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Elle E. is 24 and teaches in a state overrun by the spawn of yuppies. Therefore she is a full-time heretic much afflicted by spleen.
the colour green, reading, scribes and orators, ruffs, cuffs, Machiavellian villains and vindictive heroes.
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What I'm Reading Now
Dracula's Guest and Other Stories
Bram Stoker
Blurb: In this rich collection of thirteen macabre tales, Bram Stoker, creator of the Gothic masterpiece, Dracula, and one of the greatest exponents of the supernatural narrative, presents us with a weird and chilling variety of unsettling stories.
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Book
The Somnambulist
Jonathan Barnes
Rating 
Although the plot withered out before the end, I found it very hard to put down this book. I think I have grasped the reason behind the readability of this book. Barnes' strength lies in his quirky characters, not his ambitious but poorly constructed plot. If you're not given to reading books with many loose ends, don't bother with this one.
On Royalty
Jeremy Paxman
Rating 
I do enjoy my Paxman every once in a while. The subtitle explains it all: "A very polite inquiry into some strangely related families".
Flashman and the Dragon
George MacDonald Fraser
Rating 
Apparently, female readers should be highly offended by
The Flashman Papers. I'm still waiting for that moment when my favourite coward offends my sensibilities. Anyways, in the 8th volume of the series, he lands himself in China during the Taiping Rebellion and gets ravished by Yehonala in the process. Now that's what I'm talking about!
The Boleyn Inheritance
Philippa Gregory
Rating
I'm impressed. Philippa Gregory hasn't lost her touch after all. Perhaps I only say that since Elizabeth doesn't figure in this Tudor Court novel. Hmm. Nevertheless, I like the multiple narratives and the overwrought emotions.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 7:12 PM
I have fashioned my sobriquet without realising that it's the same name they have for a fashion label and a stupid fashion magazine. Are the two even connected? Don't be quick to judge me. I'll make the job easier for you and do so myself. I have no idea if the 2 are intertwined or one of the same thing. They have the same font style on their logos. Hmm. A mighty puzzle.
I fashioned my name out of Lotus-eater. L.E. Eee. Very signifcant, no?
I noticed the second curious thing for the day. My recent entries fall either on Tuesdays or Mondays. It's a sad fact of my life that I have time only on Blue Monday and bothersome Tuesday. What is Tuesday's quality? I think it's bothersome. Perhaps it might even be terrible Tuesday or tea-bag Tuesday. What do you think?
Comments:
Uh, "Tuesday's child is full of grace"?
it's the only thing I can possibly think of.
layla at
11:02 AM, January 11, 2008