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I haven't been reading much fiction in the past few years. I started Emma by Jane Austin
sometime last year, I think, and still haven't finished it. I already know the story from the Gwyneth Paltrow film
, but I liked the movie well enough to want to read the book. However, since it's not urgent that I finish it right away, I only read a chapter here and a chapter there. I'm up to chapter 32.
I've owned a copy of Moby Dick
for about two years but haven't read it. I've read parts of the book before but decided to purchase it thinking it would commit me to finish it. It didn't. It's not the easiest book to read, after all. Yesterday, though, I had the sudden urge to pick it up again. Maybe because I've been to the shore a few times lately. The sea is on my mind.
I read the first chapter last night. "Call me Ishmael." One of the most famous first lines of a book almost sounds like Ishmael is an alias. Ishmael has a melancholy streak. The only thing that alleviates it is going to sea. "This is my substitute for pistol and ball. With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship."
sometime last year, I think, and still haven't finished it. I already know the story from the Gwyneth Paltrow film, but I liked the movie well enough to want to read the book. However, since it's not urgent that I finish it right away, I only read a chapter here and a chapter there. I'm up to chapter 32.I've owned a copy of Moby Dick
for about two years but haven't read it. I've read parts of the book before but decided to purchase it thinking it would commit me to finish it. It didn't. It's not the easiest book to read, after all. Yesterday, though, I had the sudden urge to pick it up again. Maybe because I've been to the shore a few times lately. The sea is on my mind. I read the first chapter last night. "Call me Ishmael." One of the most famous first lines of a book almost sounds like Ishmael is an alias. Ishmael has a melancholy streak. The only thing that alleviates it is going to sea. "This is my substitute for pistol and ball. With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship."
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