It's not yet real to me, but I'm leaving soon. Eight days. I'm going to find myself in another country with Josie and nothing else to do but travel and see new things. In preparation for the trip, I went book shopping. We're going to be in airports, planes and buses for a little while, so I figured out I'd have time to kill and breathtaking scenery would lose its appeal after ten hours. Here's what I'm bringing down there with me and why:
David Foster Wallace - A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
I discovered the man with his interviews, now it's time to see what he can do with a word processor. Since I was seduced by his line of thoughts before his fiction, I thought essays would be a good introduction to Wallace.
David Foster Wallace - The Broom Of The System
Funny story. The copy I checked had a paid stamp from another store and a Chapters receipt in the back. No one could explain it to me, but I got 40% off on it (25% + iRewards). It's a good deal and since Infinite Jest intimidates the hell out of me, this is a good way to dip my toes in Wallace's fiction.
...then I transferred to Indigo further down the road...they had the only copy of a book I wanted.
Jonathan Franzen - Strong Motion
This choice will make a few chuckle. I'm not a bandwagonner, so I refused to read Freedom just because it's on Oprah's Book Club. I also dislike hard covers but that's beside the point. As the last three Franzen novels are of equal appeal to me (they all look amazing) I'm going to start at the beginning. There's something compelling in the character of Louie Holland, I am very eager to read it. He was a good friend of Wallace, so he deserves my attention too.
That's it, that's what I want to bring in vacation. My book-paranoia makes me think I will run out of literature, but you know, there is always airport dramas. I guess reading the latest Grisham wouldn't kill me.
