It’s been a rather lazy weekend for me (thank goodness). I spent all of yesterday reading Strangers at the Feast and boy, was it good. I managed to stay up half the night reading it so I am dragging a bit this morning.
Next up? Invisible by Paul Auster. It’s my book club pick for next month so I’m hoping it’s discussion worthy. I also received Auster’s new book, Sunset Park which looks really, really good.
Of course, there are a slew of books that I must read within the next few weeks and then there are the books that I want to read just for fun. It’s the story of my life.
Later today though, I will take a break from reading and hit a friend’s house for a BBQ and some swimming. What are you doing today?
Book Chatter 
I had trouble with Auster’s Travels in the Scriptorium, but I am looking forward to his new one Sunset Park.
Have a nice afternoon and week Ti.
Sounds like the perfect way to spend a weekend. We’ve been pretty lazy too.
I’m reading “The Sisters from Hardscrabble Bay” and loving it!
Have fun at BBQ
Hope you had a good weekend. I just got back from the BBQ and my stomach is so full of good food. I’d take a nap if it wasn’t so late already.
We took off for a little mini-vacation this weekend before school starts tomorrow. Tomorrow!
Hope you had a nice mini-vacation. Weekend getaways are so much fun. I almost like them better than full weeks because they usually require less prep beforehand, and they are easier to recover from 🙂
I’m having a super lazy Sunday. It’s been a very busy summer so it feels good to relax today. I’ve had a bit of Gilmore Girls marathon (I’m a Gilmore geek) and am finishing The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox while drinking chocolate tea (so yummy).
Have fun at the BBQ — it’s a nice sunny day for one!
Chocolate tea?? How did that get past me? I’ve never heard of chocolate tea before. I just added Honey Vanilla creamer to my coffee and it tastes a bit weird. Perhaps it’s meant for tea. Oh well 😉
i have bene hanging with my cousin and stealing a bit of time here and there to read my book.
I have a hard time sneaking reading in when there are other folks around me. They always poke fun since they are not readers. To keep the peace and not be rude, I don’t try it too often but I sure wanted to a little bit ago 🙂
All I want to do is plant myself in my reading chair, but my family seems to think I need to do other things. I really just want to be a lump. Just started The Gendarme, which I really shouldn’t be reading but couldn’t help myself.
A BBQ and swim sound wonderful today! I hope you had a good time, Ti. My day has been fairly quiet. We had a nice breakfast with friends and I managed to fit in some reading this afternoon. The laundry never did get done . . .
Enjoy Invisible and have a great week!
We went to see The Girl Who Played With Fire. No reading whatsoever!
How was it?
I have done very little reading today and only getting to some now. Reading Henning Mankell’s Faceless Killers, but have a lot scheduled for this week…including books I want to read and books I must read both, some for challenges, others for myself.
Most of day was spent doing “church stuff,” going to church and then church picnic. Nap…watching 30 Rock, Season 3 on Netflix and now catching up on The Sunday Salon and hopefully a little reading before bed.
Someone handed me a Mankell the other day but I haven’t had a chance to read it yet. You just reminded me to send my Netflix movies back. I was on an old movie kick and chose three to watch but they have been sitting for 3 months!! Time to send them on their way.
A lazy Sunday reading sounds just great! Have a great week.
A lazy Sunday reading and finishing a good book and a BBQ sounds perfect! We tried to go to the water park but it was closed due to the power being out and it was in the 90’s, a perfect day for tubing down the lazy river. I got Sunset park also, I’ve never read Auster’s work.
Paul Auster is my all-time favorite author. My favorite book of his is Oracle Night. Incredible invention–that goes far beyond any other contemporary writer, in my estimation. I think it’s his best, with the exception possibly being The New York Trilogy.
I thoroughly enjoyed Invisible and can’t wait for Sunset Park.
Since I am reading Invisible for book group, I am hoping that it’s discussion worthy. It’s my pick and I would hate for the discussion to fall flat. Your comment has put me at ease a bit. Thanks for coming by!
I’m so far behind in my blog reading! It sounds like you have a lot of reading to do, and I can so relate to that. In addition to all the normal blogging, I agreed to review two chunksters in August and can’t figure out what I was thinking. 🙂