It’s been one of those weeks when literally every piece of news or email I’ve been waiting for arrived at the same time. Not in a trickling, gentle sense, but in the PROCESS IT ALL NOW NOW NOW way.
As such, I’ve been sitting and dealing with these matters but combined with writing, too, I’ve been feeling quite dazed. Not in the right headspace to read and when I have picked something up, it’s been out of straightforward, casual and non-committed interest. Like a recipe book, for example. Or a link someone’s posted online. It’s not that they aren’t important or worthy things in themselves – I’m just tired, is all.
Which is a shame, because I have heard via the grapevine, and through literary prizes, that Only the Animals by Ceridwen Dovey (what a lovely name) is a very worthy book. I’ve borrowed it from the library and hope to muster up some energy to get through before it’s due back.
I’ve been given the chance to read Anna Funder’s The Girl with the Dogs ahead of its general release and look forward to that because she’s wonderfully talented and its short length might be less intimidating than a big novel might be at this point in the year.
And that’s it! A pretty meagre effort. Perhaps you all can tell me what you’re reading and hopefully that good influence will rub off!
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