Winter Break Reads

Right now I'm currently going through a phase where I kind of act like a grandma.  It's great.  In fact, I was looking forward to winter break because I would finally have time to read and crochet and drink wine and relax. 


I'm getting through The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath right now because it was highly recommended by my roommate and neighbor (Camila and Katy).  I'm about half way through and so far it's pretty great.  It's inspiring me to write again, but my inspirations never last long so nothing ever gets done. 


After this book I'm moving onto Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami.  Camila suggested it and it looks really interesting.  


I've been debating about whether or not to switch from buying books to renting them from the library.  But that conflicts with my fantasy of accumulating enough books to fill a library in the house that I will one day own.  I imagine it to be a lot like Belle's library from Beauty and the Beast.  The books will line the walls and there will be a desk with a globe and computer.  Also, a big rug and a huuuge comfy brown leather chair.   


dreamy

Seeing as I have mentioned both Beauty and the Beast and the Bell Jar I had to draw the parallels between the bell jar in the movie and the title of the book.  I'm very excited about that. 

bell jar

–noun

a bell-shaped glass jar or cover for protecting delicate instruments, bric-a-brac, or the like, or for containing gases or a vacuum in chemical experiments.

Also called bell glass.