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I finally finished the never-ending Freda Warrington book I read. I think that I might try the paperback version of Wool by Howey now. I don't think I can get into a new book. My concentration is sorely lacking.
After I finish Democracy in America I'm going to start the rather ambitious task of reading In Search of Lost Time or Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust. Clocking in at about 1,200,000 words, it holds the world record for longest novel.
After I finish Democracy in America I'm going to start the rather ambitious task of reading In Search of Lost Time or Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust. Clocking in at about 1,200,000 words, it holds the world record for longest novel.
I have the two volume set of Proust's Remembrance of Things Past, and once read both "Swans' Way" and "Within a Budding Grove." I started into "The Guermantes Way" and realized I no longer had a sense of what the work was about. I felt like Alice in Wonderland, having stepped through the looking glass and lost my orientation. I put the volume back into the set and it has remained there. The second volume has remained unopened. I don't really know why I hold onto it.
If you finish it, let me know what you think. If you rave about it, perhaps I will try it again.
I returned "Ghost Writer," by Rene Gutteridge shortly after starting it. I thought the writing was awful. I see now that she's written other works. Someone even gave her "Listen" five stars. That is an earlier work, and I thought "Ghost Writer" read like a first time author, self-published. Way, way too much back story -- and the characters were not in the least believable. Eh, what do I know? She's probably a Pulitzer candidate.
Anyway, I am back to reading "The Patron Saint of Liars" and I've decided to just read it and get it over with. It IS well written, it's only uncomfortable subject matter for me.
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I just finished Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman. Wow! What a gorgeous book. What a gorgeous love story. (It's not for you, though, if you're against same-sex love stories, by the way.) The writing is magical. Just perfect.
Japanese Homes And Their Surroundings by Edward S. Morse. For some reason lately I've been fascinated by older Japanese architecture. But I'm not talking about the grand temples or anything, but more the run-of-the-mill, utilitarian houses, especially the larger old rural homes. So I was ecstatic to come across this book in one of my local used bookstores. It can also be found on Google books, though I prefer a physical copy:
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I just started All About Lulu by Jonathan Evison. My gosh, this man's such a talented writer. He was a charming way with words and turns of phrasing. Even if I don't end up liking the story, I'm going to enjoy the journey.
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