Moreover, you cannot draw on the future. Impossible to get into debt! You can only waste the passing moment. You cannot waste to-morrow; it is kept for you. You cannot waste the next hour; it is kept for you. I said the affair was a miracle. Is it not? You have to live on this… Continue reading How to Live by Arnold Bennett
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Teaser Tuesdays
My earliest memories of traveling to Ireland are of the Glengarriff, which sailed from Liverpool Pier Head to Cork. There haven’t always been drive-on car ferries with reclining pullman seats and discos and tax-free perfume. This was a cattle boat, with berths for thirty or forty passengers as a sideline. I remember my father taking… Continue reading Teaser Tuesdays
Teaser Tuesdays
Anyway, having nothing to do with Bryan, about a year after that, I was invited to go to a mental hospital. And you know, you don’t want to be rude, so you go. Okay, I know what you must be thinking – but this is a very exclusive invitation. I mean, hello – have you… Continue reading Teaser Tuesdays
Teaser Tuesdays
After supper, by the fire, we drank hot beer. On a world where a common table implement is a little device with which you crack the ice that has formed on your drink between drafts, hot beer is a thing you come to appreciate. From The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin,… Continue reading Teaser Tuesdays
Currently Reading
February has been surprisingly busy, the past two weeks especially. Getting a nasty cold didn’t help. I don’t have long before I need to get dinner ready and watch the Oscars, but I wanted to do a quick post about what I’m reading, since it’s been a while. During my trip to Michigan I was… Continue reading Currently Reading
The Journal of Jules Renard
The Journal of Jules Renard Jules Renard I’m currently reading Nothing to be Frightened of by Julian Barnes, and it’s incredible. I’ll need to write a post about it after I finish it. Throughout the book Julian Barnes quotes and references many famous authors, philosophers, and thinkers from history. One of the people that he… Continue reading The Journal of Jules Renard
How to Read a Novel Like a Professor
How to Read Novels Like a Professor: A Jaunty Exploration of the World’s Favorite Literary Form Thomas C. Foster I love books about books and reading. I couldn’t resist checking out How to Read Novels Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster when I saw it at the library Monday. It has the added bonus… Continue reading How to Read a Novel Like a Professor
Reading Update
Mother Night Kurt Vonnegut I’m only 71 pages into Mother Night so far, but I’m already getting an inkling that it might be my favorite Vonnegut yet, which is no small compliment. I’m also still churning along in Mansfield Park. It’s getting much more interesting, but I still have over 100 pages to go. I… Continue reading Reading Update
Initial thoughts on The Gathering
The Gathering (Man Booker Prize) Anne Enright 2 comments I’m reading The Gathering right now. I’m enjoying it, even though it’s incredibly dark. I wasn’t exactly in the mood for a dark novel when I started, but it’s working for me now. How much I enjoy the book overall will be largely dependent on what… Continue reading Initial thoughts on The Gathering
Books Update – Purchased, Read, Reading
The Braindead Megaphone George Saunders Recently purchased: The Braindead Megaphone by George Saunders. I’ve heard many great things about this, and after flipping through the book myself in Barnes and Noble, confirmed them to be true. The essays look excellent, and I’m excited to read his tribute to Kurt Vonnegut, which is also included in… Continue reading Books Update – Purchased, Read, Reading
Happy 2007
Back in New York, and things are starting to settle down a little after an on-the-go and fun holiday break. I didn’t have time to do a lot of reading, all I managed to do was finish Wuthering Heights before Christmas. I liked Wuthering Heights, and I would really like to discuss it in a… Continue reading Happy 2007