I just finished Dress Your Family In Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris, and my belly still aches from giggling. Really, that last story was just too much.
I hate to be a giggler of books, I've always teased those nerds who carried around their manga's chuckling at some stupid joke only a 9 year old would get. In 6th grade, any time we caught someone laughing at what they were reading, we would say "A ha ha ha, the hobbit said...". Even though I love the Hobbit. So to read a silly book was painful for me. I had to try so hard in math class to turn my laughs into coughs. And my smirks into pained grimaces.
I'm just not used to this much fun in reading. Books for me are for drama and adventure, not laughing. That's what movies are for. But really, I liked this a lot, and I hope to read more by this author in the future.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Back in England
I just finished Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, really, just seconds ago. Like Emma, it was hard to get into, and met with some resistance, but after some discipline I was able to settle my brain down and enjoy it. See, I joined a book club, and this book was chosen due to it being a cliche book club choice. RIGHT? But yes, it just reminded me of Emma. A good character study, a mild plot, and a nice observation of 19th century England. Nothing really extraordinary about it.
But holy crap, when I was halfway through, I watched the movie The Duchess, and my goodness how her life was so much crappier than Elizabeth's. I seriously sobbed the entire movie, it just kept getting more and more sorrowful. And when I got back to reading the book, I was just like, "LAME" at every mildly upsetting thing that happened. Austen just doesn't know drama. So I'm excited to watch the movie for P&P and compare the two distressed Kiera Knightly's.
Who knows what book I'll read next, but hopefully I'll finish it soon. I came up with a reading schedule thing that helps me be on track and stay motivated. So until then.
But holy crap, when I was halfway through, I watched the movie The Duchess, and my goodness how her life was so much crappier than Elizabeth's. I seriously sobbed the entire movie, it just kept getting more and more sorrowful. And when I got back to reading the book, I was just like, "LAME" at every mildly upsetting thing that happened. Austen just doesn't know drama. So I'm excited to watch the movie for P&P and compare the two distressed Kiera Knightly's.
Who knows what book I'll read next, but hopefully I'll finish it soon. I came up with a reading schedule thing that helps me be on track and stay motivated. So until then.
Monday, February 2, 2009
One a month?
It took me an entire month to finish a book I could have read in 4 hours. I feel like such a chump. I've just been caught balancing schoolwork and a life. I joined a book club with some friends, and I need to read a novel you will hear about in 2 weeks, so I've devised a reading schedule to help discipline myself. I also have a weekly routine keeping me occupied every night of the week except for Friday and Saturday. And an 11 o' clock bedtime. I'm actually really fed up with my inability to live life in the moment, but hopefully this will clear up by the end of the term. So I'll go 5 more weeks with this strict lifestyle. Lame.
So the book I read this month is A Clockwork Orange. I saw the movie 4 years ago, but fell asleep halfway through, and bought the book 2 years later. So I'm actually getting down to business, and finishing things that need to be done.
I liked it. It was difficult to get into at first, but then difficult to get out of once I caught on to the dialect. It was something to think about. Just the title is something to think about.
Unfortunately all the "ultra-violence" was something I was having difficulty comprehending. I don't get criminals. I don't understand kids like Alex. They don't really explain his motivations. Boredom? But he's really driven to cause as much mayhem as possible. Maybe it was mentioned, but I can't remember. Oh well. Until next time.
So the book I read this month is A Clockwork Orange. I saw the movie 4 years ago, but fell asleep halfway through, and bought the book 2 years later. So I'm actually getting down to business, and finishing things that need to be done.
I liked it. It was difficult to get into at first, but then difficult to get out of once I caught on to the dialect. It was something to think about. Just the title is something to think about.
Unfortunately all the "ultra-violence" was something I was having difficulty comprehending. I don't get criminals. I don't understand kids like Alex. They don't really explain his motivations. Boredom? But he's really driven to cause as much mayhem as possible. Maybe it was mentioned, but I can't remember. Oh well. Until next time.
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