23 June 2007
WORDS, WORDS, WORDS
Finished the new Palahniuk. Got what I expected. Was moderately disappointed I guessed the ending by chapter four or five. Surprised? Not one bit, but his formula’s wearing thin on me.
Starting the new Murakami. Not past chapter two. Not disappointed in the slightest. This is my second Murakami after Kafka on the Shore. Have The Wind-Up Bird Chronciles to read next.
ON DECK:
The Mistress’s Daughter, by A.M. Homes; You Suck, by Christopher Moore; or Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J.K. Rowling — all of which depends on how slowly I digest the Murakami.
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words, words, words,
have you heard
a bird in hand
is much better than
any number free to wander
fly away…stay
you pay for what you get
you pay for what you get
everybody asks me how she’s doing
is she really all she says?
everybody asks me how she’s doing
since she went away
I said I couldn’t tell you I’m okay,
I’m okay
surprise, surprise
you pay for what you get
you pay for what you get
— David J. Matthews
(Yeah I still like Dave Matthews — well, his old stuff — deal with it.)
