I don’t want to be a book snob. Not ever. I think books of all sorts and varieties have the potential of being keepers. And throw-back though I may be, I believe it’s important to read current books as well as the classics, for hopefully, we still posses the soul and ability to write something beautiful and lasting.
That said, I finished my 11th and final Hornblower novel and was ever so excited to begin The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett. After all, I’ve seen so much about the sequel; and Pillars has achieved #1 International Bestseller status. So it had to be GREAT, right? Egads! I’m dyin’ here people!! It’s taken me a good month to get to pg. 262. The sad thing is I really was excited after reading the Prologue. It seemed well written, the suspense kept high. But now, I’m not quite sure what the dilemma is, but it ain’t right. Perhaps the excessive use of odd verbiage. I mean really, did they say “dick” in the twelfth century? This I don’t know, but it bugs me. [If it was common speak, and you know this for a fact, do let me know so I can put it to rest 
] Needless to say, I’m putting the book aside. I’m sure I’ll finish at a later date – after a bit of a reprieve.
In it’s place I’m reading The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Sigh. The prose is so beautiful – even while the subject matter is heart wrenching. The words are paired in such a manner, they dance. And it makes me giddy. So I may very well have a wee streak of snobbery after all …
Speaking of The Kite Runner, here’s an interesting take on the 10 commandments from the main character’s Baba: “… there is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft.”
Talk amongst yourselves …
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