This and That

After reading a lot of old stuff, I'm feeling the need to take a break and read something newer. Over the past couple of months it's been about Shakespeare, Ovid, Balzac, Proust, Forster...I'm tired. So, here is the list of newer novels I'm hoping to read this summer:

Alice Walker's "Color Purple."
Toni Morrison's "Sula."
Nella Larsen's "Quicksand."

They are all written by African-American women, so I think this could make for an interesting study. But, knowing me, I'm probably going to start feeling like reading old, British things again soon after.

Upon writing the above I realized that I just finished E.M. Forster's amazing novel called "A Room with a View." I will write more about it soon.

French Literature (continued)

I'm not going to lie, Proust is taking a long time to read. I was supposed to have finished "Swann's Way" a few days ago but I've been slacking off. I have also been occupied myself with my writing and other reading, as well as French lessons. Hopefully I will get it done by Wednesday, since I plan to return it to the library on Thursday along with the other books.

Meanwhile I've been enjoying E.M. Forster's book about writing called "Aspects of the Novel." It is absolutely delightful. I will write more about it once I'm done. I'm also planning to read one of his novel once I'm done with the whole French literature program that I created for myself.