So...let me give a little update on my reading plan and progress. I did not have the opportunity to read every single story in the H.P Lovecraft Complete Fiction volume. It was not because of innate laziness, or because of hectic business (although I have been having a lot of that lately...). It was not because I did not enjoy his tales (I did, I really did!) This is the reason; every single story is horror. Or cosmic horror. Actually, his genre can better be classified as weird fiction. Anyways, there was too much of the same thing. Do not get me wrong! I love this author's writing style...I love how he crafts his tales. He builds up the suspense very well in his tales, and makes my skin crawl when he describes some gruesome or scary scene. I thought that I would have nightmares after his stories (not yet...maybe that is in the offing! OH NO!!). So, after reading ten to twelve tales (and finding to my utmost surprise that a confirmed Janeite could enjoy blood-chilling stories...), I finally decided that enough was enough. I was afraid that, after my thirteenth tale, I would be visited by a hideous octopus-headed monster (reference to The Call of Cthuhlu) and be dragged under the sea. I do not fancy that.
Well, let me stop rambling about H.P. Lovecraft...otherwise I'll have to re-title this post! An overview of one of the stories is forthcoming. I promise :).
Bleak House is fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. I am on Chapter 16 so far. And I am loving it. The style is superb, and of course Charles Dickens's characters are classic (Does anyone know of a Mr. Boythorn in their midst?Anybody with a stentorian voice and big-hearted personality? Classic. He is one of my favorite characters at the moment besides Jo and Esther Summerton and the benignant Mr Jarndyce). I cannot wait to share with you the quotes I have found from the book. Or the most wonderful words and turns of expression. A POST IS A-COMING!
Forget Heart of Darkness. Unfortunately, I do not have enough time to pursue this little book. Maybe after Bleak House...we shall see what we shall see.
I am also endeavoring to write more. I have so many stories stuck in my head that I want to get them out as soon as possible. I am pleased to announce that yesterday, I completed my first short story ever (insert clapping, please...). It is a good 1,153 words. But...it is still a little rough at the moment. I am told that I should re-write it three times before I get any good out of it. We shall see... the irony of it all is that this story is not of my own invention. A Russian Jewish man told me a family story about his father and how the Germans killed thousands of people from the Minsk Ghetto in 1941.
I was heartbroken by his tale, and so decided that I would create my own version. So it is supposed to be an emotional tale...but I am afraid that I wasn't very successful. I NEED TO REVISE THAT MANUSCRIPT! ARGGGGHHHH!!
Enough of rambling. Now that you know what is going on in this little neck of the woods, I shall end this session with a quote from Bleak House:
“Constancy in love is a good thing; but it means nothing, and is nothing, without constancy in every kind of effort.”
― Charles Dickens, Bleak House
Godspeed,
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I would love to have your comments and opinions! I will certainly look at all of them... But make sure that everything is kept clean and family friendly. Thank you!