Posted by Racer on August 7, 2005, at 10:11:49
In reply to Re: The rest of the Amazon order arrived..., posted by ClearSkies on August 7, 2005, at 7:28:34
It's good to see that the clouds are passing by. I love seeing you sunnier.
When I opened the box on Friday, I couldn't decide -- took forever, standing there with one book in each hand, on the horns of a dilemma, before finally deciding that "Something Rotten" was dessert. I'm almost finished now with "The Queen Must Die" -- and let me tell you, much more housework would have been done yesterday had I not read so much of it -- which is remarkably gripping. I do recommend it, a little more pondering than I usually like, but obviously written by someone who loves his subject.
I haven't read "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter," and I read "Catcher in the Rye" for a college class. Enjoyed it well enough, but not overwhelmed by it. How did you like it?
And a recommendation for you, for your safety: if you're doing The American Classics, be very, very careful of Edith Wharton. She's one of my favorite writers, BUT she's also almost the only one that I do not reread. I love her books, but they invariably send me into the pit of despair.
How about Faulkner next? Or Fitzgerald? (I love "The Great Gatsby" -- so powerful, and the last sentence just sends chills up and down my spine.) Sometimes I think of rereading "As I Lay Dying," but so far I've had too many other things to read when I've thought of it. It's on my list, though.
Now to cook breakfast for my husband -- today is our anniversary, which he forgot again -- so that I can get back to finishing "The Queen Must Die!"
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