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Flaubert, Madame Bovary

sample: gradually her ideas took definite shape, and, sitting on the grass that she dug up with little prods of her sunshade, Emma repeated to herself, “Good heavens! Why did I marry?”

She asked herself if by some other chance combination it would have not been possible to meet another man; and she tried to imagine what would have been these unrealised events, this different life, this unknown husband. All, surely, could not be like this one. He might have been handsome, witty, distinguished, attractive ... But she—her life was cold as a garret whose dormer window looks on the north, and ennui, the silent spider, was weaving its web in the darkness in every corner of her heart.

[the spider bit I thought was good especially]

Quote: Gandler

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/7672

Congo by Michael Crichton.

I know that it does not have great reviews, but I enjoyed it. It is a great adventure book, and being published in 1980, and being technology focused, it is interesting seeing the contrast. Scratches some of the same itches as The Lost World (Conan Doyle, not Crichton, never actually read the Cricton one.)

I read it
I liked it
I loved everything from Crichton

Quote: terapined

I read it
I liked it
I loved everything from Crichton

I still want to read Jurassic Park, this (Congo) is the only book that I have read by him. And, I loved it.

Currently reading The Demon of Unrest by Eric Larson

Larson is a great writer and I can recommend the books I've read by him, The Devil in the White City, Thunderstruck, Dead Wake, and The Splendid and the Vile.

'Demon' I haven't finished, but it is very good. One thing I notice about it is there is zero attempt at the neutrality that you usually get with books about the Civil War ... I guess that's OK but I am a little surprised at it. He can't find anything to like about the Secessionists at all. I was struck by how far he goes: the Union characters are even better looking!

Beauregard is deemed to be quite ugly, for example, while Major Anderson is described as a real hunk. I've never run into those descriptions before

the most copied image of B.,

Here is Anderson .

I am so impressed with my local library in Louisiana.
1st off I have library in Florida where I vote
I got a free library card and was allowed to borrow ebooks and audio books via the Libby app.
My card expired
I called up to renew
They changed the rules
Library card no longer free because I don't pay property taxes or rent
They said to renew would cost me 60 a year
I said fine , I'll pay
They said it had to be done in person
WTF
So I went to my local library here in Louisiana
I did not have high hopes because I don't have Louisiana ID
I explained I was wintering in local RV park
They said no problem and issued a free library card

Currently reading Racing the Light by Robert Crais