What I'm Reading

Distracting myself from the possibility that the world might be EVEN MORE of a garbage fire than it currently is by starting an audio book. I don't really LIKE audio books, hard for me to get immersed in them as much as I do physical ones but they are useful for when you want to keep your hands and eyes free, like cooking or cleaning or hula hooping which is what I got this one for. Plus Vanity Fair is SO GOOD. I read it once, ages ago, in my early twenties on a dirty weekend to Dharamshala and I loved it then, and now, with all the context into 19th century novels I've gained over the years, I love it even more. So gripping that I exercised harder than I have in ages just so I could finish the chapter. If you're thinking of getting it, I suggest the free app Librivox which has volunteer readers doing out of copyright books (so all the classics) and search for this version by Helen Taylor whose voices for the various characters are DELIGHTFUL. Audio books huh? Who'd have thought? #vanityfair #williammakepeacethackeray #helentaylor #bookstagram #mrmbookclub #120in2020