Nothing much has been happening around here. C has been on nights which gave me plenty of opportunity to do some reading without being frowned on. I'm probably giving the impression that I do nothing except read all day. Of course, that's not true. Let's see, there's 168 hours in a week... 60 hours working or travelling to and from work, 50 hours sleeping, 14 hours for cooking and housework, 4 hours football duties, that leaves 40 hours a week for me. I have no idea where this time goes. I guess most of it I waste sitting on my arse thinking about what I should be doing. For some of it, I read.
BOOK CHALLENGE 19/1000 (25)
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle became book 19. I read this book years ago along with a load of other Sherlock Holmes stories. Although I remembered the gist of the story, I was a fair bit in when I remembered who the murderer was. That was okay though because it was still interesting to read it to the end to find out all the details. If I had the time I would pull a few more Holmes books and read them too. I haven't watched Sherlock Holmes on the TV in years but it was Jeremy Brett who I pictured in my head whilst reading. It's strange how you can picture a character one way until you see a dramatisation and then you'll always picture that actor's face forever more.
BOOK CHALLENGE 20/1000 (26)
I decided to stick with the crime novels for a while. The 39 Steps by John Buchan was cleared next. I know I've seen the film but I didn't remember any of it so this one wasn't spoilt at all. Besides, it's not really a whodunit so it wouldn't have mattered. I am beginning to wonder what the criteria was for the Guardian's list though. Not all of the books I've read so far have been amazingly good. This one, for instance, isn't among the best books I've ever read. It is a classic but is that enough for it to have been chosen!
In between reading books from the challenge I've started reading the Anita Blake series by Laurel K Hamilton. I have discovered I have a penchant for vampires. I've read Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles and Stephanie Meyer's Twilight Saga. Looking through our DVD collection we also seem to have quite a few vampire films, Blade Trilogy, Underworld trilogy, Lost Boys etc. I never realised before. I guess it's easy to see connections when you're looking for them.
BOOK CHALLENGE 19/1000 (25)
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle became book 19. I read this book years ago along with a load of other Sherlock Holmes stories. Although I remembered the gist of the story, I was a fair bit in when I remembered who the murderer was. That was okay though because it was still interesting to read it to the end to find out all the details. If I had the time I would pull a few more Holmes books and read them too. I haven't watched Sherlock Holmes on the TV in years but it was Jeremy Brett who I pictured in my head whilst reading. It's strange how you can picture a character one way until you see a dramatisation and then you'll always picture that actor's face forever more.
BOOK CHALLENGE 20/1000 (26)
I decided to stick with the crime novels for a while. The 39 Steps by John Buchan was cleared next. I know I've seen the film but I didn't remember any of it so this one wasn't spoilt at all. Besides, it's not really a whodunit so it wouldn't have mattered. I am beginning to wonder what the criteria was for the Guardian's list though. Not all of the books I've read so far have been amazingly good. This one, for instance, isn't among the best books I've ever read. It is a classic but is that enough for it to have been chosen!
In between reading books from the challenge I've started reading the Anita Blake series by Laurel K Hamilton. I have discovered I have a penchant for vampires. I've read Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles and Stephanie Meyer's Twilight Saga. Looking through our DVD collection we also seem to have quite a few vampire films, Blade Trilogy, Underworld trilogy, Lost Boys etc. I never realised before. I guess it's easy to see connections when you're looking for them.
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