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[danuv]

I am reading End of the Affair right now. It has made me realize I was in a reading rut. Everything I'd read of late was sci-fi. While I certainly enjoy it there seems to be something in EotA that is lacking in everything else I've read recently. The words seem weighted. All the subtle pain and emotion that came across so beautifully in the movie through the actors (and Neil Jordan's directing) hang in the words. It's all so very clear and aching. I am really enjoying it but it is not something I can cope with reading large chunks of at once. I would rather read a paragraph or two and then ruminate for a while. It just seems better that way. I'm finding myself glad that the book is as short as it is. I'm not certain I could handle it being much longer. The other night the movie was on tv and just watching a clip of it made my insides knot up. I need to buy the blasted thing so that when I next feel like sobbing wretchedly I can just pop it in.