Typical Woman

Just finished Harriet Hume: A London Fantasy by Rebecca West. At first I believed this to be a nice little modern-day fantasy yearn. The title character, Harriet Hume, realizes that she has the ability to read the thoughts of her lover, Arnold Condorex. Through this she finds out that he would assuredly spurn her if he was to meet someone that would better aid his ability to rise the ranks of society. So we get to the fantasy part. With this knowledge she casts him away. Through the years they meet at various times through the years and yet everytime she finds herself drawn to him. Now she knows for a fact that he is not worth a tinker's dam and yet inexplicable she is still drawn to him. Finally believing that she is the reason for his destruction, he decides to kill her, but before he can follow through the cops which she has called stop him. The story ends with her refusing to have him arrested and even though he married another woman it would seem that they end up together. This is no fantasy. This is exactly how women are really. Most women if given the choice women will always choose style over substance. For instance scoring on a ten-scale, if given the choice between Guy A, who would be 7.5 style and 1 substance, and Guy B, who would be 7 style and 10 substance, you could bet the farm that she would choose Guy A. Sad but true. I've witnessed it hundreds of times in my life.

Next and hopefully on a more positive note was suppose to be A Tale of a Tub by Jonathan Swift. However, Keith's Book Quest supporter Dana suggested another Swift selection, A Modest Proposal. So I decided to put Proposal ahead of Tub. When ordering the book I found that it was included in collection of Swift's shorter works and..yes both were included. So I'll finish the year out with Jonathan Swift.