A Book of Tongues: THUD

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Where you at?: 'Bout two-thirds of the way through Chapter Four. I wish I was further, but the floodgates have finally opened and I'm cramping hard, so...maybe I'll finish it tomorrow. It'd be really nice to get some work done on Saturday, this time 'round.
Victories: Done with Mictlan-Xibalba, done with my-Ma's-a-whore angst (not that Chess actually has much, all in all--he's a shameless whore, son-of-a-whore and a cat-eyed bitch, and he'll shoot you where you stand if you try and rag him out on any of the above. That's probably what I like best about him). On to the part where Songbird vomits bats!
Challenges: CBC adaptation guy called today. Luckily, I didn't have to explain to him directly that I have exactly nothing to show him, because I've been too busy writing my big gay black magic cowboy (not-so-)porno epic instead; unluckily, I guess this means I'm going to have to pull something out of my ass by Monday. Man, it's so hard being popular.;)

So: Much great music has recently been sent my way, mainly all from the same source (thanks, sovay!). And that's why I no have an "official" A Book of Tongues playlist, which goes like so--

Apologize (Timbaland version), OneRepublic
There Is A Ghost, Marianne Faithfull
Two Sisters, Roger Wilson
Lucinda, Tom Waits
41 Thunderer, Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer
Devil's Right Hand, Steve Earle
Keep Yourself Warm, Frightened Rabbit
The Pearl, Emmylou Harris
To Talk To You, PJ Harvey
Fradde's Song, the Klezmatics
Cat-Eyed Willie Claims His Lover, Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer
America, Tracy Chapman
The Devil Had a Hold of Me, Gillian Welch
Poison Prince, Amy Macdonald
Crocodile Man, Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer
Boston, Augustana
Sarabande, George Friedrich Handel
Girls That Glitter Love The Dark, Hannah Fury
Miriam Bell, Louise Taylor
The Resurrection, Matraca Berg
Night Terror, Laura Marling
Elephant, Damien Rice
Acid Tongue, Jenny Lewis
Gila, Beach House
Wedding Song, Alison Crowe
All My Tears, Emmylou Harris
When I Go, Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer
Apologize (stripped version), OneRepublic

Question: Gee, Gemma, are Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer really that good? Short answer: Yes. Yes, they are.