tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123368.post114012447192943207..comments2023-08-17T11:15:30.084-04:00Comments on From Here To Obscurity: Hayden Childshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132654204616196598noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123368.post-1144068338756535242006-04-03T08:45:00.000-04:002006-04-03T08:45:00.000-04:00Some of my friends recently have been laughing at ...Some of my friends recently have been laughing at me because I haven't yet read Moby Dick. How could I have not read one of the greatest books of "my" American literature. All I could say was, well, I don't have that book.<BR/><BR/>Truly though, I'm afraid to read it. I remember how bad it was when we struggled through Billy Budd in high school. It was so bad, the teacher finally worked through the story with us in class. It just wasn't reaching us. I had much more enjoyment from Joseph Conrad and his writing, once I really took the effort to understand it.<BR/><BR/>I hope that Brad is doing well and that his book might soon come out after all. Any news?Indeterminacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112417911577798263noreply@blogger.com