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To: Rambi who wrote (62475)	4/24/2002 3:46:48 PM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 71178

I have three going at once right now) Delighted to find somebody else who reads multiple books simultaneously. I always have several going, but my wife thinks it's weird -- she reads one at a time, and that's it, except for her teaching books. I finally found on alibris a copy of the one Nero Wolfe book I didnt own, got it yesterday, and am devouring it. Also have a Peter Robinson going (I always have one mystery going for reading in the throne room), am in the middlle of The Pagan Nun, which is quite interesting, a novel but with a strong historical base in 6th century England, and am working my way throuigh Plutarch's Lives for the first time in 30 plus years, and finding a lot more in it than I found the first time I read it. I'm glad not everything thinks it's weird to read multiple books simultaneously!

To: Rambi who wrote (62475)	4/25/2002 10:45:59 AM
From: Crocodile	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

I just put in a request for Prodigal Summer at my library... after all, I can't pass up reading a novel in which I play such a choice role. (o: But no, I don't normally read that much fiction...or, I should say that I don't read many novels anymore. It's not that I don't like them, but I spent so much time dissecting literature while at university, that a lot of the true joy of reading fiction seems to escape me now. However, I do continue to enjoy poetry and short stories, essays, etc... I also like books that fall into the genre of "nature writing" such as Bernd Heinrich's A Year in the Maine Woods, or One Man's Owl. Yesterday I was back checking on the progress of the Wood Frogs in the little stream that runs across the farm. Last week, I photographed the frogs breeding in the stream. Last night, I was able to find a large cluster of eggs with tiny tadpoles inside of them. At this point, they aren't really moving around, but in a few more days, they will be quite fun to watch as they wiggle around in their translucent capsules. Gotta love this stuff! (o: