Taking on Finnegans Wake

The page that I have chosen at random to be my own is that of page 81. The passage that I have chosen to attempt to memorize is on page 226, it is as follows; "Catchmire stockings, libertyed garter, shoddyshoes, quicked out with selver. Pennyfair caps on pinnyfore frocks and a ring on her fomefing finger. And they leap so looply, looply, as they link to light. And they look so loovely, loovelit, noosed in a nutious night."

"The End"....Or is it?

Upon concluding Haroun and the Sea of Stories I find myself wishing that it could continue on with no ending. It was a wonderful story and not at all what I expected it to be. I liked how the majority of the story, which seemed to be taking place over a long period of time, actually only took place during one night. I also liked the idea of light vs. dark or rather "good" vs. "evil" and how each "city" had its own powers in each state of lightness or darkness.

And so it continues...

The more I read the more I think to myself that this would make an excellent children's movie! One like Shrek where little kids find it funny, but there are underlying jokes for the older audiences that the children don't understand just yet. There are so many clever ideas in this book, such as their army, the Library with their pages, chapters, and volumes. I also love all the names of the characters, such as Blabbermouth and Princess Batcheat. Even after nearly 150 pages, this book still has managed to keep my attention. I can't wait to see how everything turns out for Haroun!!

Ready, Set, Read!

When I first picked up Haroun and the Sea of Stories I thought it was going to be a boring book. Little did I know that it would turn out to be so entertaining. I guess you really can't judge a book by its cover!