Well, I've been out for a few days and I have finished a few books, along with some reading for my research. I conquered Harry Potter 5 (finally).I also finished off the second Sookie novel Living Dead in Dallas. The rest of the books mentioned a few posts back are still on by bedside table. I even got a few more on sale at B & N with my gift card. The other day on Facebook, NPR books posted a thread asking the public for ideas for books that are "intelligent fiction with a strong, independent female main character—one who doesn't succumb to the stereotypical tragedies of her gender. Optimism, adventure, and overcoming are words that come to mind." There were dozens of great ideas, so I copy and pasted them into a word document.
I finished reading 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived. It was entertaining and I learned some things about characters who I had heard of but didn't know a lot about. Just a few quotes from the book (their goal was entertainment, not profundity).
"Myth is a seductive, poetic enterprise by which we express our deepest wishes, as well as our most profound anxieties."
they trash Cinderella: "She has earned nothing. She deserves nothing, except perhaps back wages at home. And, yet, she gets the prince to marry her. This is not the lesson we should teach our children. There are more important values than good looks, fine clothes, and expensive trappings - intelligence, independence, self-esteem, responsibility and self-motivation - none of which characterize Cinderella."
I am too tired to comment on these quotes. I will just let them speak for themselves. One less book on my shelves and one more in the "to be sold" pile.
goodnight.
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