A couple of years ago I read the first in the harry potter series and thought that it was unpalletable, but in the last couple weeks following the release of the latest movie I've read the books that follow "The Prisoner of Askaban" in the series and I honestly enjoyed them. Anyway, right now I'm reading two books, well three really: "The Bone People" by Keri Hulme which was a gift from my youngest sister about 11 months ago (my last b-day), "Memoir from Antproof Case" by Mark Helprin , and "East of Eden" by my beloved John Stienbeck. Anyway, I'm a real fan of Steinbeck's short works - Tortilla Flat and Cannery Row in particular, but after starting EOE I had a breakthough; I've found the key fault in Steinbeck's writing and it's....well deplorable - there's no wizard, witches or any real majic in them at all. Seriously, how can you really write a book or read on for that matter without the necessary presence of a wizard, a good wizard battle or anything of the like. I'm quite dissappointed in this bloke Stienbeck and would contend that he's not a real author at all, just some kind of possuer who pretended to write and was lauded by fradulent critics who through arcaic devices somehow saw past the essential wizards.

Aaaugh!
Erasmus