Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically. The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins, we start to build up new little habitats, to have new little hopes. It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles. We've got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen. - Lady Chatterley's Lover
I love books. Especially books I am excited and motivated to read unlike the oversized casebooks and water management textbooks currently cluttering up my desk! Sigh, the joys of studenthood.
Since the middle of last year I have been developing quite the collection of Popular Penguins, both new and old. At $9.95 a pop, they are truly affordable. I try to pick out one new book a week, in addition to scouring opp shops and savers for bargain books. Was excited to hear that the new range of Popular Penguins is being released in July 2010 - not long to go now! Some fantastic titles and new discoveries are to be found.
Here is a list of my picks:
The Beautiful and the Damned (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Poems of John Keats (J. Keats maybe)
Scoop (Evelyn Waugh - this is my favourite book - incredibly funny!)
Washington Square (Henry James)
any many many more! Check them out here!
Currently reading: Lady Chatterley's Lover
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