It’s always sad to hear about the passing of a favorite author, knowing that there will be no more new tales to be told. Since May features the Memorial Day holiday here in the states, I decided to pick a couple of reads to remember authors who have recently left us.
Cormac McCarthy has written some true modern-day classics (Blood Meridian, No Country For Old Men, etc.) and I have loved every one of his that I have read. I came across Child of God at a used book sale and I wondered how I hadn’t read this sooner. Now is as good a time as any. I also found the movie streaming on a free service so I think I may try a book/movie comparison for a review (of course, I still seem to be in a review-writing slump so we’ll cross that bridge when we get there).
I’ve wanted to read Brian Lumley’s Necroscope series for ages, and finally tackled the first book earlier this year. After Lumley’s passing in January, I tracked down all of the remaining books in the series…so here’s hoping the next seven books are as good as the first!
As for my April goals, I finished Sati Mookherjee’s poetry collection, Ways of Being (beautiful, by the way), and am currently on page 134 of Tarantulas and Marmosets: An Amazon Diary by Nick Gordon.
What are your reading goals for May? Drop me a line and let’s talk books!
Until next time, stay safe and Happy Reading!