I finished with my exams and had great results, but I'm still going to be away from the blog for another month or so. :(

Ha! Ha! Funny ... nooooot!

Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about award winning books…

Do you feel compelled to read prize-winning (Giller/Booker/Pulitzer etc) books? Why, or why not? Is there, perhaps, one particular award that you favour?

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First of all I usually don't read prize winning books. Why? Because I do not consider that this awards are given on a certain basis or fair in any kind of way. I believe that most of them do not have a clear stated subject, nor do they bring anything new to literature. If I were to favour a book prize it would have to be one for historic fiction or contemporary literature.

Lately I have a crush for Robert Harris and Katherine Nevilles' books. They write very well and have an unique way of witting. I don't think they received any book award ntil now. It's a shame.

Sistem - Boca del Inferno

What great books did you hear about / discover this past week? Share with us your FRIDAY FINDS!

Katherine Neville - The Eight
Katherine Neville - The Fire
Diane Setterfield - The Thirteenth Tale
Robert Harris - Pompei
Bonnie Grove - Talking to the Dead

There are certain types of books that I more or less assume all readers read. (Novels, for example.)

But then there are books that only YOU read. Instructional manuals for fly-fishing. How-to books for spinning yarn. How to cook the perfect souffle. Rebuilding car engines in three easy steps. Dog training for dummies. Rewiring your house without electrocuting yourself. Tips on how to build a NASCAR course in your backyard. Stuff like that.

What niche books do YOU read?

I've only read two motivation books: "Eat the Frog" by Brian Tracy and "Lear from the Pat, Think in the Future" by Dan Sullivan.
I finished them fast (- 100 pages), but they are not as interesting as I expected them to be.

Teaser Tuesday is hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.

• Grab your current read.
• Let the book fall open to a random page.
• Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page.
• You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!
• Please avoid spoilers!

It was said that his greatgrandfather had received it as a talisman from Vitruvius, the Divine Augustus' architect, and the old man claimed that it contained the spirit of Neptune, god of water. Attilius didn't rely too much on gods - boys in sandals with wings, women straddle on dolphins, bearded men which throw lightning from the top of mountain when they grab tantrum - stories for young children, not for men.

p. 19, Robert Harris: Pompei