The final wisps of winter have come and gone. The tides of change bring spring, which can only mean one thing.
It’s time to continue reading books. Same as I do in the winter, summer and autumn.
Your hoddler-in-chief recently finished M Train by Patti Smith, a wonderful memoir by the punk rock poet from New York. Those who are interested in her rise as a singer-songwriter should steer clear of this one (but may I recommend Just Kids?), as this focuses on Patti Smith the writer, the poet and the mother and widow.
Her writings inspired me to continue my own reading journey. Tempted as I was to begin reading Murakami, I instead went a more classical route and picked up a copy of Dracula for four dollars.
What an incredible book it is so far. It’s closing in on 100 years old, but it remains a barnstroming and terrifying read on the vampire that has inspired dozens of others.
The opening chapters detail the harrowing journey of Jonathan Harker, who stays at Count Dracula’s castle in Transylvania. But we don’t learn of Count Dracula’s beastly nature right away; instead, the tension and horror dramatically build as Jonathan realises his imprisonment.
I’m only one-third of the way into this book, but I’m finding it difficult to put down. Currently Professor Van Helsing and Dr John Seward are tending to a woman named Lucy, who is feeling very ill and has two distinct marks on her neck.
I’m looking forward to where this goes next. And I find no time to read it better during the daylight hours of spring, with its warmer weather and blossoming flowers.
Fitzie’s track of the day: Cotidiano, by Dora Sanches
And now for your links:
Telegraph: “Ange Postecoglou took on Tottenham fans and lost... this feels like the end”
Football London: “Every word Ange Postecoglou said on gesture to Tottenham fans, VAR and disappointing Chelsea goal”
The Athletic ($$): “Chelsea 1 Tottenham 0 – Maresca relief, Postecoglou pressure, and will Eintracht be concerned?”
Dan KP: “Ange Postecoglou left with egg on his face as Tottenham stars lose faith”