Open minded

The problem with having an open mind is that people fill it with junk.
Anon

I think of my blog as a pretty magazine or a picture book. I don't really expect anybody to read the words.  I'm afraid that I don't scrupulously read other blogs. I skim and look at the pictures and maybe follow some links. So let me start this post with a picture by Harold Mockford, whose paintings, I adore.

I am a reader though. I read a lot! I just don't really like to stare at a computer screen to do it.
I like to snuggle with books. I like to be horizontal when I read. Blankets aren't a necessity; pillows are (except in the bath, where they would just get soggy).

I have just finished reading Julie and Julia.

Some of you may know this little gem, as it's a blog book. That is a book that came out of a blog.
Last year I raved about I'm Not the New Me, also a blog book.
I love this genre of memoir writing. I'd rather hear about someone like me with faulty kitchen plumbing than a celebrity or 'extraordinary' person any day.
I look on other peoples blogs to see what they're reading and sometimes give it a whirl. I found David Sedaris' books this way (he's not known much in the UK). And blogs have also introduced me to my current fairy tale habit.

I'm reading two collections of fairy tales at the moment: Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales and Snow White and Blood Red .

Do you read the side blog lists of books on other peoples blogs? Has this ever led you to read things you might not have otherwise? Do you have a side blog of books and do you rate books?
I would like to have a gallery where I could keep all the books I've read over a year and rate them. Does anyone do this?

Comments

[susan@artstream]

i read like a fiend too, horizontally and snuggly. i loved (much to my surprise) julie/julia. i found myself laughing out loud and really admiring her storytelling abilities. i haven't made a list of what i read, but the gallery idea is really good.
a writer friend of mine said people just don't read! i say, poppycock.

[Robin]

You got me thinking about bloggers who read a lot and I recalled someone I haven't looked up in quite a while. She is a knit blogger and a voracious reader! Here's the link: http://chappysmom.typepad.com/bookworm/
You can see she keeps track of the books she reads and reviews them as well. Enjoy!

[Ulla]

I loved J and J too! Definitly a 'young' gal book, but well worth reading... Tried to find 'Angela Carters Fairy Tales' here in the US with no luck. Wonder how much it would be to ship from Amazon UK???

[Carmen]

Yo tengo ese batidor de huevito!!!