Well after last weeks post I decided to put The Yiddish Policeman’s Union aside and start something else. Rather than starting one book though I got two on the go. I was just getting too frustrated with the copious use of Yiddish and I want to enjoy my time when I’m reading. So, it was time to put is aside and maybe come back to it later. But I must say I’m excited about the up and coming movie based on the book.
The first book I’ve started is The Lennon Prophecy: A New Examination of the Death Clues of the Beatles by Joseph Niezgoda. I received this promotional copy a couple weeks ago and I must say this is fascinating. Niezgoda chose to write a book on the legend that John Lennon sold his soul to the devil for fame and popularity. I find it interesting that I started this book as the Conservatory class at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival did a reading of Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe (the classic tale of the great doctor who sold his soul to the devil for knowledge).
The Lennon Prophecy begins with Lennon’s early years and continues to progress through the popularity of the Beatles. I just completed the chapter dealing with the infamous “more popular than Jesus” statement Lennon made. The book is proving to be a very easy read and full of information and theories. I hope to get this book finished in the next couple of days.
The other book I started this week was purchased with the gift certificates I got from work for The Book Vault. After reading Me Talk Pretty One Day I’ve wanted to read more by David Sedaris. So I picked up Naked which is another collection of essays by Sedaris. I work at the Festival and do outbound calling and so I have a lot of free time on my hands at work between calls because we don’t call a lot of numbers at once, each person makes a single phone call and so it takes a while before I get a change to talk to someone. That time is spent reading now, and it is proving to allow me to get lots of reading done. These essays are full of humour and some great insights. I’m looking forward to the other tales Sedaris has spun in this fantastic book.
Until next time…happy reading.
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