I haven't been reading much lately because I've been too busy packing books into boxes to move them.

James Morrow's The Cat's Pajamas is definitely worth a read. I'm not sure I'd say it's as good overall as his earlier short story collection Bible Stories for Adults but I enjoyed the stories.

Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore was an enjoyable read as well. I wish I hadn't accidently read a review that gave away one of the plot twists befure I got there in the book. I'm definitely not going to mention exactly which one it is here though lest I ruin that little surprise for anyone else. Weird stuff happens a bit earlier in this one than some of his other books.

Cities edited by John McGreevy is a series of photos and essays about famous cities as known by famous inhabitants of those cities. I think I picked it up at a library book sale awhile back and found it interesting, though it's old enough now that I wondered a lot at how much, if any, the cities have changed since the early 80's.
posted by Kristin Buxton at 10:46 AM