books i read in 2010

[ateolf]

in the order i finished them...almost ALL of them before august (and teaching)...actually only the last one was finished in the interim...

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[bibliofile.livejournal.com]

We were allowed to skip only a few of the sections. I remember being bored almost to tears by lists of names of fish! Definitely wasted on many high school students.

[ateolf.livejournal.com]

It is one of the most amazing books ever written, though I don't think I would have appreciated it at that age. In fact, I actively avoided it 'til I was 31 because it seemed like it'd be a boring, old book (which it's not at all, but much of the humor's working on a different level than most teenagers).

[bibliofile.livejournal.com]

"....much of the humor's working on a different level than most teenagers"

Gosh, I think that that might be an understatement worthy of the English class where we read Moby Dick. (When in doubt, we went for the understatements.)

[ateolf.livejournal.com]

Well, most of the book's humor is extremely understated. That doesn't shadow the fact that it's extremely funny.