Death by Book

[prosodic]

Right now, I'm slogging through Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, which is an 1100 page magnum opus by Rebecca West chronicling her travels through Yugoslavia in the 1930's. It's not just about her travels, but also about what she learns in regards to political and religious strife. It's also about her extreme hatred for the Germans.

Anyway, this is supposedly one of the great books of the 20th century...and I feel like I'm going to be reading this thing until I am dead.

But I have to read it to review it. I wonder if I can manage to write up a review without reading the entire thing. Because seriously...if I do? It will kill me.

Right now, I need to read something else. Sister Carrie seems like a good option. I have Black Lamb sitting on the downstairs coffee table, and I can beat someone to death with it if we get an intruder in our house. Or I may have to beat myself to death with it to spare myself from reading it any longer.

Comments

[wisheschick.livejournal.com]

I love reading, but it's all modern novels with not too much substance that are super easy to get through. I read for pleasure, not abuse. Good luck :)

[prosodic.livejournal.com]

I used to read for pleasure. And then I was tempted by the offer of free books in exchange for being a book critic. And sometimes, I am lucky and I get really good books. But lately, most of the ones I've been getting have been really boring. But overall, it's been a great opportunity. I got to interview one of my favorite writers, which was awesome. :)