I just finished The Making of the African Queen by Katherine Hepburn about her experiences while filming the movie in the 1950s in what was then the Belgian Congo and Uganda in Africa. I really zipped through this book because it was a) quite short, b) had lots of pictures and c) was a witty good read. While Ms. Hepburn was a great actress of course, I wished she’d done more writing because she reminds me of a slightly more cheerful Dorothy Parker, and without the boozing. I’m going to have to watch the movie again to appreciate the new trove of inside information I now have.
Anyhow, I’m still working on The Omnivore’s Dilemma. I’m also going to start a new fiction work, since it seems like I’ve been going a little heavy on the non-fiction lately.
In other book-related news, I totally scored at my local library’s book sale yesterday! I got Shalimar the Clown and The Satanic Verses (1st edition!) by Salman Rushdie, Amsterdam by Ian McEwan, The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, Lolita by Nabokov and No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy. Being the book glutton that I am, I’m considering going back again today!
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March 18, 2009 at 12:08 am
Larisa
I love Katherine Hepburn. She was so funny and sophisticated and just had her own style.
I’m still listening to the Omnivore’s dilemma. I think it’s been pretty interesting. It’s reiterated a lot of things I’ve long suspected or concluded from other books like “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” like basically…it’s good to buy organic, it’s better to buy local.
Sounds like you hit the jackpot at the book sale. I went to one recently but didn’t do as well as you. Have you ever read The Bell Jar? That’s a good one. Rather depressing, but good.
I”ve actually been reading a little bit so I’m going to make a real post now.
March 18, 2009 at 11:22 pm
Samara
Hey, where’s your motherfucking post??
I’ve never read the Bell Jar, shockingly. I actually went back the next day and scored a few more books! I’m so out of control. Have you gotten your soap yet? Isn’t it awesome??
March 19, 2009 at 12:45 am
Larisa
I did get the soap, thank you! It smells wonderful! And thanks for the Neko Case CD too!
What other books did you get on day 2?
March 20, 2009 at 12:03 am
bookwormsle
I got The Hobbit, Madame Bovary and a trilogy called Berlin Noir by Phillip Kerr. So I think I’m probably good on books for several years at least!