prep, Human Smoke and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. A few pages at a time will eventually get me somewhere....... Okay, back to the books........