You might have noticed my blog entries have been a bit sparse this month-- Okay, maybe no more than usual. BUT I HAVE AN EXCUSE :) I have just finished Les Miserables (UNABRIDGED, no less) for the first time ever. Of course I love the Musical and have seen it umpteen times (2x this summer alone), but I have always wanted to read the book, partially because it was so gargantuan. It was an academic Everest for me. Well, I've never had the time. Who does? This time, however, I had extrinsic motivation. An informal class I'm taking had it on the list. (Yes, I am the only public school parent in a group full of home schoolers, but I'll hang out with anyone who wants to talk about books) . One of the rules of this class is that you may not discuss the book unless you have finished it. So, I ignored my housework and read my little heart out for an entire week to finish this behemoth. I did it! I did it! I did it!I did it! I did it!
Can you tell I'm just a little proud of myself? Why such madness? BECAUSE . . . It's also on MY list (you know the one--stuff you've always wanted to do). And I have just got to whittle this list down a little.
I'll review Les Mis in my next post but as it is 4:45 a.m. and I am beginning to feel the effects of the last half hour of late night expositing, I'll catch you tomorrow.
2 comments:
Congrats. That's a great accomplishment.
I've read that book a couple of times but every time it takes awhile to get through it. I still remember the Les Mis songs from back in the day.
"One day more . . ."
Great Job! It would take me forever! Never have accomplished that task!
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