It only took me what seemed to be 6 months or so, but I finally finished all 800+ pages of the Trollope book The Way We Live Now! Amy recommended this one to me, and though it was written in 1875 there are some plot lines that seem eerily familiar to recent events. The financial swindler character of Melmotte was not far removed from Bernie Madoff in last year's real-life financial scandal. There are plenty of interesting and unlikable characters, and a few good folks too, thank goodness!
Now that I have finished an 800-page classic, perhaps it's time to put a few 20-page children's stories on the nightstand...
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