no irony

I've read two novels recently, People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks, and America America by Ethan Canin. Both are excellent. Well worth the time spent away from the computer.

sorry to be cryptic but I don't want to give away the ending of a really good story

So, I finished reading my latest favorite book, and turned on the TV. I caught the final 30 minutes or so of Once, the somewhat predictable movie about an Irish street musician.

The song When Your Mind's Made Up, and the last story in Unaccustomed Earth say the same thing, at least to me: don't be proud, don't be stubborn. It will only hurt. Or worse.

read it already

Unaccustomed Earth, the collection of short stories by Jhuma Lahiri, is so good it takes your breath away. The last story, and the last line of the last story, is heart breaking.