A couple books

I'm still reading a lot as the effects of the writers' strike lingers on (man is TV really bad, or is it just me?)  I am happy that one show is back on -- LOST!  Man, I love that show.  And in a effort to be the best fan possible, I have read a book from the list of literary works referenced in the show. (Whoa -- I've actually read about half of that list!) 

The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien is a strange, sometimes confusing, sometimes funny book.  I don't want to give away the ending for anyone who wants to read it, but suffice it to say, this book felt like Monty Python meets Jean-Paul Sartre.  At times it was engaging and funny, and at times I was lost and had to muddle through.

The book does appear to have similar themes to LOST and I guess that's one reason to read it, but I mostly picked it up on Pete's recommendation since he mentioned that he wanted to read it during March -- when he traditionally reads literature by Irish writers.

Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman is a little side story set in the Dark Materials universe.  In other words -- yeah!  More time with Lyra!  I absolutely loved Pullman's Dark Materials trilogy and am glad to have a little more time with it's sympathetic and charismatic protagonist.  The book is lovely, with wonderful woodblock illustrations throughout as well as a fold out map and additional ephemera at the back of the book.  I love this fun aspect and am looking forward to the next little trip back to this universe -- Once Upon a Time in the North -- which is due out April 8th. 

I'm also in the middle of reading The Republican War on Science which is a bit drier, but quite interesting.  More on that soon.

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[forcryeye]

Thanks for the book ideas...I have been devouring books...tonight I will finish THE OTHER BOEYLN GIRL...and on to finish EAT PRAY LOVE and then on to some other book.