My brilliantly aptly named new series continues. Where I randomly select two books from my shelves and attempt to find a link. I do not promise it will be a good link, only that it will be a link. It might be anything at all. One thing I do promise is that the link will not be due to the books both containing words such as ‘and’ or ‘the’, although having said that it’d be really awesome to now find two books totally missing both of those words.
The books I chose last week were The Ascent of Everest by John Hunt and Eyeless in Gaza by Aldous Huxley. Stay tuned to find out if I’ve actually got a link.
The Books
What have I done today? I’ve taken two more books from my To Be Read Pile so finding a link will be interesting. I love climbing books. I’m not a climber as I have no head for heights and absolutely no skills in climbing but I absolutely love reading about the climb. When I get to The Ascent to Everest I’ll be in my happy place.
The Ascent of Everest is the story of two men who climbed Mt Everest in 1953 and then descended safely. Many people have climbed or attempted to climb Mt Everest and not succeeded, whether they’ve died in the attempt or just turned back due to weather or health issues.
Eyeless in Gaza appears to be the story of what makes a hero. Judging by the description on the back cover it focuses on four periods of the hero’s life. Aldous Huxley is one of those iconic authors, he’s more known for Brave New World than for Eyeless in Gaza but I felt I had to have this book anyway.
The Link
Today I’m looking at heroes. Eyeless in Gaza is about a hero and what makes a person one. The Ascent of Everest while it’s about climbing is also about heroes. Why? Because Mt Everest is one of those mountains which can either make you or break you. As of last year there were over 200 corpses there. Those people who finish are heroes. Actually, in my mind, anyone who decides discretion is the better part of valour and pulls out early is also a hero but that’s just me.
Next Week!
Next week but I’ll do my best or worst. We’ve got The Under Dog by Agatha Christie and The Stories of Tobias Wolff by Tobias Wolff. At first glance there’s nothing here so next week will be interesting.