I've spent the last few weeks at home in my jammies for one reason or another and going mental has been a very real possibility as one can only tolerate a certain degree of seclusion without going slightly Spanish. I turn to literature to hold back the crazies during periods such as this one; books and my friends who live between the walls. Anyhoo, I'd like to share my selections with you. Why not I always say.
An artist of the floating world - Kazuo Ishiguro.
The art of war - Sun Tzu.
Slaughterhouse five - Kurt Vonnegut.
A man without a country - Kurt Vonnegut.
Flashman's lady - George MacDonald Fraser.
Phil Gordon's Little Green Book; lessons and teachings in No Limit Texas Hold 'em.
Quite unintentionally most of these books are about war, the aftermath of war or quasi-war scenarios. I have adopted a kind of me against the world paranoia recently too. Which came first? I'm not sure. I blame the 24 hour news channels, oh and Tony Blair obviously.
I'm gonna have some herbal tea and read some Mills and Boon, see what happens.
1 comments:
I think more people should dress like Flashman. There could be a clothing line called Top Hats and Cricket Bats. It's gold!
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