I took the day off from work today to take my mom shopping, and we spent most of the day at the mall and running around. Luckily she also wanted to stop off at Barnes & Noble to check out some of her new agey magazines and books. I decided it was the perfect time to stock up on some books for upcoming book groups.
I know I said for book challenges I’m trying to stick with books already from my stacks so at least I think this helps keep me from going overboard but who am I really kidding right.
Anyway, I bought Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome. Stefanie has suggested this one before and as I plan to read To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis for the Once Upon A Time challenge I thought it’d be good to have this as a complement to that book.
My other purchase was Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. I actually tried to read Don Quixote when I was in high school and I think I got half way through the book but lost interest. I’m afraid I was mainly reading sappy teen romance novels and/or horror stories back then. I think I’m better prepared now to read this book and well with such good company over at Tilting at Windmills, how could I resist?
Finally, my last purchase was The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford. My track record with the Slaves of Golconda has been terrible but I do go in with the best of intentions. I’d never heard anything about this book but I like what the synopsis says.
Well, I’m a bit tired from all the shopping today and almost wish I had been able to spend more time reading but I had a good time with my Mamá so I’ll take that too.
You did a good deed! Good for you!
You will get more book rewards later on!
Y’know I had that rproblem wiht Don Quixote. I even read the intro where it said that most people make it halfway and then stop. I was so determined that, since I knew that is where others stopped, I would not. Alas I joined the ranks of the many. One day though….***CV
I’m glad you had a day off, you deserved the break girl. Hope you were safe from all the bad weather we were having. That’s wonderful that you had a good time with your mom. I’ll be having lunch with my mom today.
Yay for Don Quixote! And I like The Good Soldier very much; I’m not sure I’ll read it again with the group, as I’ve already read it twice. By the way, let me know when you have a wordpress account, and I’ll give you access to the Don Quixote blog.
I started Don Quixote last night. I read the first chapter twice. The first time through, I admit, I was kind of meh about it, but the second time through it clicked! Now I’m getting excited about it! It should make for great discussion shouldn’t it?
Being tired from book shopping is a good kind of tired!
Sounds like you had an good day off. I read Three Men in a Boat for a book group when I was England so I will be interested to hear your thoughts on it….
Don Quixote – now that is a challenge! I remember seeing Lost in La Mancha a documentary about Terry Gilliam attempted making the film Don Quixote. It seems that there is a curse on anyone who dare tell this story. Hopefully that isn’t the same for readers who attempt finishing the book! 😉
Good mom time is worth a lot! Sounds like you got some good loot, too…
I read Don Quixote in high school, so for me, that doesn’t count 🙂 But it is something I’d like to tackle again some day.
I read The Good Soldier awhile back and found it interesting–lots of flawed characters! Let me know what you think.
Yay for Three Men in a Boat! You will love it (I hope). And thank you for reminding me about the Slaves book. I must get myself a copy soon.
Isabel – Oh I like the idea of rewards later on 🙂
Chitavrtti – That’s interesting. I hadn’t heard that before. I’ll be curious how it goes this time around!
Shadan – It was much needed but I think I should have taken another one off to relax after that 🙂
Dorothy W. – I finally signed up. I’ll send you my info. Thank you so much again for organizing this. What fun!
Heather – Look at you already getting started. You get a gold star 🙂
Carl V. – I agree that’s good tired.
Christine – ha,ha. I had heard that about the film.
Gentle Reader – Oh I like flawed characters. I’m looking forward to that book now that I know what it is about.
Stefanie – I’ll report back 🙂