Sunday, 5 October 2008

Finished the Urban Legends book, glad I read it, it was quite interesting although frustratingly inadequate at debunking, there were lots of undecideds. I would never buy the book though as all the material is drawn from a website, similar but inferior to Snopes.com.

Started the escort library book 'Call me Elizabeth'. Very quick and easy to read, lots of salacious detail about what she actually did but the author irritated me intensely. She became an escort to save her luxurious house and lifestyle and to keep her 6 children in private school after living beyond her means. The whole book seems to be a defense of her lifestyle - eg. her little daughter Victoria had to have £40 shoes, she was would rather her child's feet got squashed in too small shoes rather than buy a cheaper alternative. It is also packed full of exhortations to women to save their husbands from women like her, to tend to their needs and basically ignore any problems in their relationships. Got about 30 pages to go.

Still reading Plague Year and City of Night

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