Last year I made a commitment to read at least one classic each year. I say "classic", but that might not be exactly a correct description. I guess what I'm talking about are those books that always end up on someone's list of "books everyone should read during their lifetime"... you know the ones, right?
Last year I squeaked out 2....."To Kill A Mockingbird", which was kind of a cheat since I had read it in HS and loved it, and "Catcher In The Rye".
All the time I was reading "Catcher In The Rye" I kept thinking "I can't believe I'm reading this book"....I found it very uninteresting...but one thing kept me going. The mere fact that old "what's his name" that killed John Lennon said "Catcher In The Rye" told him to do it and that's what he was sitting there reading when the police came to the scene. Now I never found anything in the book that I would think led him in that direction, but if anyone else has read it and found something that I didn't find.....PLEASE, let me know!
"To Kill A Mockingbird" is a wonderful read. I don't think stories come any better than that one. And since Harper Lee was the lifetime friend of Truman Capote, that lead me to my next book. I had always seen Capote on Carson, but had never read any of his works. I REALLY didn't want to read "In Cold Blood", seen the movie, that was enough....so I read "Breakfast at Tiffany's". The critics were right....Capote was an awesome talent!!! (but I still don't think the movie ended like the book)
