Day 321 – The family bookworm, her father called her (pg 70)

Once again I may not have been blogging, but I sure have been reading.

Dirt Music by Tim Winton, I went with it, although I wasn’t sure where it was going nor why it took me where it did. I liked it in parts, however was not tremendously overwhelmed by the story.

Yet another book where I didn’t like any of the characters, seems to be in vouge these days. Perhaps if you could class the setting as a character, I’ll admit to liking the nicer portrayal of Australia. The story being based in a fictional Western Australia fishing town.

A best seller, an award winning author... still I wasn’t enthralled. It’s not that I don’t like books that are popular with critics. I loved The Life of Pi, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Vanity Fair and many others that are ‘must reads’. I suppose it is important to remember that like there are differing tastes in music, so too there are differing tastes in literature.

4 days remaining, 4 books to go

Day 111 – Holding up a copy of The Naked Chef and a tin of Maisie Mouse pencils (pg 53)

I'm inspired, and very tired! I attended a lecture last night given by the Australian Directors Guild featuring 3 female documentary makers who achieved their goals against all odds. The financial rewards were non existent, in most cases the money didn't even cover the amount of work put in, and yet they completed what they set out to do and it was acknowledged by both national and even international audiences. Perhaps this is what I am aspiring to.

Lucy Paplinska - Alone in a Crowded Room
Charlotte Roseby – Still Breathing
Rhian Skirving – Rock & Roll Nerd

Somewhere in between working and reading, my social life, domestic duties and whatever else comes along, my goal is to make a documentary that is broadcast nationally, if it takes me 20 years to do it, so be it.

To the books now, and 65 pages into A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon I'm not quite swept away. I really enjoyed The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. Which is why when I saw A Spot of Bother sitting in an op shop, I picked it up. I’m ever hopeful that excitement and adventure lies waiting just over the page...

173 days remaining, 23 books to go.