Monday, August 28, 2006

I took the russian novelist's mother out for a nice dinner and then never called her again

By which I mean to say that I finished Fathers and Sons on saturday. Why was it so easy to read this time, and so impossible the others? I think this time benefitted from some combination or factors beyond my comprehension and also the realization that the book really picks up after the first few pages. All told, this is a fantastic book - is there anyone better than the Russians at subtext? - but Tolstoy worried for no reason. He's still the best.

I have since started reading Brave New World.

Do you want some good reading? Here's the story of the only POW dog (you have to scroll down a little).

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