Day Forty-Seven
The Little Sister & The Long Goodbye Raymond Chandler Page: 667
I opened Veritas today for the first time in a long time. I left Jared sleeping until the boys woke him up and demanded food and clean diapers. He handled them just fine even though it’s the first morning he’s taken care of both of them by himself. I didn’t get a single phone call much less a desperate one. The hardwood is down and tomorrow we will finish it and by Monday or Tuesday we can move all of our stuff back upstairs and Gabe can have a place to stay. I’ve gotten to read quite a bit even though the coffee shop has been fairly busy but I’m missing my boys so much that I’m not sure it’s worth it.
I complained last week about having to leave while the store was busy and music night was in full swing and as I write this things are in full swing and I get to be right here enjoying the excitement. Josh Belville is great and I’m having fun.
Raymond Chandler continues to be an enjoyable if odd diversion from the “heavier” books on my list. A lot of the dialogue is definitely cliche but it wasn’t when it was written so my estimation of Chandler’s skill is rising. For the internet standard background on him and his writing go here. Tomorrow I will quote some particularly hard boiled prose for your enjoyment.
And…since the Statesman story on 200books comes out tomorrow if I get any new visitors, hi and I hope you enjoy.
February 17th, 2008 at 8:27 am
Amanda, I spotted the article about your quest this morning on the internet and just wanted to congratulate you on how well you’ve done to this point. Best of luck to you.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Amanda, I read the article about you in the “Idaho Statesman” this morning and felt an immediate kinship. I keep a very long list of literature that I hope to read in my lifetime. When I read a classic from the list, I feel like I am joining a special group of readers who have discovered something wonderful through the reading of that same book. I feel connected to humankind, especially when I read something that enlightens me about an unfamiliar culture. But what really cements that feeling of kinship is that you have read “Jane Eyre” more times than you can count. I started in seventh grade and have read it five times! I have subscribed to your blog and look forward to following your journey.
February 19th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Sam:
Thank you!
Laurel:
Five times is pretty good…keep reading it, it never gets old. It is fun to know that one is not alone in one’s love of a good book.