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Good to hear that. I loved White Teeth and thought pretty much the same as you did of On Beauty, but now I guess I'll give NW a chance.

Elizabeth Gaskell - Cranford :star3: Another gap in my English classical reading list closed. I liked Gaskell's style and her occasional sharp humour in this episodic account of life in a tiny English village inhabited mostly by women. Some of their customs appear downright ridiculous from...

The Children's Book - Antonia S. Byatt

Sea Fever John Masefield I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking, And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking. I must go...

The only one I spent away from home - just Mr. Hedwig and me in beautiful Brittany, taking birthday calls while walking on the beach, getting a lovely dinner cooked by Monsieur himself and a good bottle of red. No guests, no stress, just great. Same once more.

A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson

I really think I'll have to watch it again (and again, perhaps). I guess Mr. Hedwig won't mind, he's in a kind of martial-arts phase at the moment.

I love that Silverstein poem, and thanks for making me aware of the Jenny Joseph poem. Great one!

I can read without any trouble on a train or aeroplane, but I do get sick as a dog if I try to read in the car or on longer bus rides. I really really hate that ... but I guess I ought to be glad that I can take longer car journeys without throwing up at all. When I was a kid, I used to get...

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee - Dee Brown

Professional reader :D Who would be the worst person for you to be trapped in a stuck elevator with?

I'm in the tiny town of Cranford, England, visiting some old friends.

I've seen this only once, maybe that's why I didn't quite get the gist ... but I do remember that it was absolutely gorgeous visually.

flakes

Oh, yes. I hated that one, too.

Nope. When did you get your last speeding ticket?

massage

portrait

queen

Make love, not war. The longest you ever wore your hair?