I have two reading-related items for you.
First, Conde Nast published this list of the 69 Greatest Fiction Travel Books. Since I enjoy travel memoirs, I thought I might find some good reads on this list. Strangely, I've only read 2 of the recommended books. I did spot a few more that I think I'd enjoy. I noticed that Michael
Ondaatje nominated quite a few of the books. I would add one or two of his books to this list, too.
Second, last week's Booking through Thursday asks about pet names and whether the names were inspired by reading. Both of my pets' names were. My cats are Dewey and Gandolf*. If there's another round of pet naming, and if my children don't trump my naming rights, I might use the names of prominent mathematicians: Ada, Turing, Galois.
* Yes, I know it's supposed to be spelled Gandalf, but I pronounce it "Gandolf" and so use that spelling.
3 comments:
I like Ada.
I had a cat named Elminster once. His brother, still with is, is Merlin. That list looks interesting! Definitely some good reading
I've read six of the travel books but not sure that's how I'd classify them. :)
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