I finished the book...

[wolven7]

Belly - [Feed the Tree (Remix)]--- I finished Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, today, and it was everything I had hoped for. That's rare, and very surprising, for me, in a book: to wish for something, expect something completely else (even if I'm unsure as to what that Else may be), and to get the thing for which I wished.

Save Ferris - [Come On Eileen (Dexie's Midnight runners Cover)]--- The entire last half of the book was masterfully written, and the subtextual content was wonderfully phrased.

It is a book about magic, wonder, mystery, awe, respect, and the finding of oneself, inside and outside of the destiny set for you. It is, in short, a book about nearly everything I wish to see in the world.

My favourite quote in the book: "This is the genius of my enemy! Lock a door against him and all that happens is that he learns first how to pick a lock and second how to build a better one against you!"

kidneythieves - [Amnzerø]--- Genius, precisely as it should be, but I'll not spoil it by giving you the context. Yes, you heard me. One of the lessons I took from the book... Sometimes the lack of a thing is more powerful than the thing, for the finding of it...

The Martinis - [Free]--- Still parsing a lot of the book's material, but... Hmm.

We shall see.

Other than that, saw a bunch of apartments, today, and we seem to have narrowed it down to two places. One is really pretty cheap, but a bit cramped-feeling, and the other is a bit more expensive, but more spacious. (VNV Nation - [Entropy]). As WinAmp so wryly segues, the only problem is that we'd be among the youngest 20% of the community's population. So, again, we shall see.

Hm.

{Pop Will Eat Itself - [Home]--- Stolen from pyro_angel, as I've not done one of these in a while: 1 word survey
Can.
Only.
Type.
One.
Word.

1. Where is your cell phone?
Pocket

2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend?
Exercising

3. Your hair?
longish

4. Your Mother?
Supportive

5. Your Father?
Tries

6. Your favorite thing?
Revelation

7. Your dream last night?
fishing

8. Your favorite drink?
caffeinated

9. Your dream car?
Runs

10. The room you're in?
Bed-

12. Your fears?
desertion

13. What do you want to be in 10 years?
Godlike

14. Who did you hang out with last night?
Frank

15. Muffins?
Delicious

17. One of your wish list items?
Books

18. Where you grew up?
D.C.

19. The last thing you did?
type

20. What are you wearing?
Clothes

21. Your TV?
Colour.

22. Your pet?
Cat

23. Your computer?
Empathic

24. Your life?
Harried

25. Your mood?
Complex

26. Missing?
Opportunities

27. What are you thinking about right now?
Opporunities

28. Your car?
Runs

29. Your work?
Teaching

30. Your summers?
Teaching

31. Your relationship status?
Involved

32. Your favorite color?
All

33. When is the last time you laughed?
Always

34. Last time you cried?
Years

35. School?
Teaching

Voltaire - [Anniversary]--- Hm. Not as interesting as it could have been. Disappointed. 8.50pm}

Comments

[draquani.livejournal.com]

One of my favorite books currently. I've recently found and reread it. As you said, very well written. You should check out the Ladies of Grace Adieu, a sort of companion book by her as well.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

I'll check it out, but I'm still processing this. I'll have to re-read it, most certainly, but i'll give it a month or two.

[renatus.livejournal.com]

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is indeed a wonderful book. It really struck me how well she integrated actual history with this alternate reality, and made the alternate bits of history feel as crunchy and solid as actual history. Not to mention all of the interesting undercurrents...

It took the author 10 years to write, and no wonder! I imagine the level of research she had to do into the history to make it work so well took up huge amounts of time.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

WOW. I had no idea that it took her that long. But I completely understand it, thinking about the fact that it is a three-volume alternate magical history of Napoleanic Europe...

Wonderful book.