Reading Wednesday

Hacked my way through Cabell's Figures of Earth and wondered why I did. Yes he's of his time and yes he's the generic Southern Gentleman but sheesh why does he go on and on about howcum wimmen never measure up to the romantic notion men have of them, and howcum all women want to remake their husbands, and I wonder why did generations of people marry when they didn't even like the opposite sex. Yes I know why, but. Like Blackwood's mother who at bloody eighteen married a widower with five kids, and whose mother-in-law made her life a misery because she didn't think her good enough for her son. Like, who else would marry a blubbery seal hunter with five kids, huh?

Anyway, finished two Dr. Priestleys as well. Am currently reading Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon, which I think I'd rather read in Japanese if my library had it in same. The translation is OK, it's just... very Japanese. Am taking my time with it to fight the instinct that says 'five other people are waiting for this copy I must finish it ASAP.' No I needn't. I have it for three weeks and I can take all of them.

Because next is Strange Houses which is even more Japanese and has even more people waiting for me to finish it.