The Nerdy, Wordy, Reading Life
A House for Mr. Biswas Page: 360 Today was a busy and full day…as usual. I had the usual routine of taking care of the boys, trying to get reading done etc. But I also did extra housework, some writing, and hosted book club. Then, after my fellow book-clubbers went home, Jared and I set [...]
A House for Mr. Biswas by V.S. Naipaul Page: 140 Another guilty morning post…and a guilty, mere 140 pages for yesterday. I intended (as usual) to spend and hour and a half reading last night after the boys went to bed and of course to post before bed but dinner with friends and an early [...]
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Page: 272 Another good day for the page count. Yay! I might actually catch up…if this trend continues that is. Ahh…the Stoics. Good old Marcus Aurelius. He is so fascinating to read and important too but he kinda makes me want to go out and indulge in all my favorite parts [...]
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot Page: 597 Finished Russian Fairy Tales edited by Gillian Avery Page: 183 I read lots today (some easy reading) but I’m pretty tired so I don’t feel like a long blog. I guess I’ve discovered the great secret of generating comments on your blog…post about food. Speaking [...]
Mill on the Floss Page: 400 George Eliot has me quite depressed tonight. The middle part of the novel is about the failure and bankruptcy of the family. In our current financial condition it is rather hard to deal with their fictional problems. I’ve been ore worried than Jared has been but both of us [...]
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot Page: 180 I read this book for a British novel class and don’t remember feeling so strongly then, but I really hate Tom. He is such a bullying nasty creature that I deeply despise him. I think it is his superior, controlling, narcissistic personality that is inspiring [...]
The Complete Short Novels by Anton Chekov Page: 538 OK, this is going to be a long post. Brace yourselves. I thought that the best way to communicate details was just to post next week’s menu and shopping list with approximate prices and the recipes. I’ll be shopping Saturday afternoon so the menu spans Saturday [...]
The Complete Short Novels by Anton Chekov Page: 310 Alex vacuumed the entire house this morning with the little hand-vac. He wore the battery all the way down and wasn’t very efficient about it but oh, how happy I am to think that soon he and Luc can take over some of the simpler chores. [...]
The Complete Short Novels by Anton Chekov Page: 144 The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning Page: 106 Finished I love the Kate Greenaway illustrations in the Everyman’s edition of Browning’s poem. They are absolutely lovely, however the story makes me so sad. I cannot stand the idea of losing my children and even [...]
Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights Page: 346 Finished Lots of pages read but just a children’s book so I don’t feel too accomplished. I have a little theory. I think that the notion of “love at first sight” may not be as much a sentimental American idea as an Oriental idea. From [...]