Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Reading
I finished East of Eden last night. (Please note: the non-Oprah’s-Book-Club version.) Absolutely wonderful book! I'm still processing my thoughts on it, and will post more about it later.
I couldn't decide what to read next, and after glancing through a couple different options, I picked up The Soloist by Mark Salzman. I've had this book for a while but have never picked it up to actually read. I started reading the first few pages to decide if I was in the mood for it, and I got hooked. I read half the book last night. It's about a cellist who was a child prodigy, but lost his "gift" at age 18. His sense of pitch became so acute that he would be distracted during performances by any slight variations in tone. Anyway, this excerpt really amused me & I thought I'd share:
"I told her about how my sense of pitch was so strong that if even mechanical sounds were out of tune it annoyed me.
'What do you mean, mechanical sounds? You mean machines?'
'Right. If a blender is a little flat, or the neighbor's lawn mower is a little sharp, it's actually physically painful for me.'
...
'I guess you don't make margaritas at home that much, huh?'
'Actually, I can. I found a blender that mixes at F-sharp.'"
I couldn't decide what to read next, and after glancing through a couple different options, I picked up The Soloist by Mark Salzman. I've had this book for a while but have never picked it up to actually read. I started reading the first few pages to decide if I was in the mood for it, and I got hooked. I read half the book last night. It's about a cellist who was a child prodigy, but lost his "gift" at age 18. His sense of pitch became so acute that he would be distracted during performances by any slight variations in tone. Anyway, this excerpt really amused me & I thought I'd share:
"I told her about how my sense of pitch was so strong that if even mechanical sounds were out of tune it annoyed me.
'What do you mean, mechanical sounds? You mean machines?'
'Right. If a blender is a little flat, or the neighbor's lawn mower is a little sharp, it's actually physically painful for me.'
...
'I guess you don't make margaritas at home that much, huh?'
'Actually, I can. I found a blender that mixes at F-sharp.'"
| posted by Barbara | 9:30 PM