I spent much of this past week working, so it was a relief when the weekend finally came! This was a pretty relaxing one, which was really nice. Yesterday, my husband and I ran errands on our bikes (and yes, I used my lovely bike which I posted about earlier this week). Then he had to work for awhile, so I read Wolf Hall. At this point, I’ve only got about 50 pages left, so I’m hopeful I’ll be finishing it today. It is very, very good, but I have some of the same complaints others had, namely that the pronouns are very difficult.
I’m glad this weekend was a relaxing one, because the next few are going to be busy! Next weekend, we are hosting my husband’s parents, which should be a lot of fun. The weekend after that? It’s The Rally to Restore Sanity! My husband and I will be heading out to the National Mall to do…well…I don’t really know what. But it should be fun!
This week was a great reading week. I finished up two audios, OPEN by Andre Agassi, which was surprisingly great, and EARTH by Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show, which was surprisingly not so much. I also read Salman Rushdie’s Haroun and the Sea of Stories and hope to get to its sequel releasing in November, Luka and the Fire of Life, this week. I also finished The Distant Hours by Kate Morton, which I liked, but didn’t love until I got to the amazing ending. I read a few others this week as well; all in all, a wonderful week in terms of books, with a great variety in genres.
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6 comments:
Awesome week!! I didn't get much reading done but I did get a lot of work done -- so good for me too.
You always have great weeks in books! I'm curious about the Rally to Restore Sanity!
Can I attend the Rally To Restore Sanity? I'd like to make that happen! I too loved the audio of Open. I so made fun of Andre back in the day. I thought he was a spoiled little twerp. That memoir certainly put him in perspective for me.
What a busy week! Several of the books are on my TBR list and I am happy that you are enjoying Wolf Hall. I am envious that you will be on the Mall for the Rally to Restore Sanity. We are having a companion rally in Seattle and Mr G and I will be there.
Have fun at the Rally to Restore Sanity! And bring back a full report!
Ooh! I can't wait to read your review on Wolf Hall. That is one that I desperately want to get to. It sounds like you had a really great week and got lots read. Here's hoping that you have another great week in store for you this time around!
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