Fun with Books

[przed]

So the baby's managed to pull most of the books on my R and S shelf onto the floor and me and the Sweetie are putting them back. He picks up my copy of Kenilworth by Sir Walter Scott.

Sweetie: So Scott, what's he famous for?
Me: I suppose his best known book is Ivanhoe.
Sweetie: Ivanhoe? I thought that was Russian.
Me: What?!
Sweetie: Yeah, I thought it was about a farmer named Ivan. Ivan? Hoe?
Me: O_O

Yeah, he was serious. But I don't hold it against him. He's a computer programmer. (Actually a rather well read computer programmer. Just not when it comes to anything before the 20th century. Or involving English history.)

Comments

[shaw012145.livejournal.com]

Your little girl was making room for 'her' books, maybe.

[callistosh65.livejournal.com]

Good on Rosalind - making her own shelf space! We have ended up with a kind of tier system on ours, with lots of authors in Turkish and in English, since hubby and I both have similar tastes. But it's bloody ridiculous how many duplicates we've got!

[caffyolay.livejournal.com]

a farmer named Ivan. Ivan? Hoe?

:::Howl::: Love it.

My eldest used to spend a lot of time pulling books out of the bookcase too. She's now grown-up of course and a voracious reader so I think you can take Rosalind's *hobby* as a good sign. :-)

[faramir-boromir.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHAHA!

But seriously. Ivan-hoe? *can't believe he said that*

Makes you wonder:

The Sun Also Rises ("Maybe a two-world sci-fi thing?)
Things Fall Apart ("A DIY manual?")
Grapes of Wrath ("Sequel to Wrath of Khan?")
Of Human Bondage ("It doesn't look like a BDSM book")