Monday, May 23, 2005

Just read
'My Life as a Fake' by Peter Carey. What do we think of Peter Carey? I have never been a huge fan, and this one probably didn't do much to tip me over the line. I like the paper they used for the cover - that's a bad sign right? Think rah rah Brits in the poetry scene who have an adventure in Malaya and everyone's grubby and tortured or bristling with indignation and drinking tea and upset about their parents and worried about their patrons. As you do. Liked some bits of it - main character not as objectionable as she could be, some nice quotes from other poems. The whole actual premise of the story dragged on a bit though. Wont say more as I know I have just lent it to you Merryrisa!

Lined up next
Murakami 'kafka on the shore"
Chuck Palahniuk "diary"
Patrick Suskind "perfume" (No, I've never read it!)