I've been off for two days now. Yesterday, I went to Madison with my brother and Josh. (Ain't I a woman? I have two men...okay that reference is probably only funny if you've seen/read December Bride, but it gave us lots of fun studying for comps) It was a wonderful day, perfect weather, used bookstores, Mexican sidewalk cafe, Jamba Juice. Then we watched The Grudge, which had me scared spitless until it ended. It just stopped, not a scary non-closure stop like The Ring, just we couldn't come up with a way to make this end, so we're done. Right....now!
Today I worked, but won't anymore until next Saturday! Then I finished The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova), but since I've been chastised once for spoiling books, I am including my concluding thoughts on it in the comments in the spoilers post. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. It's the love-child of Possession (A.S. Byatt) and Dracula (Irish Bram Stoker). It isn't quite as good as Possession because while Kostova does an amazing job of weaving various documents and narratives together, she doesn't really have distinct voices. It is just clever ways of showing information that only certain characters can have. I don't feel as though myself and the main protagonists have actually found any information. But still, a cut far above much fiction out there. Plus, killer subject matter. You don't have to run, a brisk trot will do.
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Putting the spoilers in your comments area is just plain genius. That's why you're getting your doctorate. Because you're so dang smart.
(By the way, I finished Harry Potter 6 and enjoyed it. Your spoilers did not harm a thing!)
I'm glad it didn't ruin anything, so now tell me. Is Snape good or evil?
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