Re: Middlemarch--no rush (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

Olga is a Georgian?

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 11:59:48 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 >  > From: Olga Mandrussow <http://www.gmail.com/~mandrussow>
 >  > Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 11:52:57 -0700
 >  > 
 >  > Howdy,
 >  > 
 >  > Hope you and Robert are well and all is grooviest.  How was your visit with
 >  > Alex?  Are you on the East Coast or was/is he here?  Let me know what's new
 >  > with him, other than Amherst.
 >  > 
 >  > The other day I read a review of a book about cognitive impairment caused
 >  > by tech/screen time.  Basically, it hinders our ability to focus and use
 >  > higher cognitive functions.  The author stated that she was having trouble
 >  > concentrating on complicated works, such as Thomas Mann's "Magic Mountain,"
 >  > as well as "Middlemarch."  Your class is over, right?  In a nutshell, what
 >  > makes "Middlemarch" so complex?
 >  > 
 >  > We're leaving this weekend for two weeks in Tbilisi, Georgia (a friend
 >  > lives there plus I have distant relatives).  In other words, if you're
 >  > swamped or just don't feel like it, no need to rush a reply (or reply at
 >  > all).  Afterall, I can probably google "Middlemarch" and figure out an
 >  > answer ;(
 >  > 
 >  > Cheers,
 >  > Olga