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Turns out I CAN stomach C.S. Lewis, if I just try to visualize the awesome adventures of Eustace, Jill & Puddleglum, and completely ignore the religious symbolism attempting to whack readers over the head... Can't wait for the movie! :-D

"A positive attitude is everything, as the Bard says."
"Mother, you know perfectly well the Bard never said such a thing."
"I suppose it's more of an underlying thematic statement in his work."

"A positive attitude is everything, as the Bard says."
"Mother, you know perfectly well the Bard never said such a thing."
"I suppose it's more of an underlying thematic statement in his work."

Vintage boasting be like:
'I simply nodded and mentioned, that my family was already in possession of FOUR bathtubs: one in the dining room, one in the office and two in the 'wigwam'. However as far as I knew, my folks were about to purchase an additional five, out of which two had magic lanterns screwed on, along with a small device that made the tub move on its own: walk, turn, and even levitate a bit.'

"Have you prepared?" asks the teacher.
"I've prepared."
Oh yes, of course he's prepared. A death-row inmate also prepares himself: he make use of a last bit of unction and cuts his hair.

" 'The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.' " She sipped her tonic water and added, "Shakespeare."
"Does Pascal know the Bard is stealing his material?" A.J. murmured.

"This would take delicate handling. Which meant that hysterical laughter was probably out of the question."

"My mother [an actress] has a small but fanatical cult following," A.J. informed him. "As one example."
"You don't have to convince me that your mother would attract a bunch of nuts."

"Look, sweetheart, I know you're feeling a little... lost, but you need to come back to town and have your nervous breakdown in a civilized place."

Oh I don't know, this remote lighthouse in Norway would make for a fetching backdrop for my upcoming nervous breakdown.

“What do you mean by ‘peculiar women’?”
 “Don’t start smoking clove cigarettes and forgetting to shave under your arms.” Elysia said this promptly, as though she’d been worrying about it all day.
“Don’t worry,” A.J. said. “If I feel the desire to throw my razor away, I’ll call you first.”

My masichistic tendencies are still on track... why am I still reading this?! I don't even care what happens next!

"[Mongooses]'re good with rats," said Mr. Carsington. "And snakes. She could come in handy, Mrs. Pembroke, when you're dismantling temples and pyramids."

"Oh, yes, of course," she said. "A woman's looks are all-important. Her mental capabilities don't signify in the least."
"That would depend," he said, "on what she was thinking."

Sort of funny, but I can't seem to be able 5o concentrate enough on it.

I needed something very lught after a depressing weekend.

I'm just speechless now...

... and now I only want to go wandering around town aimlessly.

This has indeed a very different feel from a Haruki Murakami book, but I find myself liking it a lot.

"He thinks she's going to Alaska," Eve tossed out with a deliberate smirk, "to live off the land, free as a... What the hell do they have in Alaska?"
"Bear. Moose. Wolves, too, I think. Deer. Lots of deer."
"There you go. Like a deer. "

For future reference, Nikolai Wadurin is not a Romanian name. Not even for 1768... seems more Polish, really.

For future reference, Nikolai Wadurin is not a Romanian name. Not even for 1768... seems more Polish, really.

For future reference, Nikolai Wadurin is not a Romanian name. Not even for 1768... seems more Polish, really.

And just when I'm starting to hope that Romanians are not the root of all evil, you turn things over by making them worship werewolves?!

The story doesn't seem to drag as much as in the first part, but the surroundings of Plitvice National Park seem to be getting dangerously close to fiction...
That charter airport seems to be a military one... on google maps, at least.

*sigh* Moving on...

Next in the ongoing saga of "Let's pin all vicious magical creatures on Romanians" ... drum roll... WEREWOLVES!



At least it's original enough to be vampires again?

Now I'm just plain frustrated... *sighs* I think I'm ready for a different book.

A storm of swords indeed... 'nuff said.

Welp... I went from "not another self help book" to " this making me uncomfortable", which looks promising. Still I find myself tuning it out way too often.