Sunday, August 06, 2006

Göteborg, Reading, and L.A.

I've spent the past week in Sweden's second largest city - Gothenburg to those who don't know how to pronounce Göteborg. Didn't read too much during the week because I was visiting such cultural places as IKEA. El-giganten, and Claes Olsson. And when I wasn't enjoying the shopping culture I was unpacking boxes and putting together furniture. But I did see a good bit of the city - the harbor is nice, riding trams is fun, and people are friendly.
It has been awhile since I read a Jasper Fforde novel. I am truly a Thursday Next fan and loved all four books. Now Fforde is exploring the Nursery Crime Division headed up by Jack Spratt in "The Big Over Easy". I was pleased to note that I knew all the nursery rhymes referred to in the book by heart. Although I enjoyed to book it was not as much fun as Fforde's previous efforts. Anyone who has not tried the Thursday Next series should rush right out and get ahold of "The Eyre Affair". Fforde's website is also a lot of fun - be sure to visit!
One of our local book stores sells out English paperbacks for about $5. So before the 4 hour train ride to Göteborg I visited their "sale bin" and bought "Scavenger Hunt" by Robert Ferrigno. I guess after reading the book I can understand why it landed in the bin, but it was entertaining. I am, however, not going to rush out to try to get ahold of one of the other 8 or so other books Ferrigno has written. On checking Google I found that there is another known Ferrigno - Lou, alias the Incredible Hulk. How's that for real trivia?

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