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From time to time, I’m going to be doing these posts on
the books in my life. Now, I am a medical student, so my reading list remains
epically long and unrequited for quite some time. This means that a dedicated
stream for an “On my Nightstand” blog is rather silly; I’ll just fill all of
you in here- whether you want to know or not. J
Currently on my proverbial nightstand [proverbial in the
sense that it is, unfortunately, an electronic copy] is War and Peace, by the great Leo Tolstoy himself. 20 chapters in and
all I have to show for it is a measly seventy-something pages. I feel like I’ve
been reading it forever, which I suppose I have… >.< The highly
convoluted English makes it a challenging read, but that, paired with the
peppering of Russian, French and even Italian phrases [I kid you not], is
precisely what makes it so intriguing. I find myself rather enjoying the book.
Just yesterday, I was standing sentry over my sweet corn cookies while they
fried, so completely engrossed in the book [I fear the Count may well be dying-
I have not as yet reached that point], that I nearly burnt my poor cookies! -_-
There are so many characters of whom I am unsure- are
they intrinsically shy and secretive, or are they simply sneaky bastards? But
there are some of them who bring a certain joy to the reader, at the mere
mention of their names; darling Pierre, for example. J Of
course, I shall do a proper review once I actually finish the book. Though I
have a feeling I may well be living in that world for quite some time after I
snap it shut, so to speak. This sort of thing always happens with a good book. J
Also upon my proverbial nightstand [for I cannot read
just one book at a time] is Dan Brown’s latest offering, Inferno.
Having just finished the tenth book in the Blackdagger Brotherhood series [barring
the R-rated bits, I quite like the storyline- so sue me. It’s sort of a guilty
pleasure of mine, no pun intended.], I am not far at all. When I say “just
finished”, I mean yesterday. And then it took me all of ten minutes browsing my
virtual library to pick a replacement.
I will, however, say that I have thoroughly enjoyed his
previous offerings. And by the looks of things, Inferno seems rather promising. A fan of Dante’s work as well, I do
hope this book lives up to my expectations.
The third book in this triple threat is actually,
literally on my nightstand: The Last Don,
by Mario Puzo. There are few greater feelings than opening a novel for the
first time, or closing it for the last. In the age of electronics, pdf’s and
word documents prevail, but nothing will ever be able to replace a good,
old-fashioned paperback. J You may know Mario
Puzo’s name as being that of The
Godfather’s author- he is on in the same. And The Last Don has a similar tone to it, I believe. For now, all I know
of the book is that Don Clericuzio wishes to retire. Whether he’ll succeed in
his final plans or not remains to be seen…
Lastly, I suppose I cannot discuss the state of my “Nightstand”
without mentioning Talley and O’Connor. Yeah, it’s a textbook. *siiigh…* This
one will remain on my nightstand, I expect, for years to come. It’s basically a
pretty badass guide to being a pretty badass intern. And at Stellies, we’re
hospital hopping from as early as second year; so one can appreciate how
valuable it is. As it stands, I have an appointment for a hospital “sesh” as
soon as I go back. >.< [“My holidays aren’t even over yet!” she cried
indignantly.]
Well, I hope the rest of you are having a helluva good
time, on your epically long midyear vacs- or, for my MD peeps, what’s left of
this epically short one. Happy reading, everyone! =)
2014/07/03
