3 1/2 Gables, 6 Chapters, & 4 1/2 Hours

The House of Seven Gables. Ugh. I went to visit the house in Salem, Massachusetts about five or six years ago and thought that I wanted to read the book.

I started the book about three times and could never get further than 10 pages. So the handy librarians in Spring Branch offered me a playaway. This is a book pre-loaded on an MP3 player.

On the drive back from Uvalde I listened to six chapters of the book. I didn't realize it is 11 hours of book and my drive was only 4 1/2. Nathaniel Hawthorne was so round about I wanted to just scream "get to the point" while I was driving down the road.

I don't think I'm ever going to get to the "great ending."