Well, this has been the slowest reading month of my adult
life. At the beginning of the
month, I came down with a double ear infection and a sinus infection. These infections were causing havoc
with my vision. Unfortunately, I
decided to go to a ‘Minute Clinic’ instead of to my physician. Bad choice. I was given limited antibiotics, and the infections came
back stronger than ever mid-month.
With a weakened immune system, I contracted pink eye in both eyes and a
nasty cough. It was time to go to
the doctor, the real doctor. I was
informed that, in addition to the pink eye, the ear infections, and the raging
sinus infection, I now had a pretty serious case of bronchitis. I’ve been mostly homebound this last
week, being looked after by my amazing wife and taking medications. Finally, I feel like I am on the
mend. For a few weeks, I felt like
I was on a circus ride and I just couldn’t get off. Round and round I went. All of this has me thinking that a.) I have the most amazing
family who take such good care of me and b.) I am extremely fortunate to only
be sick with a very treatable illness and to have such ready access to medical
care. This month was nothing more
than a “first-world problem.”
And now to the books.
I finally began reading from my selections for the ‘Argentinean
Literature of Doom’ reading challenge, which is hosted here (go to the site no
matter what, because it is one of the best personal blogs on good literature
around). I will have full reviews
(something this page has sorely lacked) of Ernesto Sabato’s The Tunnel and Roberto Bolaño’s Woes of the True
Policeman in the next few days, health and
energy permitting. Here is the
book list for November:
The Wisdom of Psychopaths by Kevin Dutton
Travels with Epicurus
by Daniel Klein
Woes of the True Policeman by Roberto
Bolaño
The Tunnel
by Ernesto Sábato
Tierra del Fuego
by Francisco Coloane
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