Foiled by the Booker!
Twice in a month I have been foiled by a Booker prize winning novel. In August, it was The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy.This week it was The Photograph by Penelope Lively.
Both books have a premise that intrigues - delving into people, culture, and psychology. Both books have won one of the most prestigious prizes in literature. Both books appeal to my curiosity of the different - neither the predictable novel.
And both have failed to capture and retain my attention and I've moved on to more frivolous pieces. I'm attributing my mindwandering to the time of year - summer and school break - having a short period of time to kick back without the stress of school has made me want to relax in every aspect of my world. So I have.
These books feel more like winter books - dedicate time, curl up and focus, spend a rainy day with them kind of books. While I fully intend to get back to them in the next few months, I can't help but feel a bit of the stoopid that I've traded them in for now.
Though I did trade The Photographer for Quite Honestly by John Mortimer. I just started it last night so am only a few chapters in - and it's pure Mortimer: delightful, comfortable and amusing. Nothing earthshattering but a good fun read.
posted by chickie @ 8:53 PM
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