in between revision marathonsthis past weekend, i finally finishedle guin’s lavinia. and ah, she mademe cry with her words. it’s a wonderfulstory written in her lovely prose. itmakes me want to reread the aeneid.
aeneas witnesses the burning of troyand must fulfill his destiny, creatinga grand new nation in foreign lands.lavinia is the princess fated to [...]
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lavinia
October 6, 2008 – 11:05 pm
girl with a pearl earring by tracy chevalier
May 20, 2008 – 9:54 pm
this is the first book i’ve read by chevalierand i truly enjoyed it. she has a clear quietprose which is my favorite to read. unlikesome historicals which get burdened downby description to try and set the era, theauthor is able to create the period with hersimple storytelling.
set in 17th century holland, the story takesplace [...]
the alchemist by paulo coelho
May 5, 2008 – 4:20 am
i picked this book up on a lark aspart of a buy two get one free dealat the local barnes and noble. i hadcertainly heard of the book before, butonly the title rung a bell with me.it was published here here in 1998while i was in grad school.i never read for pleasure while in [...]