I bought a few books off the street the other day and meant to post about them here. One is a 1960 cheap paperback fairly pulpy looking "Assault on a Queen" by Jack Finney. I fully admit to buying it for looks only - it appears to be big ships crime adventure.

The other three books I got are by Carolyn Wells. They are 1913 & 1017 printings of part of the Patty Series. "Patty Fairfield", "Patty's Friends", and "Patty Blossom". Anyone ever heard of them?

And there was no small dog! The sausage dogs were bothering me.

The one with the forgery is my favourite, though.

The one with the forgery is my favourite, though.

Because it kicks ass. But I loved the friends in Bet Me. AND they all had jobs! Like, regular-people jobs, mostly.

I have read three books in the last three days

The burglar on the prowl love funny lawrence block

Single White Vampire With one of the funniest sex scenes ever. and a very interesting explanation of what vampires truely are and why they can get it up.

and a bookk I just stumbled across at one of those temporary warhouse books sale remainder places ( market st between powell and montgomry bart for the SF people out there)

A little help from above. Long dead Jewish mom tries to straighten out her family. light fun with some serious issues - DES

Somethig about reading three books in three days makes me feel like things are normal. Even though my house is a mess and I've been sick things feel more balanced than those weeks when I am so busy I am lucky if I read a chapter before bed.

I dreamt last night that the next Harry Potter book came out today, and I got it and read it in a couple hours, because it was the size of the first book. And that it was wonderful and light and surprising, like the first book, and that the story was tight and funny and sad, and all-in-all a wonderful experience.

Which will probably not be the case for the hypothetical next book in the series, as I'm betting it will compete with my Illustrated Encyclopedic Masonic Bible for Biggest Bookshelf Space Hog award.

Somethig about reading three books in three days makes me feel like things are normal.

I know exactly what you mean.

Which will probably not be the case for the hypothetical next book in the series, as I'm betting it will compete with my Illustrated Encyclopedic Masonic Bible for Biggest Bookshelf Space Hog award.

And, normally, that might bother me. But I loved the fourth and fifth books so much more than any of the first three that I just can't bring myself to care.

*closes door on room full of small, light-hearted books*

I finished Cryptonomicon! It only took me three months and change!

I actually wasn't that disappointed by the ending. It reminded me a little of the Owen Meany ending, the way things just came together like you'd half-expected them to. I mean, I stopped trying to understand all the details of what was going on, and just trusted that it all made sense somehow, so it was cool.

Now I'm reading Remember Me by Christopher Pike. After all these years, it's a bit jarring to go back to seeing the young-adult writing style. And it's told by a high school student, so. I've gotten used to it after a couple chapters.

Christopher Pike

Wasn't he the first captain of the Enterprise?

I really liked Cryptonomicon. I've taken a couple running jumps at Quicksilver though, and just can't stand anyone in it. Am reading Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Emile Durkheim instead.

Wasn't he the first captain of the Enterprise?

Yes.

Thanks to the recs here (Deb for sure, and some others) I picked up an old used paperback copy of We Have Always Lived In The Castle. Really liking it so far, plus it's got a cool cover.

I also bought (for JZ) a '20 era hardback of Anatole France's The Revolt of The Angels because it was such a cool edition with spiff interior illos and full plates.

Does anyobdy read Anatole France? I've always been curious about him.