Ok, well, I found two pennies yesterday. But what I want to write about is the new book I'm reading ... besides the fascinating texts I'm reading for my Presession Primatology class (we went to the zoo yesterday to observe. I love primates...) Anyway, I've begun reading Glen Duncan's I, Lucifer. I LOVE IT! Now, if anyone is offended by anything connected with religion, spirituality, etc., this book is not for you. Being raised a Catholic who has now "fallen away" I find great pleasure in this novel. I know all the uproar Dan Brown's novels have caused and I plan on reading them soon, but Duncan's book is right up there in terms of a somewhat Catholic/Christianity critique--and it's FUNNY! Told from the point of view of the dark angel, the book is clever, intelligent, witty, and thought provoking. I can imagine the entire text being performed as a monologue for an audience. "Lucifer" speaks directly to the reader in a manner very much like the narrator in Waterland. He trails off, interrupts himself, asks questions seemingly expecting answers. It's great. And he definitely borrows from Milton rather than the Bible itself. I always say that if the men who wrote the Bible really wanted to reach everyone and convince them of a Divine presence and all that, they should have written as Milton did--beautiful rather than dull language, details, interesting dialogue ... the list goes on. And now we have the other side of the story (with modern day experiences as well) in Glen Duncan's novel.