But recently I came across the Gallemeister collection. I'd always seen these lives, with their distinctive covers, but never got too close.
I guess I wasn't ready. That it wasn't time yet.

There's something dizzying about finishing a really good book. We could go on and on with the metaphors, but yes, it's almost painful to read the last page and wonder if we'll ever find another book as good to read afterwards.

It's all the more frustrating because I don't have access to paper books, nor to the nameless wonder that is bookshops, with a particular fondness for bookshops that sell second-hand books.
And since I have to go with whatever I find, which is free, certain periods are a blur. I go from one book to another, struggling to give them a chance after reading a few pages.

For a long time, I had trouble with North American literature.
And then suddenly, after spending months in the desert, the words of writers from the western United States no longer resonate in the same way. As if a world had miraculously opened up to me.
Or rather, as if words were helping me to understand and look at the world around me.
Phrases that were composed decades ago. Yet everything is clear, everything makes sense. Everything is, unfortunately, topical.
In fact, I'm relieved that some people have already died, unable to see the current disaster, beyond all comprehension and projections.
I have the impression that there's something strangely logical about the way books come into our lives.
Or maybe we're more or less receptive to them, and then we have to learn to leave certain books aside and come back to them later.

Anyway, if you like to read, here are some book ideas.
Maybe it's time for you to browse through them too.
Just be careful: they're dangerous in their own way. They make you want to go back to the woods, spend more time outdoors and appreciate the big and small details of the world around you.

I have the impression that there's something strangely logical about the way books come into our lives.

Or maybe we're more or less receptive, and then we have to learn to leave certain books aside and come back to them later.

• The book of Yaak, Rick Bass

• Walking it off, Doug Peacock

• The fool's progress, Edward Abbey

• Encounters with the archdruid, John McPhee

• Fool's gold, Rob Schultheis

• Sukkwan island, David Vann

• Desert solitaire, Edward Abbey

Enjoy !