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Spot is being Speed Bump Spot, being a tucked-in-puffmuffin right in front of doors we Need to Go Out. HE IS SO CUTE.

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Having difficulty staying motivated to read.

Spot just jumped on my lap and curled up. What a dumpling.

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Book 54: Notes from a Small Island, Bill Bryson. 324pp

I found this a tad dull. I had high hopes because I love England so much and was hoping for something a little more dynamic... I can't really explain why it fell short for me. He seemed to gripe about a lot of things. Perhaps also because there was little interaction with another person (say, Katz of "A Walk in the Woods") to liven it up? I'm not sure.

It didn't make me feel like I wanted to go to England, though, by any means. If I hadn't already been there and fallen in love with the place, it might turn me off to the idea of ever bothering.

And it was very easy to put the book down... hence why it has taken me this long to get it read.

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Book 55: We Are Not Alone, James Hilton. 231pp

I bought this one on my sole foray into Powell's Books. It still had the receipt in it. I'm surprised I paid $10 for it... Anyway, it's been sitting around for a long time and I decided tonight to read it.

Paul Muni was in the movie, which although I've not had a chance to see sounded interesting. It is an interesting story. It is about a doctor who is almost maddeningly simple-minded, and written in such a way as to make you feel as if you've entered his semi-permanent brain fog while still maintaining perfect clarity in your own. How that worked, I have no idea, but it had to take skill. I especially like the way he handled the closing scenes, so that (unless you've cheated and peeked at the end) you have no more idea than the doctor what he's being tried for.

The story isn't the most original of any, plot-wise, but the characters are strong and interesting. Is it Lost Horizon? No. But I enjoyed it.