F1 Fanatic

I haven’t really read anything of late (at least nothing worth writing about), but I’m hanging out for Matthew Reilly’s Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves, which is due out in October. It looks really promising, too.

Last book I read was a Christmas present from 2009.

I am America – And so can You by Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.

I’m currently reading a book by Haruki Murakami titled “Dance Dance Dance”. Last week I read Aravind Adiga’s “The White Tiger” and Kazuo Ishiguro’s “Never Let Me Go” (out of the three I mentioned, Never Let Me Go without a doubt is the best). In addition, I watched Mark Romanek’s film adaptation of “Never Let Me Go” after I read the novel, and while it still can’t match up to the brilliance of the book, it was still very well-executed and it was a powerful film.

As for F1 books, I have only read Niki Lauda’s memoir, “To Hell and Back”.

Oooh, a cool book club. I bet there’s no feminism-during-the-Victorian-era talk around here, is there? Good, ’cause I never made it through anything Jane Austen-related.

I’m currently going through this little facts about F1 book called Abécédaire Insolite Formule 1 (the Unusual F1 Alphabet Book): http://www.amazon.fr/Formule-1-Renaud-Laborderie/dp/226305524X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1310737364&sr=8-2
It was a gift and it’s not really skirt blowingly good but it does have these usually unconsidered facts about the sport in them. I suppose it’s the sort of book you got a Formula One fan when you have no clue what to buy for them.

When it comes to proper literature, I’m finishing the latest French translation of the Iliad by Philippe Brunet which took over twenty years to be achieved as the translator has decided to apply the initial form of hexameters and keep the specific rythm created by the homeric use of dactyls and spondees. Needless to say that this more accurate skeleton rythm basis gives this beautiful piece of writing a new breath of fresh air. It’s melodic, harmonious and even more moving and thrilling to read.

I’m all in for book club meets as long as I can get my hands on a copy of the chosen book to be discussed in time where I live, by the way!

Also feel free to mention your favourite books too even if you haven’t read them for a while.

Smifaye if enough people are interested and want to get involved then a user can choose a book and we’ll discuss it on here. It might be tricky via the internet but I’d be up for giving it a go as I love this sort of thing so if any of you want to do that then just let me know :)

I wouldn’t say I’m not into fiction, because I’m not sure if I am or not! Why? Because I’ve never given it much of a chance. There’s too many interesting facts to be learned from non-fiction! :P

Actually, the last novel I read (that was fiction) must have been The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas back in grade 10. Before that it was Martin Brundle’s Working the Wheel. The last time I read a fictional novel outside of school must have been before I was 10 years old!

But I’m currently reading this because I’m not a nerd. Honest.

Yesterday, I finished a book about the Mafia in New York, t’was interesting. This afternoon, I began a book called “Why do Buses Come in Threes?”, which is full of strange mathematical quirks and patterns. Even though it’s dumbed down for regular unintelligent folk such as myself, it’s still pretty complicated!