Writing about writing and reading
The Talented Mr. Ripley did not end the way I expected, though, if I'd noticed that it was part of a series maybe I would have guessed. I really enjoyed this book. The protagonist, Tom, is a disgusting creature, but consistently interesting. He, like any good villain, does not realize what he's doing is wrong, …
Continue reading "The Talented Mr. Ripley, by Patricia Highsmith"
I'm still reading The Talented Mr. Ripley and the character, Tom, has now murdered someone and is in the process of taking over their life. The descriptions of him trying on the persons clothes, shoes, jewelry, is somehow disgusting. I don't know what it is in the writing that gave me this uneasy feeling of …
How many books can one read in their life? I saw a nice quote from G.R.R Martin today, in one of his books: A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one. It made me wonder how many books I've read, and if it was …
Sometimes it's hard to focus on one, so I end up doing nothing. When there is something pulling you from every direction, you don't move. If you stay in that way too long you get ripped apart. One direction, move forward, that's the way to go... easier said than done, though.
Sometimes life is boring, repetitive, tiring, uninteresting, painful, frustrating, and upsetting. But keep going, one step in front of the other, one minute after the other, one day after the next, until you get to the next good thing. Even if you don't see it on the horizon, it's out there.
Jonas David 