The pile of books stashed under my bed recently reached critical mass and started to spill out onto the bedroom rug. Feeling somewhat wheezy after blowing layers of dust off the covers, and being completely undecided about what should stay, I carefully moved the pile to the next most logical place (under the bedroom window), where it lived for weeks. Whenever I walked past the pile, I thought about moving it, but I wasn’t really motivated until I realized that space under the bed was rapidly disappearing.
One or two of these will make it back into the rotation, but the rest are destined for GoodWill.
When I Was Young & In My Prime (Alayna Munce): I picked this up when I heard the author read. It’s a beautifully written story about a young woman finding her own way while trying to consolidate the lives of her grandparents into boxes, yard sales and memories that she can carry with her.
The Ultimate French Review and Practice: Once a year I decide I have an aptitude for languages … Should keep this as I’m due for another delusion sometime in January.
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul) & Vintage Nabokov: Think these were prematurely archived … Haven’t read either but both are now on my summer list.
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall (MG Vassanji): Pretty sure this is my mum’s and that I should return it.
See Jane Run (Joy Fielding): Subway reading … GoodWill
The Odyssey: I must have just received a copy of my university alumni magazine. Keeper.
I, Elizabeth (Rosalind Miles) & The Crimson Petal and the White (Michel Faber): Following the French phase, I usually go through a historical drama one. I, Elizabeth might make it another round, but The Crimson’s moving on.
Amy
