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There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
What beth said. If Harry dies, this has all been a variant on the Tragic Hero tale. If Harry lives, it means the rewards of fighting are more than just the nebulous Greater Good.
If Harry dies, this is one of the most uneven Tragic Hero tales I ever read.
I am almost done with Foucault's Pendulum, so another library run was in order. I picked up two Pratchetts ( Moving Pictures and Carpe Jugulum ) (Kate, they claimed to have Thirsty, but I couldn't find it on the shelf!) to cleanse myself of Eco. I also grabbed The Crying of Lot 49, even though I can't figure out what the hell it's about. Apparently, it's funny, however, and it seems to be in line thematically with the Eco I've been reading. Finally, I've got The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, which I hope is a good book in the "enjoyable to read" sense, not just in the "gives a brilliant picture of America at a particular time" sense. Because I don't so much care about the latter right now. Fun, dammit! I need fun! Pushing myself through Eco has been grueling at times, and I'm feeling like I have a limited time to read all the books there are, so I should use my time wisely.
Oh! I loved Kavalier and Clay. I need to read Lot 49. I'm slowly working through Discworld, as the library doesn't have a lot of them.
I also grabbed The Crying of Lot 49, even though I can't figure out what the hell it's about.
Paranoia and conspiracies. Hence the Beatles parody band called The Paranoids.
Oh, cool! The Crying of Lot 49 was the first Pynchon I read, and it might be my favorite.
I should go get a library card.
Everyone should go get a library card. You know, in the morning.
I've got The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, which I hope is a good book in the "enjoyable to read" sense, not just in the "gives a brilliant picture of America at a particular time" sense.
It's both, very much. Such an engaging read. I love that damn book.
OK, I won't go camp out.
I fear I found Lot 49 too dated to finish when I finally picked it up last year.
I think I should have read it in the 80s. Or waited another decade.
Kavalier and Clay is a very enjoyable read.
I actually didn't enjoy Kavalier and Clay, which I know puts me in the minority here. I never even finished it.
But then, I love the two Eco books you just read, P-C, so YbooktasteMV.