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A Miscellany
Sep. 21st, 2022 01:19 pm1. Fiona, indignant at the sexist nomenclature of manholes, coins a new term: themholes.
2. I randomly thought of the time as a toddler when I made a plan to get rid of my dreaded courdoroy pants. I despised courdoroy as a child. In what seemed impeccable logic, I decided that if I just pooped in those pants, they would surely be thrown away, and I would never have to wear them again. I have an incredibly vivid memory of standing in the hallway and triumphantly soiling those pants. Spoiler alert, Gentle Readers: my clever act of rebellion did not elicit the response I was hoping for.
3.
Life Before Man by Margaret Atwood
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The words are beautiful as always, but with the exception of Elizabeth, I don't really like any of the characters. Lesje is washed out and ineffectual, and Nate is a man-baby. I don't think I'm supposed to like Elizabeth, but she's interesting and complicated and ruthless. This is an early book, and I think Atwood's writing has improved since early days.
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2. I randomly thought of the time as a toddler when I made a plan to get rid of my dreaded courdoroy pants. I despised courdoroy as a child. In what seemed impeccable logic, I decided that if I just pooped in those pants, they would surely be thrown away, and I would never have to wear them again. I have an incredibly vivid memory of standing in the hallway and triumphantly soiling those pants. Spoiler alert, Gentle Readers: my clever act of rebellion did not elicit the response I was hoping for.
3.
Life Before Man by Margaret AtwoodMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The words are beautiful as always, but with the exception of Elizabeth, I don't really like any of the characters. Lesje is washed out and ineffectual, and Nate is a man-baby. I don't think I'm supposed to like Elizabeth, but she's interesting and complicated and ruthless. This is an early book, and I think Atwood's writing has improved since early days.
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