I finished up Evelyn Waugh's A Handful of Dust yesterday. There were enough surprising twists in the novel to make it a fun read. I enjoyed it. I have put it on my bookshelf at Bookcrossing (my name there is believin), so if you are interested in getting that copy from me, just let me know at that site. I'll probably release it sometime in the next couple of weeks, if no one requests it.

The novel had a lot of interesting twists here and there. I liked how the indolent family at the beginning was shaken up, even though in a very disturbing way. The nonchalant attitude reflected in the book was so ironic that it had something of a bite to it. It made it quite fun to read and anticipate what might be coming next.

I did a little more reading in They Went too, a collection of essays about travel writing, and started reading Titus. I'll be studying that for the next few weeks. I also reread King Lear once more. My lecture on it tomorrow will be dealing with film versions of the play. Though the Kozintsev movie will be the main one looked at, I will also include some of my thoughts on Kurosawa's Ran.

mood: mellow tags: a handful of dust, akira kurosawa, evelyn waugh, king lear, ran, recommended reading