so you don’t have to blog this week, happy studying for those all-important and all-too-tough finals, but i thought i’d go ahead and mention the books i read last week…

“nothing” by jan teller – i think the author name is right – she’s danish – the book was translated last year into english – powerful story about a search for meaning – by a group of kids that give up everything they hold dear – it is a YA book, but the book isn’t very young adult – the issues are definitely serious enough for anyone (basically, what is worth living for?) – i read the book in less than a day b/c it was so gripping – powerful

i also read two books from the late george sheenan – he was a running guru of sorts – i read the books in inverse order – the first one i got was his book about dying – he had prostrate cancer and it finally killed him after 11 years – the first book, the one i got later in the week on loan – was from 1978 – on running and being – both books were similar to the teller book in that they addressed what it means to live a good life – for sheenan, it was to be true to yourself – sort of the thoroeau and walden and emerson deal where you listen to yourself – decent message, i guess, if you don’t have faith in anything outside of yourself – and lots of people don’t for one reason or the other

went back to the nook after a month absence after those books – got a few freebies that look promising – but not as promising as the week off that’s coming in a week – can’t wait…

(okay, i can wait – it’s not like i have big plans:)

maf