Halfway through reading, for the third time, Neil Gaiman’s Anansi Boys. It is a fantastic book. Very fabulously written. And then yesterday, I find out that Neil Gaiman has been accused of SA by quite a number of people and it really saddens me. I have seen this kind of thing happen before where the question is can one separate the art from the artist? Does finding these absolutely horrendous facts stop me from liking the art? The Sandman comics were instrumental in shaping how I express myself today. Should I now simply make it such that I didn’t like them at all? How does one deal with this?
I had much the same feeling about Eric Clapton and his music after hearing that he physically abused women. What does one do with such knowledge? I am not sure.
On a totally different note…I am just finishing up (making it last as long as possible) The Wedding People, 100% not what I expected and beautifully written…I absolutely love it.
I also just finished The Cliffs, which took a bit to get into, but turned into an expansive read about so many things.
This isn’t alcohol specific but it is a great book for overall mindset change. This particular excerpt stood out to me because I’ve been having to change who I’m around and what events I attend. I’m feeling really great sober and am consuming all the good info I can!
I extended my summer holiday to Cornwall with this charming whodunit. It’s the first book of a series, and I can see myself reading the others one day, when my stack of tbr books allows it. I liked the characters and the setting. Easy reading with some jokes put in and a little flirting going on. Old school miss-marple-style murder solving.
Just finished this. A very quick read and quite enjoyable. It’s about ghosting, as per the title Ghosts. But more than that really. I’m ready to dive back into some heavier fiction and some crime novels after my brief hiatus into lightness.
I just started reading the NA basic text. I need to go to the library to find something else to read. I read a lot of horror, dystopian, and adventure books. In particular I like James Rollins and Andy McDermott books.
very apt for the way I’m feeling this week ……
