4 and 6
almost halfway, almost half a year...
will I finish the project?
I'm flighty with 'loves.' That's not news to those that know me. I don't dabble when I'm interested in something...I immerse. Totally. Over the head drownded. This year has had 2 things catch my interest. I don't want to let either go, and I'm not getting bored with either one. Amazing. So, I've had to learn to balance reading and knitting. The past few weeks have been encouraging; I'm starting to get into a groove of going between the 2.
I finished Huck Finn this morning. It was definitely my favorite of the classics so far. I love that the story was written in dialect, and I think I enjoy reading from a child's perspective (same sensation in TKAM.) An author can throw in social/political views more subtly when they're merely a child's upbringing or observation. Huck was a good summer read, too. Lazy days floating down the river, summertime antics of young boys...the mood was just right. I'd seen the musical "big river" several times, so the story of the slave Jim's fate was already familiar.
I liked Twain's writing style/voice. After reading Huck Finn and TKAM this year, I think I should explore more books in the South (AFTER this year.) We all know I'm a southern girl wannabe at heart anyway!
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Next up will be finishing Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, I think. Study in Scarlet was the assigned book, but I found a teensy copy of the casebook that was just irresistably cute and will easily journey along with me in the purse (or....um...knitting bag.) I'm shooting for finishing it by the end of June to split the list and the year down the middle!
happy