--So she said, "Ellen's probably into that Jane Austen stuff, right?" And I said, well, actually, one of her favorite books is THE HOUSE OF MIRTH--
--I probably like it better than any Jane Austen book, yeah--
--She digs HOUSE OF MIRTH, and ETHAN FROME too--you have read ETHAN FROME, right?
--Um.
--You haven't read ETHAN FROME?
--Oh no. Oh man.
--Because I said "Yeah, she really likes ETHAN FROME too..."
--There goes my last chance. Now I have to read it and like it, or else.
--[laughter]
--Easy for you to say. "You haven't read ETHAN FROME? Get out of my house!"
Okay readers, now it's your turn to either tell me why I will definitely like ETHAN FROME, because somebody backed me into a corner on this one, or confess the last book you pretended you'd read which you didn't. Don't worry, death is not really on the line.
2 days ago
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I dig the Princess Bride reference. As for Ethan Frome, you can read it in one sitting - I can understand why some people would not want to read a classic in one sitting, but its not really long or complicated enough to justify two.
I've more frequently found myself in the position of pretending not to have read a book, because I have just received it as a gift, and need to produce an enthusiastic response. "I already have three copies!" usually doesn't cut it.
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