No, I haven't spent the morning breathing into a paper bag, but nearly. I do want to read this book, just not now. I have read a number of chunksters lately (War & Peace, David Copperfield, Once & Future King, Ovid, etc.), my reading schedule is on overload and I have been and will be reading so many books on faith this year (my Lewis Project, Paradise Lost, the Pilgrim's Progress ….) that I was really hoping to get something else. Is that bad? In any case, it is what it is.
Okay, I am going to grab my book, get myself a hot cup of tea and a better attitude! :-)
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Good luck with it :) I've not even heard of it. Looking forward to seeing what you make of it. If you like it, I'll no doubt end up buying it :)
ReplyDeleteI read the first three pages of it and I love it already. Merton's writing is beautiful and very insightful. From what I've read about Merton, he's real and he's honest; I like that. I think it will definitely be a must-read.
DeleteGood luck with your chunkster. It's a new title to me too.
ReplyDeleteAt least my chunkster is half read ;-)
It's definitely worth reading; I can tell already. It's on a number of lists and the National Review named it as one of the top 100 books of the century.
DeleteIt seems like you got The Odyssey …?? Lucky you! I need to read it again but this time, in a different translation. Happy reading!
This one is on the TWEM biographies - way at the end b/c it's 1948. It gets lots of great reviews; but ,then, I've always been out of the loop when it comes to knowing what's good and what isn't.
ReplyDeleteYou know what, Ruth, I just realized this! I should have left it off the list so it was fresh for our reading through the biographies. I was going to drop it and go with #19 instead, but honestly, it's so good that I think I would like to read it again. Especially since one of our other biography readers pointed out that it will probably be 1 1/2 years before we get to it. So yes, I've gone from "oh, no, what did I get" to "I don't want to put it down". :-)
DeleteI thought about that. If it is that good, and we won't get to it for a long time, it may make a good reread for you. Hey, we're supposed to be reading these books three times anyway, right?
DeleteYes, at least three times with some of them! :-)
DeleteI'm looking forward to starting our WEM biographies!
It sounds like the book's shaping up to be great and a lot less daunting. I hope it stays wonderful all the way through. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteYes, a great story and a wonderful writer! Can't get much better than that.
DeleteHope you enjoy your spin!
Oooo, that's an intimidating one. I would love to read it....someday....
ReplyDeleteDon't worry. It's not intimidating once you get into it, except perhaps the length. I'm so glad my attitude did a 180 from my original reaction. Now the only thing left to see is whether I can get through it by April 2nd ……...
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