I’m not going to lie, I totally judge books by their covers so a few of these were purchased for that reason while others were purchased for the author. I’m really not fussy so long as I’m not staring at page 100 of Great Expectations wondering why the hell I started it in the first place. I’ve gone off track here, haven’t I? Ok, back to the book haul!
Hubert Selby Jr - Waiting Period: As Requiem for a Dream is my favourite book (and film) and because I enjoyed Last Exit to Brooklyn, I figured another Hubert Selby Jr book wouldn’t hurt.
Waiting Period is about a man who decides to kill himself but is thrown a lifeline when he can’t get a hold of a gun. He spends his second shot at life killing people he feels deserve nothing more. It seems like a happy book right?
Anthony Burgess - A Clockwork Orange: While I’ve never had any desire to watch Stanley Kubrick’s film adaption of A Clockwork Orange, I’ve always wanted to read the book. My other half made me buy this mainly so he could read it and based on his review, it was money well spent. The only issue I can see having when I read this is the language; I have no idea what half of the words mean.
Roald Dahl - Cruelty: I was a huge fan of Roald Dahl as a child so when I noticed his adult books chilling on a shelf, I had to buy one. Cruelty is a collection of short stories that depict human beings at their worst. It’s a relatively short book overall but it was rather endearing to read something by an author who played a huge role in my childhood.
Dave Eggers - The Circle: The woman in Waterstones told me I would never view social media the same again after reading The Circle and I think to a degree she’s right. The Circle focuses on a woman who has just landed a job at a prestigious and fast growing internet company. It all sounds delightful until it becomes apparent that ‘The Circle’ is basically a new age 1984. The film adaption of this book is in production and if my Googling is correct, Emma Watson will be playing the main character.
Guy Martin - Worms to Catch: I don’t keep my love of Guy Martin a secret and my excitement for his latest book wasn’t kept a secret either. As Guy Martin has basically stopped racing motorbikes professionally, there’s significantly fewer motorbikes and a lot more bicycles in this book. Worms to Catch focuses a lot of Guy Martin cycling from Canada to Mexico, his Wall of Death record attempt, his trips to Latvia and the latest season of Speed. I’m feeling very lazy while merely writing about what his book involves.
Jodi Picoult - Small Great Things: Small Great Things was purchased after I had a nosy at which books were nominated for Goodreads book awards. It’s described as the 21st century’s answer to One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest (conveniently my other half just bought that book). Small Great Things is about prejudice and privilege and is something I am very excited about reading.
A few of these books will appear in my Books of November post that will appear on here at some point next month. Buying new books is always a sure-fire way to make me read so I feel like I should make another trip to Waterstones soon. It closes in around 30 minutes and it takes 25 minutes to get there, I wonder if I can make it...
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