Blowing-up the world and Why I won't read Harry Potter!!

This blog should, in theory, be written on a Sunday after planning for the school week is in hand, and the weekends hangover has dulled to a mere stagnant pond aroma on my breath...but, the days planning did not end well-and I found myself trying to blow-up the world at 8 o'clock; there must have been a puncture however, as every time the USA began to expand, it quickly shrivelled again! (I hear you cry...good??? ) Thus, out of puff and with the failure of my world, I went to bed. The evening did not get any better as I picked up The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger-the book that makes bedtime a chore! Heralded as a classic, and on many 'banned lists', I expected to be blown away by this classic.However, I can only imagine that it's banned because it makes the reader feel violent. Holden is a male, cynical (is there any other) adolescent, who really needs a good slap. It's not that I can't sympathise with teenage angst and I've been a practising cynic for some time, but, the constant maudlin tone and repetition of the phrase 'To tell you the truth' has driven me insane night, after night. When Holden gets punched by the elevator/pimp I found myself thinking... hit him in the face! Last night I was so bored I began to re-arrange the letters of the title and author. The best I could come up with was Hear the Thatcher Cry and The Cratch in the Eye, both by Gas Lingers (clearly I had to omit a couple of letters here and there!)

Anyway, the reason I shouldn't have read it is because I'd been waiting to read it, it'd been sitting by my bed, and penned on my reading list for many moons...I'd been building it up far too high-it could never really live up to my expectations! Maybe I should read Harry Potter, I have no expectations.

Well, that's it...if anyone has anything to add I always want to hear it. Also, if anyone knows what a cratch might be please let me know!!!!

As a post this week-or a mail to me if you're shy, can you rework any other classic titles into something more...fitting????

Blackadder did Sense and Senility-I love the book but this title did make me laugh!!!!

Enjoy your week my pretties x