I’ve been obsessing over the pandemic news since becoming a breakthrough case myself at the start of last month. Selfishly, I’m wondering how many of our rescheduled-to-2021 weekend trips and events might get canceled again, and, if they don’t, whether it is safe to travel/attend events. It’s hard to know how cautious is too cautious, but with the Delta variant raging in the US, I admit to being shocked when my husband and I are the only ones wearing masks at large indoor gatherings. It was one thing in June, but September seems to demand a return to precautions.
Not to make this a blog post about COVID-19, but you see what I mean about obsessing over it…
Currently Reading
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
How to Pronounce “Jacob de Zoet” in Dutch
Last week, I expressed hope that finishing The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (Random House, 2010) by David Mitchell by the official end of summer (Sept. 22) it would count towards my Big Book Summer Challenge, but no such luck. Sue at Book by Book had the challenge end with Labor Day, so I plan to do my wrap-up post this week.)
Nerd Do Well by Simon Pegg
Nerd Do Well (Penguin, 2012) is the comedic autobiography/memoir of Simon Pegg. It seems to be taking me an awfully long time to finish this e-book from the library. I’m only reading it on my breaks at work.
I’m possibly going to let it go unfinished, or maybe just read through the rest of the comic superhero-novel chapters interspersed with the memoir chapters, now that he’s gotten more into the film- and TV-nerd stuff, which I’m not nerd enough to appreciate.
Recently Read
Life After Life by Jill McCorkle
Life After Life (Algonquin, 2013) by Jill McCorkle received mixed reactions from my library book club last week. Some found the stories of death and dying within the microcosm of a retirement village and the small town surrounding it to be a downer, while others loved the idea of capturing the essence of someone’s life in words and memory before they leave life behind.
Read The New York Times book review of Life After Life by Jill McCorkle.