Reading 'A Tale of Two Cities' at the moment. Have never read it before and am enjoying the novel immensely.
Sorry 'bout the dearth of posts lately. Back on blogging task soon.
Feel free to recommend some of your favorite reading.
p.s. Franko--I got through the 'Deathly Hallows' in one day. All 759 pages.
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holy merde -- all in ONE DAY??
i think i would have passed out. there's so much incredible stuff that happens in that book, it boggled my mind.
SO....what did you think of it?
'Twas quite a long day of dedicated reading, yes.
Good, good stuff. Still 'caint say too much here, though, cuz I'm still working on the 'Half-Blood Prince' with Jasper...mustn't spoil it for him.
But, of course, once I finished DH I went back and re-read HBP myself all the way through and then re-read a few parts of DH AGAIN--to see how it all fit together.
Gotta give J.K. props for the series--well done, woman! (Not too shabby becoming the richest woman in England because of it, too!!)
Also, since I know you're a fan, we went and saw 'The Simpsons' today.
I liked it--thought it was funny, but not any more than a good episode on TV. Didn't think they pushed any envelopes or anything.
Anyhoo--have you seen it yet? Whad'ya think?
Well, I'm a Hemingway fan, but I wouldn't push that on anyone. I have been catching up on some cult classics lately and I would recommend:
'A Confederacy of Dunces' by
John Kennedy Toole
and
'The House Of God' by
Samuel Shem
Ooh...'Confederacy' sounds like a definite book to put on the list.
I've been reading a lot lately, but not much fiction. As I may have mentioned, I've been rather immersed in (mostly) 18th century French history in the past year or so. Started with the obligatory biographies of certain queens and mistresses and moved on to a more generalized history of both pre- and post- Revolutionary-era France and then more specific stuff about its' social history and life (including tons of stuff on fashion history ('Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution' is FABULOUS) and at least ONE book on the ubiquitous miasmas of the era ('The Foul and the Fragrant'). Finally got into more specific stuff about the Girondists, the Jacobins, the guillotine, the Terror and all that just a few months ago...
THEN I got caught up in a different subject altogether (something of a personal and psychiatric nature) which I have been immersing myself in as of late (sometimes to my detriment, as folks who know me may attest).
I hit the Harry Potter books again as a respite from all the borderline shit and because the movie and new book were prompting me to revisit the story.
I also just read 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven' a couple of weeks ago. I highly recommend that one--really moving.
ANYHOO--finished 'A Tale of Two Cities' a couple of hours ago. It's brought me back full circle to France. (Also have a copy of 'Candide' waiting for me to get started on).
And now onward, toward New Orleans...(funny, cuz I JUST borrowed a book from my dad about Voodoo in New Orleans--might have to warm up with that until I grab a copy of 'Confederacy').
JEEBUS H. MACY, I sure can banter!
Anyway, thanks for the recommendations. Anybody else? Whatcha reading??
Historical France?
Then you either have, or you should read :
'The Gods Will Have Blood' by
Anatole France.
Gooooooooood book, Good book.
Did 'Candide' tonight. Still letting that one digest. Not at all what I expected--friggin' hilarious at times, summat confusin' at others...
Anyhoo, I'm surprised I haven't ever heard of or seen 'The Gods Will Have Blood' anywhere. (Probably cuz I've only been searching in the non-fiction sections.) Will grab a copy of that, then.
Jes' cain't get enough of that "Olde Tyme Bloodletting", I guess.
crap, that was me--as if my boy had just spent the evening reading Candide...
uh, not likely.
Started 'Confederacy' earlier today...
Can't find the Anatole France book at any of the libraries 'round here. Ah well...got a whole 'nother shit load of psychology books today anyway, so...erm...back on task with that I guess.
I think you'll like 'Confederacy.' I laughed out loud a number of times. It's a shame the author never saw his work being enjoyed.
Believe it or not I read 'Blood' back in college. It was assigned by a passionate Hist of Western Civ professor. Since it was on a syllabus they stocked paperback versions in the college book store.
I loved the book and later on spoke to a cousin of mine who deals in books to get me an old hardcover copy for by shelf.
Anyway, keep your eye open. Its worth it. . .theres always amazon.com.
Now look who's rambling on. . .
OMG, Ignatius Reilly IS Comic Book Guy.
(p.s. Guess who's got a dvd of The Simpsons Movie in our possession. Yeah, we know people...)
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