"The count of Monte Cristo"

I've just read "The count of Monte Cristo".
Dumas was a great entertainer! Tough this was written in the mid 19th century, its excitement is timeless.
But I prefer "Three musketeer". Because this one is much more Innocent and exhilarating than "The count of Monte Cristo". I couldn't sympathize with the count's revenge.

Nevertheless, "The count of Monte Cristo" is an enjoyable story. Dumas completely knew what the entertainment is. And I enjoy imagining Dumas was a pure,naive and naive man at the heart like D'Artagnan.

craig bellamy!

Westham's great striker Craig Bellamy recovered from abdoman inujury.

gone with the wind

The other day my friend recommend that I read " gone with the wind". Needles to say, this is one of great books of 20th century and I also enjoyed movie version very much. But I have never read the original one.
The friend said that this book remind us of simple joy of reading books. She was right. I got instantly absorbed in the novel.

She told me this was a story about economics. Of course she is right, again.
This Mitchell's work teach us history of civil war.
And at the same time, I thought this is the U.S. version "In search of Lost Time".
Scarlett O'Hara is a very aggressive. But she always fight for the lost things.
For the good old days of the South, her first love, and Red butler who abandoned her....
This is a story of very tough woman, but her purpose is always retrospective and nostalgic.
Contradiction. But that's why this book is so fascinating.

And I felt it very interesting that Mitchell made Scarlet fight for the lost things.
When one wants to recover the loss, most novelist wouldn't make their heroine or hero fight..
At least Japanese writer don't, I suppose. Just missing the past or complaining of it.

Anyway this was a very good book.