Thursday, January 31, 2008

The History of Books Before Printing and Emma

"The History of Books Before Printing" by David Diringer was a book for school, but I enjoyed it. It was interesting to learn how socities kept records of things before the invention and widespread use of paper and the printing press.
"Emma" by Jane Austen--frankly, it bored me. After seeing "Clueless", I already knew what was going to happen, and for some reason Emma's dad just irritated me. Why couldn't anyone leave the house after dark? Seriously, he needed to relax. Emma irritated me, too, with her little matchmaking. What was wrong with Robert Martin for Harriet? I thought he seemed like a nice guy. Come to think of it, Harriet irritated me, too. I think all the characters did.

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