i'm doing this thing

where i read a book that corresponds to each letter of the alphabet (i.e. margaret atwood was first)




now that i've finished the blind assassin which was wonderful as usual. there were many times that i had to put it down and take a breath. i highly recommend it. and aside from being blown away by her language and her capacity to develop stories and characters so thoroughly and intimately, i was equally impressed with the scope of the story purely from a research standpoint. she is truly a master that continually creates work that is exciting, even solely through the fact that you can feel the rigor and challenges she creates for herself.

so now i've moved on to b. i pretty much decided that bill bryson would be my b, but i finished a at home and was restless so i tried to pull a b from my shelf i hadn't read.

i'm bored of this story already.




i pulled out clockwork orange by anthony burgess. ack ack ack attack. i've read 1984, and fahrenheit 451, and brave new world. not the same really, but sort of it is. i started reading it though and then i stopped. i'm sure it's great but i don't think i can deal with the violence.



but that was two nights ago. and i am right next to barnes and noble. and i still haven't bought bill bryson. and as of last night i still am reading a clockwork orange. super drunk.

i have this habit of making macaroni and cheese when i'm wasted and eating it in bed (grossss), only to not recall doing so the next day (no doubt out of shame, rather than being blacked out), and subsequently get uber pissed at my roommate for continuously eating my mac and cheese. reading clockwork orange last night, 3 sheets to the wind, i couldn't help but be reminded of this less than desirable habit.

i think at the very least a clockwork orange is better for my ass than macaroni and cheese.



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