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eredienSo every year about this time I try to pick one large, classic book to read. The first year I did The Children's Hospital by Chris Adrian (it's not a classic yet, but it should be and, I believe, will become one with time). Last year I did Victor Hugo's Les Miserables. This year I have settled on James Joyce's Ulysses, on the assumption that:
1.) I tried it in the spring and it was too hot to keep reading, as my attention span shrinks to a nub at temperatures over 80 degrees F. That will not be a problem now.
2.) I have already done a lot of research into Irish politics, theatre, poetry, and the intersection of the three from 1910-1940. I feel like I should be able to get at least some of the topical references without absolutely wracking my brain.
3.) Since I am planning on spending the rest of my life with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
raxvupine, I will need to read this book at some point. Why not now?
Keep tuned as things progress.
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Hung out withtwitch124 yesterday at a book signing for Chris Onstad, who does the Achewood webcomic. Saw her new place, met her snake, and had a good conversation all round. I don't read Achewood, but it was still wonderful to see 200+ people in line at the store.
I wasn't planning on buying anything, but I picked up:
- a copy of the shiny new hardcover edition of vol. 1 of Osamu Tezuka's Blackjack manga, a perrennial favorite of mine. I was thrilled; I didn't even know it was out and the previous printings of Blackjack in English are incomplete and almost impossible to find. I didn't even know what it was; I just picked it off up the shelf and then squealed in joy.
- A new Ted Naifeh book in the Courtney Crumrin series, Courtney Crumrin and the Fire Thief's Tale. Posits neat how-werewolves-came-to-be story and develops the relationship between Courtney and her mysterious Uncle Aloysius further. I love these books; they're fun to read and don't insult my intelligence when I'm looking for something a bit lighter. I wish he'd hurry up and write more, though. Naifeh's slow as a teenaged goth trying to get out of bed.
-twitch124: I remembered the title of the webcomic I've started reading. It's Gunnerkrigg Court, by Tom Siddell.
1.) I tried it in the spring and it was too hot to keep reading, as my attention span shrinks to a nub at temperatures over 80 degrees F. That will not be a problem now.
2.) I have already done a lot of research into Irish politics, theatre, poetry, and the intersection of the three from 1910-1940. I feel like I should be able to get at least some of the topical references without absolutely wracking my brain.
3.) Since I am planning on spending the rest of my life with
raxvupine, I will need to read this book at some point. Why not now?Keep tuned as things progress.
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Hung out with
twitch124 yesterday at a book signing for Chris Onstad, who does the Achewood webcomic. Saw her new place, met her snake, and had a good conversation all round. I don't read Achewood, but it was still wonderful to see 200+ people in line at the store.I wasn't planning on buying anything, but I picked up:
- a copy of the shiny new hardcover edition of vol. 1 of Osamu Tezuka's Blackjack manga, a perrennial favorite of mine. I was thrilled; I didn't even know it was out and the previous printings of Blackjack in English are incomplete and almost impossible to find. I didn't even know what it was; I just picked it off up the shelf and then squealed in joy.
- A new Ted Naifeh book in the Courtney Crumrin series, Courtney Crumrin and the Fire Thief's Tale. Posits neat how-werewolves-came-to-be story and develops the relationship between Courtney and her mysterious Uncle Aloysius further. I love these books; they're fun to read and don't insult my intelligence when I'm looking for something a bit lighter. I wish he'd hurry up and write more, though. Naifeh's slow as a teenaged goth trying to get out of bed.
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twitch124: I remembered the title of the webcomic I've started reading. It's Gunnerkrigg Court, by Tom Siddell.
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