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tilly_stratfordHumming: Lovely Rita, the Beatles
Lyric sample:
In her cap she looked much older
And the bag across her shoulder
Made her look a little like a mille'try man
Books I'm currently reading
or; Why I have commitment issues
1. 'Ladies aren't gentlemen' by P. G. Wodehouse
For me it takes quite a unique mood to really enjoy the ol' Wooster farce. Mostly I don't find it funny, but suddenly! One day! I get an overpowering craving for foolish, posh Britishmen. I've been 'reading' this for months.
2. 'The book of illusions' by Paul Auster
I got to the part where he had sex with the ugly woman, and then put it back in my bookcase. God, this is a boring book! When I've read through half of a book without feeling intrigued or the least bit interested, I don't count it as a good book.
3. 'Shout!' by Philip Norman
To be perfectly honest, I don't like biographies written in a novel form - the author always pads it up with melodrama and whatnot. Even worse when they seem to be outright lying (Paul isn't actually left-handed?) - but they fascinate me with the unimportant tidbits you're treated with. But I'm still a bit miffed you get every little bit of information about John's and Paul's childhoods, whereas George and Ringo just sort of walks into their story.
4. 'The picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde
I love this book. I remember I read it in Norwegian, and last year come my birthday I told my father I wished for an English edition - and got an original edition from 1907! I take good care of it, always carrying it around in a little plastic bag and reading my favourite passages aloud for myself.
5. 'Memnoch the devil' by Anne Rice
I. Love. Vampires. I have a taste for modern vampire literature. I loved Rice's first book 'Interview with the vampire', but I realised each book she wrote in the Vampire Chronicles got slightly worse than the last - and this is the fifth book in it, and I don't feel it's any good at all. Now they can suddenly fly? Alright, bonus points for Lestat and David almost gettin' it on in 'The tale of the body thief', but it hardly makes up for things.
Books I'm planning to read
Or; Why I should quit school and read fulltime instead
1. 'Maurice' by E.M. Forster
I read some quotes from it, and instantly wanted to read it. Of course the local library has a Norwegian translation, but I'll have to wait until I find the English edition - I think it's very probable I'll be using it as an inspiration to my own novel.
2. 'Mannen som elsket Yngve' by Tore Renberg
(="The man who loved Yngve") Christ, a Norwegian book! Can it be? I've already bought this, but since I will later this year be forced to read a Norwegian novel (and I don't do that very often) I'm calling it off until then.
3. 'De profundis' by Oscar Wilde
I once decided not to read this, as it would be too depressing. Time has proven, however, that sometimes I enjoy being depressed (no I'm not mentally ill) and this would fit my mood about now.
4. 'The decay of lying' by Oscar Wilde
I've actually leafed through this a couple of times, but I'll have to wait until I'm in the mood for it.
5. Some or other collection of Roald Dahl short stories
I'm hopelessly addicted to 'em. He wrote the best short stories I know.
6. 'A different peace' by John Knowles
I don't really know why - and I can't find it anywhere.
Lyric sample:
In her cap she looked much older
And the bag across her shoulder
Made her look a little like a mille'try man
Books I'm currently reading
or; Why I have commitment issues
1. 'Ladies aren't gentlemen' by P. G. Wodehouse
For me it takes quite a unique mood to really enjoy the ol' Wooster farce. Mostly I don't find it funny, but suddenly! One day! I get an overpowering craving for foolish, posh Britishmen. I've been 'reading' this for months.
2. 'The book of illusions' by Paul Auster
I got to the part where he had sex with the ugly woman, and then put it back in my bookcase. God, this is a boring book! When I've read through half of a book without feeling intrigued or the least bit interested, I don't count it as a good book.
3. 'Shout!' by Philip Norman
To be perfectly honest, I don't like biographies written in a novel form - the author always pads it up with melodrama and whatnot. Even worse when they seem to be outright lying (Paul isn't actually left-handed?) - but they fascinate me with the unimportant tidbits you're treated with. But I'm still a bit miffed you get every little bit of information about John's and Paul's childhoods, whereas George and Ringo just sort of walks into their story.
4. 'The picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde
I love this book. I remember I read it in Norwegian, and last year come my birthday I told my father I wished for an English edition - and got an original edition from 1907! I take good care of it, always carrying it around in a little plastic bag and reading my favourite passages aloud for myself.
5. 'Memnoch the devil' by Anne Rice
I. Love. Vampires. I have a taste for modern vampire literature. I loved Rice's first book 'Interview with the vampire', but I realised each book she wrote in the Vampire Chronicles got slightly worse than the last - and this is the fifth book in it, and I don't feel it's any good at all. Now they can suddenly fly? Alright, bonus points for Lestat and David almost gettin' it on in 'The tale of the body thief', but it hardly makes up for things.
Books I'm planning to read
Or; Why I should quit school and read fulltime instead
1. 'Maurice' by E.M. Forster
I read some quotes from it, and instantly wanted to read it. Of course the local library has a Norwegian translation, but I'll have to wait until I find the English edition - I think it's very probable I'll be using it as an inspiration to my own novel.
2. 'Mannen som elsket Yngve' by Tore Renberg
(="The man who loved Yngve") Christ, a Norwegian book! Can it be? I've already bought this, but since I will later this year be forced to read a Norwegian novel (and I don't do that very often) I'm calling it off until then.
3. 'De profundis' by Oscar Wilde
I once decided not to read this, as it would be too depressing. Time has proven, however, that sometimes I enjoy being depressed (no I'm not mentally ill) and this would fit my mood about now.
4. 'The decay of lying' by Oscar Wilde
I've actually leafed through this a couple of times, but I'll have to wait until I'm in the mood for it.
5. Some or other collection of Roald Dahl short stories
I'm hopelessly addicted to 'em. He wrote the best short stories I know.
6. 'A different peace' by John Knowles
I don't really know why - and I can't find it anywhere.
