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Jul 14 03: an embarassment of riches
So yes, I stopped at Coliseum on the way to the gym and picked up Changing Planes. Most exciting. When I got home I stopped to tidy the ‘books to be read’ pile—boy howdy, do I need some built-in bookshelves in this office—and realized something.
I have a whole lot of books waiting for my attention.
Sure, it’s a wonderful sort of burden to have. And I have a week-long beach trip coming up. But I’m just startled at how much, over the last several months, my acquisitions have outstripped my ability to keep up. Here’s what I’ve unearthed so far:
- Life at Blandings: An Omnibus, P.G. Wodehouse
- Changing Planes, Ursula K. Le Guin
- Winter Hours, Mary Oliver
- The Translator, John Crowley
- The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2001, Edward O. Wilson, ed.
- The Wasp Factory, Iain Banks
- McSweeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, Michael Chabon, ed.
- City of Saints and Madmen, Jeff VanderMeer
- The Wonder Boys, Michael Chabon
I don’t even know where to start here. But I’m really looking forward to that beach trip. (If you have a suggestion, drop me a line. I really need to get that comments feature on this thing, don’t I?)
[editor’s note: I do of course endorse purchasing your books through a local independent bookseller whenever possible. don’t you?]