The guilt is overwhelming

[beelikej]

Woohoo, it's Dutch Bookweek (Boekenweek), which means I will treat myself to two (2!) new books, because when you buy a Dutch novel this week*, you get a book for free! This year's gift is written by Belgian author Tom Lanoye. I really liked his book "Kartonnen Dozen" (Cardboard boxes), an autobiographical novel about his first teenage crush (on a boy), and I'm curious to find out what he did with this year's bookweektheme of 'Friendship'.

Currently I'm still reading Le Ton beau de Marot by Douglas R. Hofstadter (about 'the music of language'), which I hope to finish this week. I had planned to catch up on writing reviews while I was reading this and the bookpile was not getting any bigger, but I have only about 150 pages to go (out of 700) and still haven't updated my bookcommunity that's been stuck in June 2011 thanks to artwork, loads of reading and other excuses. *hangs head in shame*

I'm determined to post at least one bookreview every day this week (and the next...). For inspiration I made photos of every book(cover) and I will include these in my bookcommunity thej2bee. But today's review is of a book I borrowed and have since returned, so that's posted old style (LINK BELOW:) I'll only put up links to these reviews here in my personal journal, so you won't get spammed with a daily dose of book if you don't follow the community. I am however starting here with a photo of the whole pile of books that I read in the past few months:)



Behind the cut a photo of the book at the bottom that I will not write about in the bookcommunity because there is no story to talk about and it's not necessarily safe for work, as they say;) I do however love to share it with you: it's a picture book by Joe Phillips called Boys Will Be Boys and the cover alone will give you a pretty good idea what the rest of the book is like *g* Warning/enticement: drawings of pretty boys! No full frontal nudity in this image (there are some nudes in the book though) but be warned for bare chests (nipples, yay!)



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I really like Joe Phillips' drawing style and I love how happy the images in the book are: no angry or hurt people here, just affection all around:) Definitely a feel-good book *g* Recommended!

Updated my bookcommunity with review of
The Art Of Travel - Alain de Botton

*Bookweek is actually ten days long \o/

Comments

[tanisafan.livejournal.com]

It confuses me that Tom Lanoye's book is used for you guys as well because we don't have a Bookweek theme, and I just read and the theme definitely isn't friendship :p. It was superb though, I have to say :D. Hope you like it too!

The Boys Will Be Boys book looks amazing, heee! But then, it's an impressive stack of books altogether. And RIGHT, I was gonna add Scarlett Thomas to my reading list! *does that now*

Also, John Green is going to be in Amsterdam next week, are you going? Because if you are, I'm gonna be jealous forevah :D!

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, I understand Tom asked special permission to not go with the theme. From what I was told he did write the book for us though and then it was decided to share it with you :-p Hey, I like that Bookweek (month?) is called Literaire Lente in Belgium. It sounds so sunny:)

I'm bringing the book with me on the bus tomorrow. Will let you know!

I was tempted to go to Amsterdam on Friday, but it's almost impossible to get there on time, since I'd have to travel straight from work and that takes over an hour longer. So I decided not to go crazy and just enjoy the thought that he's somewhat near;)

Oh, I did get another lovely mail from John Green though. (I wouldn't mind if he never finishes that sequel to Zombiecorn; his excuse mails are pretty awesome;)