Herzog
I will not and cannot give an insightful review of this book. I did really enjoy it, although some of it was over my head. I will however write one of my favorite passages from this book....I brought all this on myself by telling Ramona the story of my life-how I rose from humble origins to complete disaster...But I am diligent. I work at it and show steady improvement. I expect to be in great shape on my deathbed. The good die young but I have been spared to build myself up so that I may end my life as good as gold
The Sound and the Fury
I wish I had enjoyed this book more. The characters are compelling and the imagery is wonderful. The prose, however interesting it may be, makes it difficult to follow. I found myself struggling to stay in tune with the characters thoughts, so much so that it detracted from my enjoyment. I will read this book again someday and I expect to enjoy it more the second time around.
Decline and Fall
Much of the satire/humor in this book was lost on me. I guess I do not know enough about the society in which it was written. That being said, I still really enjoyed the plot and the characters and the little humor I did understand. Also I found myself reading this book out loud to myself in bad British accents.
Notes from Underground
The first part of this book is filled with plenty of insights but in my opinion it was a bit tiring. The second part of the book however was everything you would expect from Dostoyevsky and was really great.
