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| Published in 1963. |
Not the reason you’re here, of course, but…
March is here! *happy spring
dance remix*
Apologies.
Moving on… The Ticker from Madness count for today is impressive,
although it was another work day of picking out chunks of story that really
interested me. I had zero motivation to strap in and work on Chapter One. Yeah,
yeah, I know. Bad Chloe. But just remember this number…
3,000 words
Actually, I went way over that today but I’m counting all the extra wordage
toward tomorrow when I’ll be taking the afternoon off…
*The world gasps*
*The nuts in the back room of my
mind go crazy and start throwing chairs*
*My dog whispers “Thank God. Get
her out of here.”*
Yes, I’m even leaving the house on this rare, rare afternoon off. I’m
heading to a baseball game on a day that promises a high of 76 and sunny,
bright skies. I am incredibly excited! *happy
spring dance, version 2.0*
In other news that does not strictly require dancing, I finished
reading Leon Uris’ Armageddon two nights ago. It’s the story of Germany, particularly
Berlin, right after the end of WWII. Written in 1963, the amount of research
Uris must have done for this massive historical fiction novel even I can’t
imagine.
He painted the picture of a war-ravaged city brilliantly. Uris captured
the air of distrust and fatigue all parties from all sides (German, U.S. and
Russian, in particular) must have felt during those years exceptionally well. Wow.
I had trouble connecting with a few of his major players, however. I
don’t know why, either. Usually, I’m a sucker for a guy in uniform, but the
U.S. soldiers in the book never struck a chord with me. It’s a shame, too,
because Uris made me feel every emotion of the defeated Germans. Even the
Russian soldiers I had more empathy for than some of the Americans. Funny,
that.
I rated it 3 stars out of 5 over on Goodreads. I’d read it again just
for the historical aspects of it, if not for the characters.
Now that have I bored you sufficiently for the evening, I leave you all
with one final…
*Happy spring dance!*
Until tomorrow…
Chloe
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