http://www.blackmarks.net/2005/11/03/what-ive-been-reading-october-2005/ "The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story." -- Ursula K. Le Guin -- Writer, Reader, Amateur Interneter, Father and Life Chronicler. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:04:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.blackmarks.net/2005/11/03/what-ive-been-reading-october-2005/#comment-1838 black marks on wood pulp » What I’ve Been Reading — The Best of 2005 Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:15:41 +0000 http://cdub.driscocity.com/index.php/2005/11/03/what-ive-been-reading-october-2005/#comment-1838 [...] John Steinbeck – East of Eden (2003, originally published 1952) — Reviewed October 2005 Yeah, I was completely naïve to the appeal of Steinbeck. But I know now: he’s very good. In just one month, Steinbeck went from “the guy who wrote The Pearl and Of Mice and Men” to “literary genius and personal hero.” The characters in East of Eden grow out of one life and into the traditions that their parents and grandparents left for them, leaving two young men who know so little about their ancestors that they can’t help but fall into the same traps that their family has always known. It’s long, yes, but it’s an amazing work of literature that tops my “classic recommendations” list. [...] [...] John Steinbeck – East of Eden (2003, originally published 1952) — Reviewed October 2005 Yeah, I was completely naïve to the appeal of Steinbeck. But I know now: he’s very good. In just one month, Steinbeck went from “the guy who wrote The Pearl and Of Mice and Men” to “literary genius and personal hero.” The characters in East of Eden grow out of one life and into the traditions that their parents and grandparents left for them, leaving two young men who know so little about their ancestors that they can’t help but fall into the same traps that their family has always known. It’s long, yes, but it’s an amazing work of literature that tops my “classic recommendations” list. [...]

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