post no. 50!! book number 25 and beyond

books i have read recently:

xxv. the torrents of spring, hemingway

clearly a completely unveiled satire of certain books and authors, i don't know if i liked it.

xxvi. alice in wonderland; through the looking glass, lewis carroll

i got this recently and had to read it before seeing the movie, which i have not yet done. but the faintly dodgy history behind these stories bring a whole different light to the writing.

xxvii. the great gatsby, f. scott fitzgerald

i actually read the comic book version of this before the original, and i have to say the comic book version really gets the tone right. studying it may have ruined that kind of detachment that i have from it which allows me to still like the characters? i don't know anything

xxviii. best american essays 2004, ed. louis menand

i mentioned this before but forgot to write about it, and now i don't remember. my general feeling was 'good' i think but i don't remember anything too strange and interesting, though the medical-based stories are always good.