This morning I finished reading Paul Auster's Invisible, which was a quick, enjoyable read. Auster masterfully weaves together a story of infinite regression. The writing and characters immediately pulled me in, and I stayed up late to finish the novel. While I studied Auster in college (a semester long course devoted solely to his work), I find myself now simply taking pleasure in the worlds Auster creates.
Also read this morning: Mary Ann Samyn's Beauty Breaks In. Samyn is another author whose work I have been following for years, ever since briefly studying with her when I was 19. Her latest collection of poetry is wonderful (as in full of wonder, as well as mystery, honesty, and disquiet). I'll have much more to say about it in a forthcoming review for 360 Main Street.
Recently read: Maggie Nelson's Bluets. I cannot fully articulate how this lyric essay affected me, but I try to comment on how great the book is in a review forthcoming in BookSlut. This was definitely one of my favorite books of 2009.
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