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Thursday, March 08, 2007

300

I must admit that although the reviews are mixed, I do have an urge to check out 300. I mean, look at the pic. Any movie still-photo showing a bunch of Spartan warriors standing in front of a mountain of bodies can't be all bad, can it? Also, I'm wondering, did they hit up every Golds Gym in the country for their extras?

The Battle of Thermopylae has always been of interest to me. After all, many historians view the battle as the pivotal moment in Western civilization.

And with a mountain of dead bodies, one wonders how you can go wrong.

And Speaking Of Jim Harrison

I’ve read all of his works with the exception of The Summer He Didn’t Die, and Returning To Earth. Also, I haven’t read any of his poetry, but I’m talking novels and novellas. I think the collections in The Woman Lit By fireflies and Legends Of The Fall are my favorites.

I know that novellas seem to be anathema in the publishing world, but in many ways I prefer them to larger works. With our busy schedules and busy lives, the novella is a bite-sized chunk of literary goodness that one can read in a couple of sittings--lunch hours or bus rides. Jim Harrison is the master of the novella.

I’m just saying.