Throughout the weekend, I read The Count of Monte Cristo. I only realized mine was an abridged edition when I was on page 200, so I thought I might as well finish it as not.
oh Fiona. oh that's not cool. although, erm, was page 200 towards the end for your copy? I ask because the version I read (unabridged) was at least 800 pages long, so when you say "you thought you might as well" it makes a lot more sense to me, if you only had 50 pages to go. I enjoyed that book very much. lots and lots of deep-laid and torturously carried out plans for revenge. all the prison break and adventure stuff gets over with fairly quickly!
your Peter Pan trauma this summer sounds pretty awful. I feel bad - I've never had anything like it on all my trips from South Station to Hartford (which is, admittedly, a shorter trip). I am prone to bus-sickness so I think serious suffering would commence should I get stuck on a bus with the air broke down. *grimace*
The Dark Knight and Brideshead Revisited are both on my still want to see and haven't list. I'll get there, drat it, I will. *she mutters to herself*
I can't remember; have you read any of the Twilight books? I've read the first two, so far. there has apparently been a dramatic reaction to the fourth one; I can't wait to get into work tomorrow and find out what all my coworkers think. although of course it'll drive me nuts because I won't be able to listen while they talk specifics... heh.
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Date: 2008-08-04 11:09 pm (UTC)oh Fiona. oh that's not cool. although, erm, was page 200 towards the end for your copy? I ask because the version I read (unabridged) was at least 800 pages long, so when you say "you thought you might as well" it makes a lot more sense to me, if you only had 50 pages to go. I enjoyed that book very much. lots and lots of deep-laid and torturously carried out plans for revenge. all the prison break and adventure stuff gets over with fairly quickly!
your Peter Pan trauma this summer sounds pretty awful. I feel bad - I've never had anything like it on all my trips from South Station to Hartford (which is, admittedly, a shorter trip). I am prone to bus-sickness so I think serious suffering would commence should I get stuck on a bus with the air broke down. *grimace*
The Dark Knight and Brideshead Revisited are both on my still want to see and haven't list. I'll get there, drat it, I will. *she mutters to herself*
I can't remember; have you read any of the Twilight books? I've read the first two, so far. there has apparently been a dramatic reaction to the fourth one; I can't wait to get into work tomorrow and find out what all my coworkers think. although of course it'll drive me nuts because I won't be able to listen while they talk specifics... heh.