Friday 23 November 2007

Seasonaposs readings

Some books deserve the hype. But lots of good . Some books deserve the hype. But lots of good reads never get their well earned praise. I voted for you during your election Mao Tse tung said facetiously at their historic meeting. For the reader there s no pain at all. Doctorow and part A. The Abstinence Teacher St. Imagine Queen Elizabeth discovers the pleasures of reading at an advanced age. What a befuddlement for her subjects as she tries to engage them in literary conversation. Knopf is a refreshingly nuanced change of pace. Ian McEwan s novels hinge upon misunderstandings that result in consequences both unpleasant and unforeseen. Talese Doubleday follows this same trajectory. Both virgins Edward finds himself experiencing first time jitters while Florence is repulsed by thoughts of sexual intimacy. Martin s Press . The world of pure mathematics is hardly the most obvious terrain for a novel. Hardy a British academic who discovers a self taught ! mathematician in Madras. This young genius s story alas ends in tragedy. The book is set just before and during World War I a period of great ferment. There are certain dark phases in history that everyone ought to know about. The book is a lament and nearly a coping manual. Sometimes what is closest may also be rarest. Winston Churchill preoccupied by his writing and weakened by his support for Edward VIII stays in the background. A secretary tells the doctor There s an invisible man in the waiting room. The doctor replies Tell him I can t see him. Wise guys do wise men wonderfully. Message optional Disclaimer Boston.

Source: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2007/11/23/seasons_readings?p1=MEWell_Pos4


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I've just been sitting around waiting for something to happen, but it's not importan! t. I haven't gotten anything done today, not that it matters. I haven' t been up to anything , but eh. Pretty much nothing seems worth doing.

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