June 25, 2007

A MILESTONE IS REACHED! (Celebrity Guest Letter, #362)-- presented and edited by Steve Nadis

This note just arrived from a friend in Paris:

Dear Steve -- It may not be much, but here is the news: after 25 years, I've finally finished General from the Jungle. According to the notation in the front flap, I started it in Patmos in 9/82, quite likely under your influence, there is some how indecipherable note to you from me about it. Somehow I didn't get into it, however, but lugged it home. The book made it to Paris at some point, and I started reading it again in 4/98. No go. Being a man who can't leave tasks hanging, I took up the book again yesterday -- and, damn it, read it. Actually, a very good book -- although the first few chapters proved unaccountably hard to get through, but once the progress of the glorious rebels became clear, I had someone to root for. Any more reading suggestions?

Yours truly,

D

Posted by Snake at 09:20:23 | Permanent Link | Comments (2) |
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1 - I don't like to leave a book (no matter how hard or bad it is) unfinished either, but after a decade I give up.

I wonder what your celebrity's to-do list looks like.

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Written by: Flubberwinkle at 2007/06/26 - 02:55:39
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2 - I'd be curious to see it myself--for nostalgia's sake if for no other reason. (Comment this)

Written by: Snake at 2007/06/26 - 10:50:42
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