Read me for the book group on wednesday!
“The Confusion (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 2)” (Neal Stephenson)
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A mother converses with her child…
So I’m just sitting here, of a Sunday afternoon, when my son, Peter, wanders into the room, book (about Quentin Tarantino and his films) in hand, and asks me what “juxtaposition” means. It’s a sort of comparison, I say. Peter: This is about the ear-cutting scene… [He wishes further enlightenment, my son does.] Me: Like … Continue reading A mother converses with her child…
Sleepy weather
It’s sleepy weather here in New York — the skies keep being gray, and the rain never quite dries up. This is making me way too sleepy… Either that, or the cold I got on the plane here, and the resultant cold medicine effects. We went to the Museum of Natural History on Sunday, Buck … Continue reading Sleepy weather
the second book: baroque cycle
July 12 at lunch is the second of my book club gatherings… We’re reading Neal Stephenson’s Baroque Cycle over the summer and here we are at the second installment… “The Confusion (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 2)” (Neal Stephenson) Technorati Tags: Baroque Cycle, /Neal Stephenson, /book
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