I Guess Size Does Matter

I am not one who has ever been intimidated by size. Never did I choose a book based on the amount of pages. In fact, the bigger the better for me. I love to get lost in a book and have it overtake me. In life too. I always dated tall men. I liked to hang out with the short ones, they have more fun. But my mom taught me, tall, dark and handsome. So you play with the short ones and marry the tall ones. Which I did. And of course, I always assure my Mr. well, ............................ that he is perfect! Anyway. Recently I learned, SIZE DOES IN FACT MATTER!

Yes, the first size worthy thing that has ever intimidated me. The Count of Monte Cristo, all 1,462 pages of it. And the print, tiny, tiny, tiny and smudged and tiny. Too big and too small all in one binding.

This pic doesn't really do the print justice but it was awful. Initially, I reserved it at the library to broaden my mind and read one of the classics. I checked it out and almost turned it right back in. No way am I gonna get through that. And to be honest, I didn't want to try, I have only two books I have never completed in my life and they haunt me. I didn't want to add a third. Anna Karenina and 1776 by the way. The fact that my mom had survived The Count on her Kindle gave me hope and I dove in. Edmund Dantes captured my heart right away and finish I did. Although I must say, I think Comte de Monte Cristo got a little diabolical in the end. Plus all the characters? I read the book boggled that this book was written long hand in the late 1800's. How in the world in Alexander Dumas keep it all straight? Tons of characters and most of them with multiple names and titles. Very impressive. I thought about the Harry Potter series and would be willing to bet even Madame Rowling had a spreadsheet of all her characters, potions and spells all neatly arranged and easy to access.

So, in the great debate of size I guess my hubby is right. Size does matter!