Here again with my choices for a weekend off reading wise .First up just about to start this classic of African fiction A grain of wheat by Ngugi Wa Thiong’o .The Kenyan is a name that has been in the list of the top ten writers in the nobel betting the last few years .This is his most well-known work , he is also a writer I should had on here before now and also carrying on the tradition on this blog of picking a couple of hopefuls that I haven’t read in the months just before the prize is announced .
Also on this weekends pile is this , as I say I like to plan and last year hadn’t planned my german lit month reading so well .But this year as my books read list shows I have a few books already read from the IFFP list that just didn’t get to review .Then I’m starting with this throwing a couple of books in the next few weeks of my reading plans .The Prodigy by Herman Hesse is a short novella about how a boy is broken by the teachers and system of teaching the success driven school system brings . He was very keen on Eastern ideas and systems at the time he wrote this book and a number of his later books .
What are you reading ? How far in front do yo plan ?
I make plans and then ignore them…
Ha, ha, me too, Jonathan!
I don’t plan because as soon as I do I immediately don’t want to read the book I have planned to read and will read anything else I can get my hands on. Talk about contrary!
I’ve not read that Hesse yet but I’m sure it’s very good. I’m making GLM plans as well.
I ll look forward to,reding your thoughts on Thiong’o. I read Petals of Blood a few years ago and was utterly blown away by it.
I confess to also being a poor planner..you should see the state of my tbr right now, it makes me look like I can’t make my mind up! Good choices tho Stu!
I haven’t read any Hesse for a good while – really should try some more soon…
when the end of the month is nearing I’m starting to think about next month’s TBR 🙂