50bookchallenge, 15000pages
Book #36 -- John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, Poems by John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, edited with an introduction and notes by Vivian de Sola Pinto, 238 pages.
Much of this is hit-or-miss. Some of the poems, like "A Satyr Against Mankind", are absolutely brilliant. Others are just witty and shocking for the sake of being witty and shocking with no real deeper characteristics. Still, Rochester definitely had a knack for crafting a turn of phrase.
Progress toward goals: 110/366 = 30.1%
Books: 36/150 = 24.0%
Pages: 10352/50000 = 20.7%
2008 Book List
cross-posted to 15000pages, 50bookchallenge, and gwynraven
Much of this is hit-or-miss. Some of the poems, like "A Satyr Against Mankind", are absolutely brilliant. Others are just witty and shocking for the sake of being witty and shocking with no real deeper characteristics. Still, Rochester definitely had a knack for crafting a turn of phrase.
Progress toward goals: 110/366 = 30.1%
Books: 36/150 = 24.0%
Pages: 10352/50000 = 20.7%
2008 Book List
cross-posted to 15000pages, 50bookchallenge, and gwynraven