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saffronlie

Easter and Books

Apr 12, 2009 23:52

In England last year I had a white Easter, the last of the snow before the daffodils arrived. Last year I went to Holy Thursday Mass at York Minster, in darkness and quiet, and to the Saturday Vigil in downtown Leeds, all lights and noise. I missed my family terribly. I disdained English chocolate. I was alone in the flat and freezing. But it was ( Read more... )

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saffronlie April 13 2009, 01:32:51 UTC

SO MUCH FUN!!

mothergoddamn April 12 2009, 17:55:42 UTC

I began this meme but halfway through I felt like I'd learned how to read last week. And then I was wikipeding authors and sobbing at my incompetence. Yeah, it wasn't pleasant.

*retreats to safe world of SVH*

saffronlie April 13 2009, 01:33:34 UTC

It's not you! This meme was a bit show-offy. Who actually has a favourite essay? Anyone?

mothergoddamn April 13 2009, 13:13:40 UTC

That's where I stopped! And did a Twilight meme instead.

zhonghua2000 April 12 2009, 22:27:25 UTC

I'm glad you're liking The Historian. Once I can find it under the 3 feet of dust its no doubt gathered, I shall give it a go.

saffronlie April 13 2009, 01:34:33 UTC

I think it would help if I had read Dracula, since the story works with that a lot, but otherwise it's good times!

mothergoddamn April 13 2009, 13:12:40 UTC

I've read Dracula! Why didn't the meme ask me that? Hmm!?

ext_132662 April 13 2009, 04:26:10 UTC

I agree with your views on The Gathering, it was awful, couldn't finish it. I know others, however, loved it.

saffronlie April 13 2009, 07:34:57 UTC

Yes, it was so damn depressing! And unrelentingly so. I understand all those feelings of grief, even more so recently, but I can't imagine that writing the novel would have been cathartic for the author in any way. It certainly did nothing for me as a reader.