Saturday, June 18, 2011

Day 24 – A book that you wish more people would’ve read

I wouldn't dream of presuming to tell people what books they should read.( No, really.)
But then again isn't this what the whole meme is about?
So, instead of choosing one particular book, I'd choose a genre that is not neglected as such, but not, I believe, read as much as the novel: the short story, my first love, because as a kid I never had the attention span to finish a nov...

And because pictures maketh the blog post, allow me put in images of the short story collections I've read recently:
Wilderness Tips by Margaret Atwood: Deliciously surreal in places and downright creepy in others.

Numbers in the Dark by Italo Calvino: Beautiful and bizzare rolled into one amazing read.

2 poke(s):

Buratino said...

I still often don't have the attention span to finish a novel. And this is pure coincidence, because I'm looking at this blog post only now! Now I also want to read the books you mentioned, although the one I gave you has absolutely rocked my world of late. What do you think of it?

CheshireCat said...

Haven't started it yet. Will keep you posted. :)