[Borges]

The whiteness chapter is of course one of the whaling chapters. I want to reread it and skip those (though they are of course metaphorical and are filled with jokes). It's the same with 'War and Peace'. Tolstoy's endless philosophical essays on history are easily skipped.

[Xenalyte]

I remember really digging "Anna Karenina" except the discourses on the Russian steppes and their emotional and philosophical implications.

Unfortunately, in grad school they don't let you skip the boring parts.

Now, though, I can read what the hell I want! Woohoo!

(BTW, I was most promiscuous at the bookstore over the weekend. I now have reading through the end of the year.)