I did not finish this one. I made it about 2/3 through this short book, but even that was a struggle. There are two reasons for this, the most relevant being that I did not like the book, especially the style. Despite the fact that it is a part of the novel, the novel on a whole was miserable and uninteresting. The second, real world, reason that I could not finish this short novel, is that I’ve been too busy with school and music.

Though it may be cheating, I’m marking ths one as read since I read the majority of it and did not like it at all. Still, I’m marking it differently than the others to indicate that I neither liked nor finished it.

Completed the Sheltering Sky. I’m glad I finished it, because now I think it’s a fantastic novel and I highly recommend it. About halfway, I felt it was dragging and I was starting to feel like I wasn’t interested in the things the author expected me to be. Off and on during the middle, I got tired of it and considered putting it down. My desire to complete this “100 Best Novels” kept me going. About 3/5 of the way into it, the heart of the novel begins, for which all pages preceding seem to merely be preparation for the novel as Kit’s tale. The ending is, from a literary perspective, perfectly sublime. I walk away from this book, caring so much more about it than I would’ve suspected during the first 3/5ths of it.

A great read.. if you start it, finish it!

I think that some of the back issues are available in Aramaic.

it’s strange to think of people sitting at a marilyn manson concert. have a great time!!

i take it that a 5 is good, so hooray!