- We have finally added caller ID to our phone service. One of the first calls we subsequently received was from Verizon telling us the modification was complete. The caller ID read "Bell Atlantic".
- I greatly dislike introductions to books that give away major plot details. The most recent example of this is the mention of the sudden death of a main character in the introduction to Cranford. Argh.
- During the first World War, Germany experienced some extreme food shortages. They experimented with trying to develop butter substitutes from animals that were plentiful like rats, hamsters, crows and cockroaches.
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I think you have to skip introductions when reading literature unless you want to know what happens.
Sometimes it isn't safe to read footnotes, either.
Posted by: Shannon on Saturday, January 5, 2008
I've read plenty of good introductions that don't reveal plot information. A recent read was Felix Holt the Radical by George Eliot. The introduction discussed the historical context of the novel - voting rights expanding to include more of the population in England. Very useful.
Posted by: CJ on Sunday, January 6, 2008
So, we hope the Food Lion doesn't go out of business or it's Vulture Spread for your dinner rolls, CJ dear. ha ha ha
Posted by: tara on Sunday, January 6, 2008