One of the small joys of some free evenings and weekends is the alloted independence to do what I choose. Mostly this is spent unfruitfully basking in long, rambling passages in my journal, catching up on long awaited sitcom viewing, or my greatest pleasure of all, reading. I've now caught up on the 23 books that were gathering momentum on my "to-do" list, in addition to dust on the book shelf. New endeavors are much anticipated, including the Modern Library's List of 100 Best Novels. But in the meantime (as in the last 13 days), I've read, or am currently reading some pretty outstanding literary works in their own right, including: Somebody's Daughter, The Wonder Spot, three Tracy Chevalier's novels: Falling Angels, The Virgin Blue, and of course, The Girl with the Pearl Earring, in addition to some quick re-reads: parts of Why Do Men Have Nipples were entertaining though not as well researched and credited as I would have liked, and Shopgirl, a tiny Steve Martin aptly termed novella that I would recommend to anyone as a very quirky story about a wallflower who emerges on her own terms; a storyline that nudges on my very own heartstrings ever so gently.
When I was little, I used to prefer the lives of these foolishly quixotic and usually very eccentric characters to my own, and used to relish in the adventures they sought. A tiny remnant of that idealistic youth still remains to this day, but mostly I find immense joy and comfort in the beautifully interlocking words of others. There are times when a very fluid, well-written sentence with perfect turn of phrase requires little thought, but much pondering over its origin and ultimate grace. Until the day I can aspire to ever inspire and unleash my own literary freedom in a manner so prolific, I'll always have others to live vicariously through.
posted by Sheila @ 9/14/2005 03:46:00 AM
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