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This feels slightly pornographic. And very narcissistic. Really, who is going to read this besides my best friend? But since I'm here anyway, I guess I should tell you I'm a graduate student of late Imperial/early USSR history. So I'll probably put a lot of intellectual musings on here that I know few people really care about.

I just finished reading What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt (any idea what ethnicity that name is?). The book was brilliant. And not just because the main characters are university professors (which is my one day, far, far away goal). She even incorporates an actual weird event from New York into the story without sounding like a trashy magazine. I believe the events she writes about have been turned into a movie and a documentary by the same director under the title of Monster. Has anyone seen either one? Anyway, I would recommend the book and plan on picking up a few more titles by her. I also read The Crazed by Ha Jin. I had previously read his waiting but had not really understood it. After taking a People's Republic of China, I think I will reread it. The Crazed was very good, but without the understanding of the Cultural Revolution, a little difficult to comprehend.

ok, I guess that's enough literature for a Friday night.
Stacia