So in this reread, I was going along quite nicely, then it was Cujo's turn. And blech. I do not like the main female character AT ALL. Part of this is what I call in my head the Weeds syndrome. I tried very very hard to watch Weeds, a lot of people I respect loved it, but I just could not get past the part in the first ten minutes of the show (and I paraphrase here) the main character blurts out "So am I just supposed to get a job at the mall??". Yes. Yes, honey, when your husband dies and you have to feed your kids, your first thought should be "I need a job.". And I get that without that character saying that, there would be no show, but it is an INSTANT way of making me turn away from the show completely.
Donna Trenton is sort of that character for me right now. Aside from that immediate and kinda total dislike, Cujo is in no way a supernatural horror novel. It is a sad, tragic tale, yes, but not horror, IMHO.
So I am giving myself permission to skip Cujo and go on to The Running Man. (I took a hard side turn and reread/read a whole bunch of Discworld novels, which I enjoy mostly.)
In the album side of things, nothing earth shattering to report. The first eight or so are jazz/big band, Sinatra and Elvis Presley, all things I enjoy. Interestingly enough, while listening to Elvis, I realized that I had never heard anything other than his radio hits and very few of those at that. Elvis kinda seeped into my consciousness, I guess. I also decided that I will probably never be a huge fan of Thelonious Monk. Can't quite put my finger on it, but was not what I expected. Perhaps a few more listens to the album will change my mind.
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