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It is a *beautiful* day out. Mid to high 70s I'd say. I've spent most of the morning and early afternoon out on the balcony reading. I plan to take much advantage of that balcony this year.

50bookchallenge, 15000pages

Book#3 -- Jens Peter Jacobsen, Mogens, and Other Stories, 150 pages.

Rilke listed this book as "indespensible" in Letters to a Young Poet, so of course I had to fish it out of the library basement (it was in compact storage). I don't know why people don't talk about Jacobsen more -- the stories are incredible! Very much in the style of Rilke and the turn-of-the-century (1900s) modernists. Jacobsen's characters are vividly drawn, and his stories are full of great emotion. Definitely recommended.


Progress toward goals:

8 / 365 (2.2%)

Books:

3 / 50 (6.0%)

Pages:

851 / 15,000 (5.7%)

crossposted to 50bookchallenge, 15000pages, and gwynraven