So after I decided, excitedly and absolutely, that the top 100 pre-30 was a realistic undertaking, I seriously thought about it. roughly 380 days before I enter my thirties. 100 books. That leaves me approximately 3.8 days per book. Given that these are literary giants (and I'm not necessarily talkin' size-wise) that some scholars spend decades, if not lifetimes, studying and analyzing, I decided to relax about it and go at my own pace - to enjoy each book for what it is (and also allow myself to enjoy certain novels that might finally be published come September - damn you Claire and Jamie and all that is my infinitely guilty pleasure!).
That said, I am about a fifth of the way into Anna Karenina. I love how the book jumps to each of the different characters' stories. I love the descriptions Tolstoy uses - whether describing the physical manifestation of spring in the Russian countryside, or the rich details he gives about high society life in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
My next literary companion and bedfellow will be 'Slaughterhouse Five' by Kurt Vonnegut. Purchased a used copy yesterday (I'm sure I stole a glance at Matt rolling his eyes) and I think next I will finally delve into 'Lolita'.
Aside from my voracious appetite for all things literary - I have been plotting my own little novel. Time to put pen to paper? Not quite yet.
Oh, and current obsession: Shu Uemura lipstick in WN 260. The perfect purple-toned fuschia.
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