This has been a good week.

NO, this post isn't about a book I've read or some some sort of nice analysis. Though I have read A Prayer for Owen Meany recently and it will be appearing in a post down the line...I think I kinda decided Grendel didn't quite get that privilege. Time difficulties. I also read the nonfiction book How to Become a Writer or How to write fiction or Something Like That. It was proclaimed, oddly by the writer of Grendel, to be the Strunk and White of writing fiction. Written in the 20s or 30s, it was very good and focused a lot on the writer's disposition and good writing habits. Overall, quite wonderful. I would go more in depth, but I gave it away, as I would do to all my books if I weren't quite so in love with them. BUT. This post is about how this has been a very good week for me as far as books are concerned.

1. Far from the Madding Crowd. Thanks to Sheffield's Antique Mall in Collierville and fifteen dollars, I am the proud owner of my favorite Thomas Hardy novel. It is a very pretty 1932 edition. I loooooovvvvee this book. It is the sole reason why I keep on reading Hardy novels...hoping they'll be like the first I read. None have measured up so far.

2. Les Miserables. My lovely, beautiful friend Zach has most kindly given me his copy of Les Mis. Naturally, I am ecstatic. I cannot wait to dive into the novel I left behind 2 months ago...

3. One of Our Thursdays is Missing. BAAAaahahernar;j!!!!!! That stands for OH MY GOODNESS JASPER FFORDE IS MY FAVORITIST!!!!! This novel is the 6th in the Thursday Next series. My brother went to his booksigning in St. Louis. He got me an autographed copy for my birthday!!!!! In three weeks I'm going to have it to hold and to read. I'm veryveryveryveryveryvery excited. Thursday Next!!!

For good measure: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's a good week.

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