Slow news day/week/month...summer?
July 10th, 2008 by CarynThere isn't much going on these days, I'm afraid.
I did visit abc's official Lost site today, though--and found something that almost made me shout hooray! (I'm not really the shouting OR hooray-ing type, so you know it's gotta be something pretty cool, right?)
....DRUMROLL....
There is a Lost Book Club!!!
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Ok, so maybe I'm the only person who is actually excited about this--but the English major in me just can't help but be totally stoked that all the fabulous literature referenced in the show has been organized and put into a nifty little package complete with island-worn bookcovers that make you feel like you are actually borrowing Sawyer's copy of Of Mice and Men. Well, sort of.
There's even a note from Lost writers Carlton and Damon about how important reading is...and, of course, an all-too-familiar disclaimer:
"We can't promise you any of these books will lead you to answers about LOST, but we can promise you'll be enriched for having read them." HA! Much as that irks me (I crave knowledge of Lost's deepest, darkest secrets!), I have to agree with the second clause: reading enriches life.
In today's fast-paced world, it's very difficult to find the time to STOP, pick up a book, and curl up for a few hours to read, think, and take a break from life. I get nostalgic thinking about it, as though my days of reading for pleasure are over. (!!!) Now that would be scary.
I guess it's time to dust off that library card and delve in. We have a long wait ahead of us, and who knows, maybe there is an answer or two to be found if we just take the time to read...and think.
Tags: Lost Book Club
July 11th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Caryn, are you really going to dive into a few of these?
July 14th, 2008 at 9:11 am
Caryn can not only dive into these, but provide book reports and reviews.
July 14th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
I sure can! Only...I'm not sure how quickly I'll be able to pump them out. I've read quite a few already, so maybe that will help.
As for new stuff, I'm a big fan of science fiction, so I'm thinking about staring with Philip K Dick's Valis or Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein.
July 17th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
the only time i find now that i can read a book is on long plane rides, when you can only watch so many airline movies or eat airline pretzels or sleep.
i just read the lion, the witch and the wardrobe. i didn't realize that the book was so short.