August 23, 2008


Don’t tell Cindy

but I finished The Mill on the Floss last night. It’s not flawless, by any means, but it is very good. I had not expected it to be so full of local dialect and humor, and more than once I forgot for a moment that it was George Eliot and not Anthony Trollope that I was reading. And I have just gotten my email that Trollope’s An Autobiography awaits me at the bookstore.

posted by Cooper Renner in aesthetics, books, fiction, literature 

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3 Responses to “Don’t tell Cindy”

  1. Cindy Scroggins on August 23rd, 2008 at 1:48 pm

    In the film, The Whole Wide World–a charming biopic starring Vincent D’Onofrio as the pulp writer, Robert Howard–D’Onofrio turns to Renee Zellwegger, who plays his love interest, and asks:

    “Did you ever read The Vicar of Wakefield?
    “Yes, I did.”
    “Did you like it?”
    “Yes, I enjoyed it very much.”
    “Well, that’s just too damn bad!”

  2. Sheila Ryan on August 23rd, 2008 at 1:53 pm

    I hate every fucking century that ever came before and every fucking century that ever will be.

    I hate every instant before and after now.

    I have a crush on now.

  3. Cindy Scroggins on August 23rd, 2008 at 2:01 pm

    I’m right there with you, Sheilababy.

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