[Book Log 2] Bernard

[chenanceou]

Madame Bovary, C'est Moi: The Great Characters of Literature and Where They Came From by Andre Bernard

Andre Bernard has three books that have tickled me: Rotten Rejections: The Letters That Publishers Wish They'd Never Sent, Pushcart's Complete Rotten Reviews & Rejections and Now All We Need Is a Title: Famous Book Titles and How They Got That Way. Even if you don't use these books for comfort, they are a pretty interesting read. You'll get to know what book became Trimalchio in West Egg and which female character was spared the cruel fate of being called Pansy.

Having read these over and over again (pieces here and there), it was really a no brainer when I came across Madame Bovary, C'est Moi: The Great Characters of Literature and Where They Came From while looking for more bag books*. I picked it up, devoured it during yesterday's waiting room interlude and then read it again - this time marking new characters in new books I now have to buy.


*Slim enough to be carried about.

Comments

[usedtobeljs]

How fun! :-)

[hugs hugs]

[perletwo.livejournal.com]

Trimalchio In West Egg became The Great Gatsby, I know. And I believe Pansy became Scarlett, didn't she? I could be wrong now (but I don't think so :-)

Am familiar with the concept of bag books. I keep buying slightly smaller purses every time in hopes of lightening my load. Am to the point where I can just barely fit in a trade paperback without it showing, but from a weight standpoint it's better if I can find a mass market paperback. Have started picking up cheap, slim, small old Agatha Christies for bag books, always a good standby.