Finished this book a couple weeks ago. That is ONE CRAZY STORY. 1.) The process it takes to create a dictionary is mind-blowing. Like, for realz. 2.) The history and compilation of the first dictionaries are severely interesting 3.) One of the main compilers of the Oxford English Dictionary actually lived in an insane asylum…….. True story. It’s a ridiculous story and makes you think about how all the little events in your life lead you down a particular road. Whether you realize it or not.
One of my favorite parts about summer is that there’s more time to read! I’ve already managed to acquire a stockpile of literature to work my way through.
I already finished Summer at Tiffany and just started The Professor and the Madman.
More on my list are:
- The Seven Storey Mountain - by Thomas Merton
- Seeds - by Thomas Merton
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - by Betty Smith (given to me by a dear friend!)
- The Brothers Karamazov - by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame - by Victor Hugo
- Style, Sex, and Substance - ed. by Hallie Lord
- Adobe InDesign CS5
- North American Indians - George Catlin
Plus a slew of others that I’ve already read such as Wuthering Heights, The Age of Innocence, and Troy. But let’s see how many I can actually get through……
Making forts. And reading poetry in them. Pretty solid way to end a Thursday night.
