Another somewhat extended sabbatical, lol. I have lost the zeal for many things, and reading books is one of them. But as always, short stories to the rescue. I saw a tweet from 'Naval' Today.
Everybody wants to write a book.
Everybody wants to say they’ve read a book.
Nobody actually wants to read a book.
It's easier to speak of books, the desire to read, and all the perks of reading and saying one reads, but more difficult to actually pick up a good book and patiently and eagerly flip the pages. Do you guys have any advice on how I can revive my reading habit? I usually just read a short story like this one but it has not been the case recently.
- Author - Bret Harte
- Title - Miggles
- Originally Published - 1865
- Genre - Fiction, Short Stories
PLOT
The author narrates the story of a group of eight people who were on a journey, but get stuck on the way as the bridge in front of them was not pliable, and the path behind them wasn't either, due to a storm. The group decided to find shelter around and soon stumbled on an old isolated cabin, inhabited by Miggles. After much yelling and knocking to no answer, the group forces their way into the house only to find a lifeless figure in a chair. While they were trying to wrap their head around the whole thing, Miggles walks in. An elegant, symmetrical, beautiful woman. She welcomes them, makes dinner, and goes on to have great conversations with them but is still very reserved and mysterious in her dealings. Where does it go from here?
CHARACTER(S)
- Miggles - she is the main character of the story but the audience still doesn't know much about her.
- The group of eight traveling together including - The driver, the Judge, the Expressman, etc.
SETTING
The story is assumed to be set in the US, with the mention of Marysville and Virginia City.
PURPOSE
I have nothing, xd.
When I first came across the author (Bret Harte), I was a bit skeptical, but I chose the random selection thing and I think it paid off. The main highlight of the story is obviously the character Miggles. I mean, the story was named after her. She is a fascinating character. She is able to be kind and compassionate to random strangers, befriend a grizzly, and still remain mysterious. It's like she has this question mark hovering over her head, leaving the other characters and even the reader always curious. I liked reading this. A fairly nice story, albeit a tad long. I will recommend this for your reading pleasure. It has this odd sense of satisfaction one derives from reading it. I will rate it a 3.5 out of 5.