Notable Event

It doesn't happen very often that I do not enjoy a book, or that I actually have a strong desire to NOT finish reading it. I of course have my Nemesis List; there are only 4 books on it. The Nemesis List is for those books that I fully intend to read, but just can't get myself into them. Or for a book that haunted and hounded me for about 8 years *coughAnnaKareninacough*.

At the moment, I am trying to work my way through 'Gravity's Rainbow' by Thomas Pynchon. In all fairness I have not devoted as much time to it as I usually would with all the cake-baking and functions I've had to attend in the past few weeks. But the fact remains that after 3 weeks of carrying it around I'm only on page 117. Of 760.

First off, the format is mostly stream of conciousness, which I do not enjoy. It is also a stream from 7 or 8 characters, with no warning when jumping between them. Secondly, the book is filthy. Really filthy. And disturbing.

There is a good chance that this book may join the very select Haven't Finished List. Currently there is only 1 book on that list, 'Great Expectations.' I feel somewhat guilty about not sticking it out; after all, I managed to drag myself through Anna Karenina. This should be a snap! Except it is not, and if I'm being honest I don't think I'll lose too much sleep over putting this one back on the shelf for another go in a few years.