Hello. I am alive, but just barely. I am enormously pregnant, slammed at work, and taking down ½ gallon of egg nog / week. My life is as full as my belly.
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| Enormous Pregnant Woman is larger than decent sized Christmas tree. Is quick to blame seasonal beverage. |
Even with the crazy life in the fast lane I just described,
I maintain my bookworminess, thanks to Friend and Maybe Blog Reader,
Aaron. Aaron is a Big Deal, but still
finds time to support a Bookworm in Need.
He wanted me to read The Tender
Bar by J.R. Moehringer so badly that he bought me a copy to put on my To Read
pile. That is a pretty bold recommendation,
and an idea worth emulating, loyal fans.
I can see how this was a guy’s book. Aaron is smart, and a writer, so I can see
how it’s a book for that kind of person too.
For me, the way this guy idolized this bar and its various loser patrons
was kind of an eye roll. I mean he went
on and on and on about these drunks, who we are supposed to think are deep
characters just because they are well-read.
I can personally attest that being well-read doesn’t make you smart or
worthy of admiration. Being able to
quote Faulkner matters little when you drink til 3am, sleep away every day and
have a severe gambling problem. And this
is from someone who loves both drinking and reading (but not gambling). Maybe my 9 months of sobriety has made me
bitter.
Either way, I appreciated the gesture of receiving this book
and it was definitely well-written. I
liked parts of it, but would trim out about 100 pages so that the reader can
get back to their bar of choice.
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