I’m contributing to a “Fill in the Gaps” project, where a group of bloggers commit to “filling in” their reading gaps, reading books that they think constitute a gap; for some, it’s a list of classics, for some it’s all writers that they’ve never read, and for others, it’s going deep into the lists of favorite or famous authors. For most, like me, it’s a mix. I loved The Handmaid’s Tale, so I’m reading more Atwood; I’ve always enjoyed Mark Twain, so I’m taking the opportunity to hit up his major works. I’m also reading books friends have raved about for years but I’ve never picked up, and, of course, War and Peace, Ulysses, and Moby Dick.
I just finished The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, by Mark Haddon, and the review is here. I’m currently reading Atmostpheric Disturbances, by Rivka Galchen, and I’m also participating in “Middlemay,” a community project to read all of George Eliot’s Middlemarch. You can expect some classic Double-Oh Pisces waffling over many books, because I hate to give a book a bad review, but for now, at least, I can only sing the praises of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. I may be a few years behind on this book, but I sincerely did love it, and highly recommend it.