A two-fer

I finished the Scarlet Pimpernel two days ago and The Measure of a Man earlier today. On to two new books. At Alex's suggestion (b/c she's Alex!), I'm reading A Man Without a Country. She read it for school, and highly recommended it. That's two books with "Man" in the title in recent weeks.

But wait, I'll be listening to The Assault on Reason. I'm glad Al Gore is not reading it, but I'm looking forward to hearing his well-reasoned thoughts. What would you bet the chances are that Rush Limbaugh will pick up a copy? Fat chance for a big fat idiot!

Oopsie!

Whoops! As I work my way through the Scarlet Pimpernel, I thought I'd just check to see what was on-line about the book. And now (alas!) I know who the Scarlet Pimpernel is long before I should have. Oh well. Now at least I'll see the hints and the foreshadowing as I read. If I repeat to myself, "new experience, new experience" like a mantra, it'll be ok--I think.

So far, he measures up

Started listening to Sidney--I should be able to call him by his first name, right? Well, anyway, a recording by Mr. Poitier himself reading his own book. In recent years, I've steered clear of books with the mark of Oprah, having recently re-watched "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", I had the urge to select this one next. I've gotten through his childhood on Cat Island. What a special childhood. We should all be so poor and so rich at one time.

How he paid for college with my money?

As the suspense built, the story took a turn for the stupid. So much suspense, for a sorry pay-off. The story dragged a little bit in the end, with ultimately a happy ending. On a scale of 5, I'd give it 3 1/2 stars. It has a good beat; you can dance to it.

Next up on ye olde red ipod: Measure of a Man. Reading with my own eyeballs: the Scarlet Pimpernel.

The suspense builds . . .

What will happen to the protagonist? Will he get out of his jam?? As I left off listening to the story, about 2 1/2 hours from the end, the suspense has built. Has it been worth it so far? Yes. So far, I'd give it 4/5 stars. We'll see if that changes once the whole story unfolds.