Kate Connally >, if that's their real name, wrote:

>BTW, I just started reading One Flew Over the
>Cuckoo's Nest. I have never seen the movie except for
>parts of it here and there. Anyway, I came across the
>book while browsing in the library so decided to read it.
>It may be affecting my mood. ;-)

I've never seen the movie, but I read the book (of my own volition) when I
was in high school. For some reason, I had a real fascination with mental
illness. Go figure.

>(I trying to read all the classics I never read when I
>should have - Hemingway stuff, Twain stuff, ancient
>Greek stuff, etc. I've been working on For Whom the
>Bell tolls for about 6 or 7 years now. Even longer for
>The Innocents Abroad. I just can't seem to get interested
>enough to keep reading. Although the Twain is definitely
>good, so I don't know what my problem is. Probably that
>it's not a mystery novel - that's my latest thing. And
>Hemingway is just plain boring. Somebody please explain
>to me how this stuff got to be a classic? There are classics
>that I have read and really enjoyed - Catch 22 for one (read
>it at least 3 times over the years) and The Great Gatsby for
>another - but other stuff is deadly boring. Oh, well, I'll
>probably never be well-rounded enough.) But I've heard
>enough quotes from them that I can answer all the Jeopardy
>questions. ;-)

Have you read any Ray Bradbury? Great stuff! I guess I'd call it sci-fi.
I haven't read any of his work in decades. I'd love to go back and read
them again.

My current fascination is with books by Sylvia Browne (a psychic).

Carol

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'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
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