I recently finished Annie Dillard’s The Maytrees, but I’m waiting to finish The Pillars of the Earth before I write about either. You’ll see why. Until then:
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If Obama is elected, he’ll be one of the most literary presidents in recent memory.
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I was difficult in college, and that’s putting it mildly. I enjoyed my literature classes, but I couldn’t help but resent the vast majority of the reading assignments, including books by Cynthia Ozick. As much as I tried to hate reading Cynthia Ozick, I just couldn’t help myself. I recommended The Shawl to my mother through clenched teeth, but it was all over when we got to The Puttermesser Papers: I read it in two days (which is the equivalent of reading it in two hours of non-class time). Anyway, I was pleased to run into this interview today, and you should drop everything and read The Puttermesser Papers. Now.
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My brother is a “Lost” addict – who knew it might end up being a good influence on him? Who says TV’s no good for you?
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I didn’t even know this was going on, but good for JK Rowling. If books were labeled by age when I was younger, I wouldn’t have read A Tale of Two Cities when I was thirteen, and I maintain that, although I have always enjoyed reading and writing, reading that book at that age was what kicked it into high gear.
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Not so much literary, but I thought I’d share that the hottest lady on TV today is on the cover of one of the crappiest fitness magazines today. But I bought it anyway, because I love her.
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FYI, my last Education classes begin tomorrow, so I’ll try to be around at least once a week until the end of the month, and then I’ll be around more frequently again.
