part of the appeal for me is that it shows how literature can impact real life hundreds of years after it's written for an audience for whom it was definitely not intended
Yes, I liked that as well.
...There were Biblical references in The Alchemist? Um. Heh, can you tell that tends to fly right over my head unless it's really, really obvious?
I'll have to look for The Book of Lost Things after I graduate, when I actually have time to read for fun.
I remember my first time reading for pleasure after grad school. It was a reread of Possession, and it was GLORIOUS.
(Speaking of graduation, did you get my PMs in response to your question?)
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Date: 2011-07-10 09:17 pm (UTC)Yes, I liked that as well.
...There were Biblical references in The Alchemist? Um. Heh, can you tell that tends to fly right over my head unless it's really, really obvious?
I'll have to look for The Book of Lost Things after I graduate, when I actually have time to read for fun.
I remember my first time reading for pleasure after grad school. It was a reread of Possession, and it was GLORIOUS.
(Speaking of graduation, did you get my PMs in response to your question?)