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Since Saturday I have been trying to read Eragon, by Christopher Paolini. I give up. It's boring. Snoring boring. I'm about 110 pages in and I just don't really care about anyone or anything in the book. So, here I am, just over a fortnight into the year, and I'm already giving up on a book. But as many great writers (and readers) have said: Life is too short to read books you don't like.

Next up: Hmm. I don't know yet. I'll post something after I've started reading.

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Yes, I read "Girl with a Pearl Earring" and liked it, and I read it right after "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister," which I think I liked even better. They complement each other nicely, and I do recommend reading them close together in time. I'm looking forward to the "Pearl Earring" movie, as I liked Scarlett Johanssen in "Lost in Translation." Except she's so damn young! Blast her!

Tracy Chevalier has a new book out, too, it looks good. Something about those Unicorn tapestries.

They should put Colin Firth and Ewan McGregor in a movie together. They could just sit there scratching their bellies for 90 minutes and I'd probably be entertained. Although some good dialog would help....