I actually had a rather nice day yesterday. The ship pulled into port so Wes was able to call me. And he called me twice today. So at least I got to talk to him.
Beth, while getting a BA in English literature I had to read The Stranger twice. The classes I took focused on colonial literature. This introduced to excellent authors like Rushdie and Achebe. But the university apparently thought that if you were getting a degree in literature you must have already read the "real" classics. Go figure.
Today, I read Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle. Several years ago a Polish friend of mine recommended Vonnegut. I had no idea who he was and it took me this long to get around to it. I wish I had started sooner. This book was amazing, funny, thought-provoking and absolutely wonderful. It was such an easy read and so enjoyable. I couldn't put it down. Unfortunately this is the only book of his that I own. I will be visiting the library quite a bit. Please go read this book right now.
2 comments:
Ya, I keep hearing about Vonnegut. Sounds like a trip to the library to get a copy of Cat's Cradle is in order for me.
I've never actually read any Rushdie (although I did get to hear him read a bit from one of his books and be interviewed at UBC a few years ago, but Achebe's Things Fall Apart is one of my favourite books. Having been married to someone doing his BA, and then his MA, in English literature meant I had a lot of good books lying around the house and got to hear about when all the good authors were in town.
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