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I just finished my first book for 2010 and realised I didn’t post my read book of 2009. Although I didn’t read that much, I picked good ones. Not all, of course, that would be inhuman but still….I did good overall.
| year/month | author | stars | title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-02 | Pink & Ten Pas |  |
The adventures of Johnny Bunko |
| 2009-02 | Urasawa |  |
Monster – volume 5 |
| 2009-02 | Urasawa | |
Monster – volume 6 |
| 2009-02 | Urasawa | |
Monster – volume 7 |
| 2009-02 | Urasawa | |
Monster – volume 8 |
Well, it has been that day of the year again and I want to thank every customer that has been to the shop I work to give me a great time and the guaranty of a pay check this month.
Thanks for a great Thanksgiving!
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Don’t you just love books? Well, I do, as you may have guessed seeing this little site of mine.
And I’m blessed being able to work in a book shop. More than a year already!
To give you a sample of our sections, and the books we buy for our customers, here are some photos.
Ain’t it a pretty sight – sigh-
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My boyfriend and I went on vacation to Turkey. Happy times all around!
At the end of the first week we felt fit enough to see some culture and we went to Ephesus, an old city once flourishing. A lot of buildings are still there in good conditions and this is one of them:
It is the library of Celcus from the second century AD. Of course no more books were found in it, but the building itself, although no longer complete, is impressive enough. Just imagine roaming through books in this place. Makes you wonder why we don’t build like this anymore. Here are some pictures of the beautiful details:
As though I hadn’t enough books already I bought some the last couple of weeks.
I’m trying to get the complete set of books of some of my favorite authors: Clyde Edgerton, Mick Jackson, Magnus Mills. I think I have read enough of those guys to know I won’t be disappointed. So, here is what I got:
Lunch at the Piccadilly – Clyde Edgerton
Solo – Clyde Edgerton
Redeye; a western – Clyde Edegrton
The underground man – Mick Jackson
Five boys – Mick Jackson
As all of you can see in the sidebar, I’m currently reading Ten sorry tales
I think these short stories are very near to animation – to an animated film. In his writing you surely see the influences of him being a film maker. Through his writing it is easy to get a picture of what he wants us (readers) to see. His style is short and compact and every sentence is there for a reason. A lot of things Jackson leaves open for us to interpret and fantasize about, by leaving some information in the dark. For example the time things happen in. Is it past, present or future? Another thing is the characters; they are 1-dimensional, they have one particular quality on which is zoomed in. The rest is for us to fill in. I’m currently busy with describing the different methods Jackson uses in his style to make the stories animated and humorous. Very interesting!
But enough about my ‘professional’ dealings with this book. It is just a great read.
Once in a while I have to read more books at the same time, for example when I’m reading a book and a study book pops up to read also. I don’t know about you, but I always have a hard time reading more than one book simultaneously. Instead of the books going from unread to read double speed it often has a negative effect on my reading: I stop all together. What it is exactly that triggers such a readers block, I have no clue, but maybe it could be that I don’t know what book I should prioritise once I’ve read some chapters and it seems that they’re both good. Or maybe I don’t want both stories or information to mingle with each other. Be how it may, reading more books at once isn’t helping me going through my full book shelves. Luckily my books are patient because they know they will be read one day.
A couple of days ago I started the book Fahrenheit 451
I know of the book burnings during WW II, and I do think that books can help in forming certain ideas and ideals, but I don’t think books can be that dangerous that they have to be forbidden. The burning of books says more about the ones that order it, then about the books themselves. Why should you be afraid of books when you have nothing to hide, or when you believe in people?
Well, as you notice, books help you ponder about things, big things, small things. Books help you escape from reality and get your imagination going for as long as you like.
I just love books!
