Life in late capitalism can be vexing, alienating, fragmenting, and otherwise frustrating. There are many wonderful things in my life, but I'm more likely to talk about what's bad rather than what's good. I'm going to try to post one good thing here each day, and if you would join in by adding a good thing from your day in the comments, I'd love it--I'd absolutely love it. --RR
12/8: hooked again
A few weeks ago, I downloaded another one of Persephone's e-books; this time it was Mariana by Monica Dickens (a great grand-daughter of Charles). I would read a bit now and then at night, but I think I was too tired to be a good reader. I was also a little surprised because the description I had read made the book sound more light-hearted than it turns out to be. After such a fitful, wary start, today I was able to do some reading during quality time today, and now I'm swallowed up in this novel's world. It took me longer to reach this state than with other Persephone titles, but here I am again, glad that Persephone Books makes under-appreciated gems available once more.
No comments:
Post a Comment