She Used to Have A Carefree Mind of Her Own

I started reading Veronica by Mary Gaitskill (which JUST came out in paperback). I'm enjoying it although it is a really fast read. I wish I understood how that is accomplished--how it is that if you were reading it out loud you would be speakingveryquickly. Anyway, the only issue I have is that Elvis Costello is now CONSTANTLY in my head. CONSTANTLY. Which, on the whole, is not so bad. Who hasn't had some horrible (which Elvis is NOT) and terribly addicting song stuck in her mind? Lately I've been obsessing over some things I really ought not be thinking about and (on the upside) I'm hoping Mr. Costello will purge all that. He's certainly making a go of it. And since it's reading so quickly, I'll probably be done with it by the weekend, and the whole issue will be moot. So, I'm giving you a head's up, expect a little Elvis thrown in with your Veronica when you get to this one.

---Kelly