das goldene alter
i live in the richmond, but work in hunters' point so,
i have started reading very thick books
on the long bus ride to and from work,
just to have some continuity from one day to the next.
the golden age by gore vidal is the perfect fit,
a gossipy historical novel, with so many characters
you couldn't keep track of them even if you tried.
they earnestly debate issues with forgone conclusions...
is hitler all that bad?
should the u.s. enter world war II or not?
you can guiltlessly skim the dull bits to eavesdrop.
i briefly fell in love with a german exchange student.
he had curly red hair and a friendly smirk,
but mostly he was speaking german so loudly
to an old woman across the aisle.
was she mostly deaf?
or is that just a german thing?
posted by self_invasion | 2:00 PM
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