BiblioAddict

Well, I have finally returned from my much needed, very refreshing vacation during which I ate a lot of food that I didn’t cook, relaxed and laughed with family, and – naturally – read. And read. And read. I finished John Connolly’s NOCTURNES, started 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS by Joe Hill, devoured most of THE SCRIBNER ANTHOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY SHORT FICTION, and bought both the THE PARIS REVIEW BOOK for Planes. Trains. Elevators. And Waiting Rooms and HEYDAY by Kurt Andersen.

Commentary on NOCTURNES and WORLD WAR Z (see, I didn’t forget) is forthcoming. Both of these were amazing books and I’ve gotta say that, though I’m only 2 stories into Hill’s 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS, I think I enjoyed NOCTURNES more. There’s something about Connolly’s poetic and quietly chilling way of writing that I find a bit more compelling than Hill’s. But I admit it’s really too soon to make a fair comparison and I have the feeling that Connolly and Hill are out to accomplish two different things through their stories and method of writing.

In other news, since I’ve been back I’ve added a couple of books to my bibliocovets list: IN DEFENSE OF FOOD: AN EATERS MANIFESTO by Michael Pollan (I know, I know – I haven’t finished OMNIVORE’S DILEMMA yet, but I will) and LISTENING IS AN ACT OF LOVE by Dave Isay.

Sigh. There. It’s good to be back.