#robertdessaix

“ ‘Kaleidoscope’ - I overuse some words, I know that. ‘Zigzag’ and ‘spiral’, for example - words that bend straight lines into new shapes. Mazy, meandering words are the sort I like - coils and corkscrews, loops and labyrinths. And arabesques, naturally. Straight lines are death: the arrow is fired, it hits the target - the end.”

You should never judge a book by its cover. Ha!

I also found new paintings after reading - As I Was Saying by Robert Dessaix. 

You've gotta’ love a book that leads you onto new discoveries! 

Books I’ve Read:

My Review....I’d like to meet Robert Dessiax, or at least hear him speak on the radio, an interesting character for sure. I must find out if he still does his segment on ABC radio. Once again and this is the second of his books I’ve read, I find he's written a thoroughly enjoyable read. Short essays on an interesting collection of topics. The final paragraphs of each chapter segueing nicely to the topic of the next chapter. Robert Dessaix lives in Hobart which made the home state references extra interesting for me - 4 stars

Books I’ve Read:

My Review.... After watching a segment on ABC The Book Club and listening to Marieke Hardy go into raptures about this book, I had to read it because I just love Marieke Hardy! In many reviews it's described as being a lively conversation - and it is. Robert Dessaix could be sitting right here with me now and I should imagine the words would be exactly the same. I wish I could write like this, is so natural and flows so easily! In The Pleasures of Leisure Dessaix says - we don't enjoy our leisure time enough, and feels we’ve all lost the wherewithal, the desire even, to indulge in idleness for the sheer pleasure of it. We have hobbies, we take holidays, we play games but these, he says, are not the same thing. If you want to know how to get pleasure from leisure, how to be blissfully idle and enjoy it - read this and take advice from an expert.