I’m so excited for this weekend because mine starts now! I’m taking a couple of days off from work and of course there’s Labor Day holiday so I get a nice bit of a break to enjoy my books. We’re also expecting a cold front. Ha. Hey, I’ll take anything that takes us below 100+ degrees.
So wanted to share what my current reading stack looks like even though it’s not that big. Of course I’m sure I’ll add another book soon.
First up is The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte. I initially picked this up for Spanish Lit month and even though that is over, I’m still reading this. The story is about a book detective in search for a missing manuscript and it’s set in Spain. I think if you are at all interested in antiquarian books this would be a great read. While it’s taking me a while to read this, I’m very much enjoying the setting and the characters. There is just something a little unreliable about all of them.
My other read is Hieroglyphics by Jill McCorkle. Lil and Frank after many years of marriage and now having grown children, move back to Frank’s hometown. Frank wants to revisit his childhood home where now Shelly, a single mom, and her son live. I’m not very far into this book but I love the way Lil is worried about keeping track of memories and recording events for her children. As someone who loves to journal, I really appreciate this.
Finally, yes, I’m still making my way through Devotions by Mary Oliver. Such beauty in these poems. Just take a look at this:
Eat bread and understand comfort.
Drink water, and understand delight.
Visit the garden where the scarlet trumpets are opening their bodies for the hummingbirds
who are drinking the sweetness, who are thrillingly gluttonous.
For one thing leads to another.
Soon you will notice how stones shine underfoot.
Eventually tides will be the only calendar you believe in.
From To Begin With, the Sweet Grass
Alright friends, I going to enjoy a bit of a blog break but I’ll be back next week for more book talk. Hope you have a fantastic weekend!
I hope you have a wonderful “staycation” and get in a lot of reading time. I also hope you have some fall-like temps. I’m still hoping for something in the 70s. We need a warm front!! I’m interested in Hieroglyphics, but a bit wary of popular contemporary fiction after being so disappointed with Normal People. I’ll be anxious to hear your thoughts on this book. I LOVE everything about that Mary Oliver Poem. You’ve convinced me. I’m buying a copy (and maybe an extra copy to give as a gift). Enjoy your break!
Oo! An early start to the weekend! I’m jealous. 🙂 I hope you get to enjoy the cooler weather. I am so looking forward to being able to open the windows again . . . I am glad you are enjoying The Club Dumas. It’s been on my TBR shelf for awhile now. I have heard good things about Hieroglyphics. I hope you enjoy your time off! Take care, Iliana.
Enjoy your time off, Iliana! It was cooler out this morning and will be even cooler yet tomorrow and beyond. We haven’t gotten much but a spit of rain, but we’re hopeful. Lots just north of us. Our mystery group meets tonight to talk about Ruth Ware’s book and The Turn of the Key in particular. Think it will be fun. Take care and a good time to take a few days!
Glad you’re liking The Club Dumas. It’s a bit of a crazy ride. 😀
Ahh, what a beautiful poem. Mary Oliver is wonderful, and perfect for these times, when so many of us are feeling unsettled or prone to worry in quiet moments. Both of your other reads right now also intrigue me. I hope you enjoy your holiday; I’ve got work to do today and tomorrow and then am off (but home, of course) next week as well! Take care.
Enjoy your break and the cooler weather, Iliana! We’ve been getting lots of rain here lately so at least the weather isn’t too warm, which is much to my delight. The Club Dumas sounds like a good read. I look forward to hearing your thoughts of it.
Enjoy! I’m finding it difficult to believe September and Labor Day are here. My sense of time has been skewed since March! Read, relax, and have a great long weekend!
Mary Oliver is my obsession. I started reading her for the first time this Spring and I’ve read so many poems and essays over the Spring and Summer. I just love her work.
Glad you are getting an extra long weekend, I hope you enjoy every moment of it.
Unfortunately a return to Summer temps hits just for the long weekend here, then it will drop down to beautiful Autumn-like upper 60’s for the high after that. I wish we had that for the weekend, but I’m going to enjoy the time nonetheless.
Enjoy your well deserved break!
Looking forward to try Hieroglyphics. Hope you enjoy time off!
Enjoy your time off and happy reading! I like unreliable characters, they keep you guessing.
Oh Club Dumas! I remember when that came out and I thought it sounded good but never got around to reading it and then forgot. So thanks for the reminder! Mary Oliver is such a gem. I hope you are enjoying you stretch of days and that it hasn’t been too hot.
I hope your time off is great. Enjoy! Hope you have a great week!