Thursday, December 29, 2011
Keith Richards is a Force of Nature
"Life" was way more entertaining than expected, and flew by despite the daunting number of pages (mostly thanks to Richards and Fox's easy writing style). If you're in the mood for a crazy autobiography, highly rec this one. A short & sweet review here at the New Yorker!
Monday, December 12, 2011
Minor Updates
Quick update as to where things stand moving into the new year! Still working on Gogol, mostly because other books from the library happened. Currently speeding through Keith Richards' autobiography, "Life" -- EXCELLENT. Who knew!
Checked off Jane Austen's "Persuasion" from the master booklist but I don't have much to say about it. I feel like the plot's become a cliche over time, though it was enjoyable in the sense that every Austen book is enjoyable for women. It was also fairly short -- to the point where it may have been a better, richer story if it was substantially longer. I was on a real romantic Victorian binge that weekend and watched the BBC production of "Persuasion" as well. That also gets a "meh" reaction from me, but I only got halfway through. Must try again over winter break. In the same vein, saw the newest movie version of "Jane Eyre"; my only complaint is that Mr. Rochester should totally be more beat up at the end. What's all this nonsense about "I have a beard and I'm blind, but I'll go shave and I'm getting my sight back"? I mean, in the book isn't his hand all gnarled and his leg messed up?
Plenty of book updates to follow in the new year, as I'll be stranded in rural New York for a week.
Checked off Jane Austen's "Persuasion" from the master booklist but I don't have much to say about it. I feel like the plot's become a cliche over time, though it was enjoyable in the sense that every Austen book is enjoyable for women. It was also fairly short -- to the point where it may have been a better, richer story if it was substantially longer. I was on a real romantic Victorian binge that weekend and watched the BBC production of "Persuasion" as well. That also gets a "meh" reaction from me, but I only got halfway through. Must try again over winter break. In the same vein, saw the newest movie version of "Jane Eyre"; my only complaint is that Mr. Rochester should totally be more beat up at the end. What's all this nonsense about "I have a beard and I'm blind, but I'll go shave and I'm getting my sight back"? I mean, in the book isn't his hand all gnarled and his leg messed up?
Plenty of book updates to follow in the new year, as I'll be stranded in rural New York for a week.
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