"It was when curiosity about Gatsby was at its highest that the lights in his house failed to go on one Saturday night - and, as obscurely as it had begun, his career as Trimalchio was over. Only gradually did I become aware that the automobiles which turned expectantly into his drive stayed for just a minute and then drove sulkily away. Wondering if he were sick I went over to find out - an unfamiliar butler with a villainous face squinted at me suspiciously from the door." (Page 113)
I feel it is only appropriate when finishing another novel to use a blog title that invokes curiosity. Well, confused reader, I am referring to the epic scene in Ice Age with the Dodo birds when Sid wants to get a watermelon for the baby. After destroying 2 melons in their fight, Sid and the dodo birds see the third and final melon and one of the birds says, "the last....melon," in an extremely quotable manner. I would just post a video on here but I can't find one that is the right scene and in english. So you'll just have to imagine it. Hers's a picture:
I've decided that I liked this book. It kind of felt like watching 90210. There's always some new drama that the writer can spin into the plotline just in time to keep me intrigued.
But I can't imagine that these characters are as unrealistically attractive as the ones on 90210. Anyway, the story actually kept me entertained, and the drama was almost juicy in a way. The ending was quite unexpected, I must say. I definitely did not see 3 deaths coming. It kind of felt like reading a Shakespeare tragedy there at the end. Oh well. All's well that ends well. Sort of.
Dearest Juliana,
ReplyDeleteI thoroughly enjoyed your blog. I loved how humor was incorporated in the whole thing, and it made literature more interesting, more appealing, more satisfying. I enjoyed how you tied in the juxtaposition of Ice Age and 90210. At first, I was a bit skeptical as to how all of these things could possibly be tied together. However, after reading this post, my eyes were opened to the similarities between them all. Yes, the people in Gatsby are just as shallow as the people in 90210. I also agree with the Shakespeare reference because this story truly has a tragic end. Amazing job, dear friend! Hats off to you!
Huli, I didn't even read your book, but I saw "the last melon" in your title and decided that I must look. Then I saw a picture of the cast of our fave soap. Your blog is ridiculously sexy now, I applaud you.
ReplyDeleteI loved the Ice Age reference. Good work
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