A quickie
BOOK REVIEW
My friend Rebecca and I were discussing books and she's just begun Portnoy's Complaint by Phillip Roth. I'm reading Everyman, a more recent story of his. But I also recommended The Plot Against America (also by Roth) to her. It is the story of a Jewish boy who is living in American during the beginning of World War II. And instead of Franklin Roosevelt winning the 1940 Election, he loses to Charles Lindburgh. And for those of you who don't know, Lindburgh was a good friend of the Nazi Party. It's a very well-written alternate history. And the coolest part is at the end of the book, Roth tells you the truth about the famous people he included in his story and what really happened to them.
Then I recommended one of the most bizzare books I've ever read. Fermata by Nicholson Baker. Arno is 35 year old temp worker who believes he has the power to put the world on "hold" and do with it what he may. And it's usually graphically sexual acts that amuse Arno during these "fermata" periods. I only recommend this book to my more open-minded friends. I usually don't pass it along to readers of Patterson or Steele.
MOVIE REVIEW
"Pride & Prejudice". The one with Keira Knightly and a totally hot Mr. Darcy. You'll see a lot of faces you know and this film is another lovely edition of Miss Austen's story. I just love how this story can be told over and over again, in different millieus and centuries and still be make the viewer sigh longingly at each plot turn. You can't beat the classics.
THE SUPREME WISDOM OF THE QUEENOFSHEBA
And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
Stolen from the Beatles and oh, so very true!
My friend Rebecca and I were discussing books and she's just begun Portnoy's Complaint by Phillip Roth. I'm reading Everyman, a more recent story of his. But I also recommended The Plot Against America (also by Roth) to her. It is the story of a Jewish boy who is living in American during the beginning of World War II. And instead of Franklin Roosevelt winning the 1940 Election, he loses to Charles Lindburgh. And for those of you who don't know, Lindburgh was a good friend of the Nazi Party. It's a very well-written alternate history. And the coolest part is at the end of the book, Roth tells you the truth about the famous people he included in his story and what really happened to them.
Then I recommended one of the most bizzare books I've ever read. Fermata by Nicholson Baker. Arno is 35 year old temp worker who believes he has the power to put the world on "hold" and do with it what he may. And it's usually graphically sexual acts that amuse Arno during these "fermata" periods. I only recommend this book to my more open-minded friends. I usually don't pass it along to readers of Patterson or Steele.
MOVIE REVIEW
"Pride & Prejudice". The one with Keira Knightly and a totally hot Mr. Darcy. You'll see a lot of faces you know and this film is another lovely edition of Miss Austen's story. I just love how this story can be told over and over again, in different millieus and centuries and still be make the viewer sigh longingly at each plot turn. You can't beat the classics.
THE SUPREME WISDOM OF THE QUEENOFSHEBA
And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
Stolen from the Beatles and oh, so very true!
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