in an effort to digest Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, I’m reading The Princess Bride with Sara.

because oh my god. Strange & Norrell. I have truly never read an ending so perfect. I like to exaggerate on these things, but know this: it is not an exaggeration when I intend to put it into the previously-two-book perennial reading rotation (the other two being Watership Down and Ender’s Game). I consider it so formative an experience in both my literary education and my personal growth that yes, despite being over 1000 pages, it will most certainly get many more read-throughs.

anyway. I’m SO glad I hadn’t read Princess Bride before now, because I would not have been able to so closely relate to the love stuff. it makes rather perfect sense to me now. I’m about 1/5 through already (lunchtime reading is BACK) and it’s delightful. a perfect palate-cleanser after the wild beauty that was Strange & Norrell.