Bibliography, October 2010

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BOTM: W. Faulkner, Go down, Moses

Anon, tr. R. Davis, The Lives of the Ninth-Century Popes S.C. Barton, Holiness
S.C. Barton, Holiness (partial)
J. Conrad, Twixt Land and Sea
A. C. Doyle, The adventures of Sherlock Holmes (K)
U. Eco, How to travel with a Salmon
R. Fletcher, Bloodfeud
R.H. Haggard, The Wanderer's necklace
Ignatius the Deacon, Letters
Leo of Synada, Letters
Marco Polo, Travels
Sebeos, Armenian History
Usamah, An Arab Gentleman during the crusades
Villehardiun, A history of the Crusades

Remaining - 20

Sometimes, when you read, I find that it can take a long time for the key to turn. I've read several of Faulkner's before, always feeling that there are snatches of genius amidst some fairly heavy going. In some cases, the ratio was worse. And somewhere along the line in Go down, Moses, the key turned. In fact, it turned about half way through the second story, and it opened it all up. I'm keen to reread all the others that I've never quite got, and go and buy the remaining books in his extensive series. There's always been something about the rhythms of the language he uses that insistently first lulls then hammers at you, but until now, I've tended to get bored during the more extensive passages. I suspect the interlinked story format works well for it in any case, and am delighted I found it. Well worth perservering with.

Nearly there now, and I've bought a Kindle as a reward for getting below the 1% unread level - I obviously had to buy a book to read on it, and that's the (K) in the list. Looking good for new books in December now. That's very exciting.