Reading, for me, is entertainment and an escape from the real world. But it can also inform and stretch the boundaries of the life I live.
"'He has been a long time in America.' said Monsieur (?). "And he is an Italian, and Italians use the knife, and they are great liars. I do not like Italians.'"
This is definitely not a dry, fusty old story. It is unexpectedly funny in places.