Just finished reading Home of the Gentry by Ivan Turgenev; an enjoyable read on one of the classic themes, lost love. I've wanted to read Turgenev for years, probably since I read that Hemingway was an admirer.

Started reading Maps and Dreams, Hugh Brody's description of the land and people of the Canadian subarctic, with a recommendation by Paul Theroux on the front cover. It's a book that has been recommended by others and I'm finally getting around to taking from my shelf to read. Now that I'm trying to cut back on my book consumption, I'm re-examining the many unread books I've bought over the years.

This week has been a bit of a shock to my system. Instead of the one part time job and the volunteer work I've taken on over the past couple of years I now have a long commute to a nearly full time job plus the part time and volunteer work. I'm hoping to only commute a few times a week, working at home when possible. Real deadlines however are going to take some getting used to...
posted by Bruce Wright at 10:53 PM #