Current book: This Side of Paradise
Pages read: None
Ok, ok, I know. But look, I had to have a break after Atlas Shrugged, and F. Scott just wasn't providing quite enough whimsy. What can I say?
Instead, I've been reading (and have now finished) Belong to Me, by Marisa de los Santos, which, while I don't think anyone's going to call it great literature anytime soon, was really good for a nice chick-lit read. The characters were really compelling (Including one who went to one semester of English grad school and quit because of the fact that no one loved books. Now, where have I heard that before?), and I was just so glad to read a book that pulled me in and kept me reading instead of slogging.
So. Fitzgerald again soon, I swear.
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ReplyDeleteOh, forgot to say. I checked out an illustrated edition of Wind in the Willows with beautiful watercolors by Tasha Tudor. I made a few notes as I was reading it to see if the parts that caught my attention would be the same as yours. Looking forward to your comments. Mom
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