True. Very few writers can pull of a massive tome and manage to actually tell an engaging story. And, I don't think it can just be chalked up to the Internet Age because there's examples of Kipling and Conrad in English literature alone to give the lie to that. And, even if there is a kernel of truth to that assertion it lies in the fact that we have a lot more freedom of movement and recreational options to amuse ourselves with; can you imagine Coleridge curled up in a roller coaster seat reading Longfellow?
It's the author's least favorite work and he even goes so far as to think people are idiots for liking it, yet I personally think the idiot is the person who thinks his new long-winded novels and series are great when they could be compressed down to a fraction of their size and be written better. Annoying how as soon as an author gets published and receives favorable reviews the guy starts cranking out bland ramblings.
Yeah, cats do well in pairs, though some difficult ones seem to get along only with humans. So, I take it you visited a Kitten Pusher? How illicit of you. heart
Yeah, I agree. I could possibly find a way to get permission for me to have one in my building but my place is way too small for a cat and I would probably not have the time or energy to give it the attention it needed or to take it outside as often as it would like. So, yeah, I can't in good conscience have a cat for the cat's sake.
Oops, I see you named him Dexter. My last cat's name was Zero, not after Mega Man but after a Final Fantasy IV boss and the Japanese World War II fighter. And, well, it was very easy to remember, too.
proof to the insanity of man kind~
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