100 Books – part 5

 

More from the list of books everyone should read in their lifetime.

 

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

Mrs. de Winter by Susan Hill

Only the book Rebecca was on this list, but I feel that the second one should be included. I enjoyed the book immensely. The 1979 miniseries with Jeremy Brett was very good. The second book by Susan Hill was a sequel written in 1993. It got pretty bad reviews, but I enjoyed it. I always thought you were left kind of hanging after the first one. The second book wraps things up nicely, although there is no happy ending.

 

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Had to read this in high school. Loved it. Love the atmosphere of that time period. I don’t think there were many happy Puritans. I haven’t seen any of the movies or other adaptations of this book.

 

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Wonderful book. I actually saw the 1987 TV movie version first, which was good, but enjoyed the book better. I highly recommend the 1949 movie version. That was so well done. As in The Wizard of Oz ten years earlier, the movie was in black and white except for the scenes in the garden, which were in color.

 

The Princess Bride by Wm Goldman

The book was good. I enjoyed it. But nothing beats the movie. Hands down. “As you wish.”

 

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

I think most people know this poem pretty well. Great poem. In the first season of Alone on the History Channel, contestant Alan Kay recited the poem as he was trying to survive in the woods with nothing to eat and staying in a very damp cave. And of course, you have the version from The Simpsons. Quoth the raven, “Eat my shorts!”

 

Catch 22 by Joseph Heller

Hated it. Tried to read it. Couldn’t. Haven’t seen the movie and have no desire to do so.

 

Ugly - Part 3

 

Another bunch of stuff that other people turned up their noses at but I like.

 

 This was originally an office building in Florida that was sold a few times, went into foreclosure and then demolished in 2017. If this were scaled to home size, I might or might not live in it, but it does make me smile.

 

 This one is in Saudi Arabia and I would absolutely live in this house if it were given to me as a present. But not in Saudi Arabia. I would want it moved to the US. I love oddball architecture.

 

 

This side table is unusual, and while giraffes aren’t my favorite animal, I still like the lines. I’d want more of the distinctive color variations of giraffes, but very subtle. I’d put a festive scarf around the neck at Christmas time. 

 

 

OK. The cat chest of drawers. I have no idea the size dimensions of this. If it was a small trinket box that could sit on a shelf or the dresser, you know I’d want this in a heartbeat. If this was a real piece of furniture, I’d probably still want it, but it would definitely be in a bedroom, not in the living room. 

 

 

EVERYBODY of my era knows this chair! And I’ve always wanted one. I don’t know about the color, and I doubt that it’s that comfortable, but I would love one. They’re available, but they can be pretty pricey.

 

“So What?”

 

This was a flash fiction I wrote a very long time ago when in a very strange mood. I did quite a few of these kinds of things. I would sit on the couch and just start writing random words or sentences and try to connect them later.

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So What?

 

A man sat in his car, reading the newspaper.

A woman walked past with a poodle on a leash.

A bird flew over them carrying a peanut in its beak.

A little boy dropped his ice cream cone and cried. 

A girl cradled a kitten in her arms.

A policeman wrote a ticket and put it under the windshield-wiper of an illegally parked car.

The sun set. The moon rose. A new day started. And nobody cared!

 

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Total word count: 79, putting this in the micro fiction category.