Sunday, March 22, 2009
11/100: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay, by Michael Chabon
I know this book has been on a few peoples' lists for the CR. Personally, it's one I've been meaning to read for years. It's one of my brother's favorite books, and lately I've been encountering a lot of people who've read it and recommended it.
It's really pathetic to admit this, but it took me three months to read it. Three. That's horribly embarrassing. It's really embarrassing to think that it took me three months to read anything. It wasn't for lack of interest that I didn't devour K&K as I usually do; I was literally too busy with school and my personal life to read anything but what's been required of me this semester, as well as the Times every day (well, I try for every day...I don't always finish). It's really a shame, though, because I feel like this book would've had a bigger impact on me if I'd read it in a more cohesive manner. By spacing out the narrative over three months, it didn't quite pack the emotional punch I was anticipating, but again, I really think this had more to do with the fact that I spent so long away from the characters that I couldn't help but feel somewhat disconnected.
Michael Chabon is one of my favorite writers, though. His writing is intelligent without being alienating; I love that after reading one of his works, I've learned about 30 new vocabulary words while still feeling like I've absorbed and retained the contents of the story. Overall, Kavalier and Klay was a great read, I only wish I had devoted a proper amount of time and attention to it.
It's really pathetic to admit this, but it took me three months to read it. Three. That's horribly embarrassing. It's really embarrassing to think that it took me three months to read anything. It wasn't for lack of interest that I didn't devour K&K as I usually do; I was literally too busy with school and my personal life to read anything but what's been required of me this semester, as well as the Times every day (well, I try for every day...I don't always finish). It's really a shame, though, because I feel like this book would've had a bigger impact on me if I'd read it in a more cohesive manner. By spacing out the narrative over three months, it didn't quite pack the emotional punch I was anticipating, but again, I really think this had more to do with the fact that I spent so long away from the characters that I couldn't help but feel somewhat disconnected.
Michael Chabon is one of my favorite writers, though. His writing is intelligent without being alienating; I love that after reading one of his works, I've learned about 30 new vocabulary words while still feeling like I've absorbed and retained the contents of the story. Overall, Kavalier and Klay was a great read, I only wish I had devoted a proper amount of time and attention to it.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Um?
Huh. I haven't been on this thing in months. Funny how a cross-country move and an 18-credit semester at a new school cuts into your reading (for fun) and blogging about reading (for fun) time. I have managed to finish a few books (actually, make that like, 2) since I last posted, and with spring break coming up in a few weeks I'm sure I'll get around to the stack on my desk I've been intending to finish. I'm literally not doing anything for break - like, not even going home - so hanging out inside an empty dorm for ten days will be motivation enough to catch up to the other Cannonballers.
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