#22 Watson's Apology

In keeping with the "mylifesucksnothinggoesrightohgodsomebodypleasekillme" theme, my vacation has started out awful. I woke up yesterday in severe pain with a Bruce Campbell-size jaw. Turns out, I have an infection and it is not much fun. Please forgive this entry, I'm stoned on painkillers, so I'll make it brief. Just long enough to mention that I read my twenty-second book, Watson's Apology, by Beryl Bainbridge. Written in 1985, 284 pages long, it is a fictionalization of a murder that took place in 1872, when Rev. John Watson did bludgeon to death his wife of almost thirty years. Bainbridge gives a recounting of their life together and, later, the trial of John Watson. It was really quite interesting, considering you already know the outcome. And the fact that someone could murder their spouse of thirty years doesn't seem the least bit surprising. The only surprising thing was how he killed her. He struck her repeatedly on the head...with a gun. I guess bullets hadn't been invented yet. Anyway, I really am planning to read War and Peace next, but at this moment, I am cranky and in pain, so I am reading a book that is not on my list, Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. I needed something light and fun to cheer me up. Think of it as literary novicane.

P.S. I told Bella she could do a guest entry, so plan to hear from her soon. Not right at this moment, she's too busy chewing on her toes. Important stuff.