All of them were pretty good, although I had a different translation for the Dostoevsky title, so I can't speak for that particular version. I really enjoyed
The Sea Made Men, which Elly picked up for a couple of dollars in Newport. It is even signed by the author. The Gloucester sea captain whose memoirs it contains was better traveled than anyone I have ever met. It's pretty wild that now we fly across the Atlantic in 5 hours when they used to spend 30 days of being cold and hungry just to ship some cotton or tea.
July 26th, 2005 at 08:37 PM Five hours!? Now, I don't know if you take some sort of magical super-jet or something, but I've never had a five hour Atlantic crossing experience. Try nine if you take the direct MXP -> JFK. Umm, not to say it isn't really easy to sit in a plane for a little while. :-) In fact, the next time I'm trying to sleep on a 767 in the last row I'll keep this in mind. "At least I'm not puking up rotten fish in minus 20 degrees weather," and then I'll fall right to sleep.
July 27th, 2005 at 02:11 AM I must have been thinking of the Concorde. I think the rotten fish mantra is a good way to go though.
August 29th, 2005 at 05:41 AM Doug, I am curious on your thoughts after reading Foster. I too have read Foster's stuff (and I've read a lot of people writting ABOUT Foster and his stuff). What's your feedback/response/thoughts/etc/etc on the read? You didn't comment on it. I'm curious...