Disgrace and Shadows
So we've agreed that our next novel will be The Shadows of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. First off, I'm going to refer to the book as La Sombra del Viento, its Spanish name (kidding). Secondly, I am totally looking forward to a page-turner that (no doubt) will prove a little more uplifting than Disgrace, Atonement or Middlesex.Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Disgrace is our current focus. David Lurie is definitely not an enviable man, but he is engaging. I'm about 25 pages into the book, and I can not put it down.
I just found a profile-page at Barnes & Noble discussing J.M. Coetzee (click here). I learned that Coetzee is so reclusive that he did not even fly to London to accept his 2 Booker prizes. Also on this webpage, there's a section entitled "If you like J.M. Coetzee, you'll definitely like...": Salmon Rushdie. I think we need to, at some point, read some Rushdie; especially given that his name keeps coming up whenever we discuss future books to read.We're especially lucky because there are several book club guides available for Disgrace. I think there are going to be so many great ideas packed into this tiny novel.
posted by MJ @ 3:43 p.m.
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