Ten "Lasts" List, Part II - more fun!

We're having so much fun with the first set of "lasts" here, that I thought I'd post a part II. Some of the requests on this list are a bit more difficult and might take more thought or investigation through your reading lists. You are welcome to define words in quotes (i.e. "monster" any way you like).

Again, for easier reference, please copy and paste the questions into a new post and include your answers.

1. The last book you read while away on a holiday/vacation:
2. The last book you read that was translated from another language
3. The last book you finished that you found challenging in some way.
4. The last children's or juvenile book (not YA) that you read (and when was that?)
5. The last book you read that contained a "love story" of some kind.
6. The last award-winning book you read BEFORE it won the award.
7. The last story you read that had some kind of "monster" in it.
8. The last book you read which was physically in "poor" or shabby condition
9. The last book that made you run out immediately and pick up another of that author's books
10. The last book that comes to mind that had a fabulous first line (and what was the line?)

1. The last book you read while away on a holiday/vacation: Australia, 2008, I took 8 books in my luggage and I don't remember which one was last, possibly Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
2. The last book you read that was translated from another language. Betrayal by Karin Alvtegan (Swedish), before that it was Rien Ne Va Plus, Margarita Karapanou (Greek)
3. The last book you finished that you found challenging in some way. The Famished Road by Ben Okri. I was glad to have had to write a paper on it, because it gave me more time to reread, think on it and sort it all out, and least what is meant to be sorted.
4. The last children's or juvenile book (not YA) that you read (and when was that?) The City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau and its sequel. Read it about 4 or so years ago; recommended enthusiastically to me by a 10 year old who came into the bookstore.
5. The last book you read that contained a "love story" of some kind. Tunneling to the Center of the Earth by Kevin Wilson. In one of the stories, the scrabble tile sorter was in love with the girl who worked downstairs in the bakery.
6. The last book award-winning book you read BEFORE it won the award. Galore by Michael Crummey. It later won the Commonwealth Prize for Canada/Caribbean region.
7. The last story you read that had some kind of "monster" in it. Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates. It's from the viewpoint of a young serial killer, who was looking to make a very own zombie for himself via at-home lobotomies, need I say more?
8. The last book you read which was physically in "poor" or shabby condition. The Beggar by Naguib Mahfouz. Got it from a library sale.
9. The last book that made you run out immediately and pick up another of that author's books. The Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi.
10. The last book that comes to mind that had a fabulous first line (and what was the line?) It has to be from one of the stories in Broken Things by Padrika Tennant; she has a gift for first lines. "After you're dead, the world becomes like gelatine, made of thickened edges and little more, the smudged blueprints of trees and houses and cars." (that's just one)

edited to add book title!

1. The last book you read while away on a holiday/vacation: Haven't been on a real vacation in almost a year, but read A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel on my real vacation and The Balkan Trilogy by Olivia Manning on a visit to family. Both real winners.
2. The last book you read that was translated from another language Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa
3. The last book you finished that you found challenging in some way. The Three Fates by Linda Le was challenging because it was so intense, both in content and style, and because I believe a lot of the classical and literary references went right by me.
4. The last children's or juvenile book (not YA) that you read (and when was that?) Haven't read one in years, but I heard excerpts from a book called Beautiful Yetta: The Yiddish Chicken on an interview with the author on NPR, and it sounded wonderful.
5. The last book you read that contained a "love story" of some kind. Wigs on the Green by Nancy Mitford, although I don't have confidence in the long-term success of the loving relationships.
6. The last book award-winning book you read BEFORE it won the award. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel, and before that Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7. The last story you read that had some kind of "monster" in it. The Three Fates had witches in it. And I am currently reading Hitler and Stalin.
8. The last book you read which was physically in "poor" or shabby condition I reread a very old paperback of Where There's a Will by Rex Stout.
9. The last book that made you run out immediately and pick up another of that author's books American Salvage by Bonnie Jo Campbell -- thanks, Lois, for recommending it.
10. The last book that comes to mind that had a fabulous first line (and what was the line?) "Incredible the first animal that dreamed of another animal." Terra Nostra by Carlos Fuentes, translated by Margaret Sayers Peden.

># I knew you'd be game for another round. Everyone's answers are so interesting.

1. The last book you read while away on a holiday/vacation: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown Christmas 09
2. The last book you read that was translated from another language Lovely Green Eyes: A Novel by Arnost Lustig (Czech)
3. The last book you finished that you found challenging in some way. Lovely Green Eyes: A Novel by Arnost Lustig the topic was disturbing. The book as a whole was amazing.
4. The last children's or juvenile book (not YA) that you read (and when was that?) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland beginning of 2009.
5. The last book you read that contained a "love story" of some kind. Gosh nearly all YA involve a 'love story' at some point and that's what Ive been reading. So I'll say City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
6. The last book award-winning book you read BEFORE it won the award. None! But I can say I have probably bought a lot of books before they won an award - I just don't get round to reading them soon.
7. The last story you read that had some kind of "monster" in it. oh gosh YA paranormal? what doesn't have a monster? City of Glass by Cassandra Clare.
8. The last book you read which was physically in "poor" or shabby condition
The Buccaneers by Edith Wharton. An old library book with some icky stains.
9. The last book that made you run out immediately and pick up another of that author's books. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
10. The last book that comes to mind that had a fabulous first line (and what was the line?) "The best day of my life happened when I was five and almost died at Disney World." Going Bovine by Libba Bray

1. The last book you read while away on a holiday/vacation: The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Stranger by Albert Camus, and Wallpaper City Guide: Los Angeles all in L.A. and Santa Barbara, Cali
2. The last book you read that was translated from another language: The Stranger again
3. The last book you finished that you found challenging in some way: Not quite finished, but House by Tracy Kidder is making me pull my hair out.
4. The last children's or juvenile book (not YA) that you read (and when was that?): hmm...Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer last Novemeber
5. The last book you read that contained a "love story" of some kind: To Weave a Web of Magic (4 romantic fantasy novellas)
6. The last book award-winning book you read BEFORE it won the award: Yipes. I don't read a lot of new stuff, but a little digging leads me to believe that Zeitoun by Dave Eggers is the closest I've got (Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Current Interest and Nominated for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize), read last November as well
7. The last story you read that had some kind of "monster" in it: Unusual Suspects: Stories of Mystery and Fantasy had various monstery characters
8. The last book you read which was physically in "poor" or shabby condition: another that I'm currenty reading The Portable Greek Historians has several pages and part of the cover taped together, before that it would be me older copy of All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren read last August
9. The last book that made you run out immediately and pick up another of that author's books: My Antonia by Willa Cather - I went and bought O Pioneers! last week.
10. The last book that comes to mind that had a fabulous first line (and what was the line?): this is a bit of a cheat, but Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil by Peter Maass starts with a J. Paul Getty quote "The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not the mineral rights."

1. The last book you read while away on a holiday/vacation: Last book I started and finished while on vacation goes back to 2009, that's kind of sad. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
2. The last book you read that was translated from another language: Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder , I'm pretty sure this was the last translated book I read
3. The last book you finished that you found challenging in some way: Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder
4. The last children's or juvenile book (not YA) that you read (and when was that?): The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti
5. The last book you read that contained a "love story" of some kind: Work Song by Ivan Doig
6. The last book award-winning book you read BEFORE it won the award: I have no idea. I've never paid attention to awards let alone to those that have a chance at wining them.
7. The last story you read that had some kind of "monster" in it: Skeleton Crew: by Stephen King
8. The last book you read which was physically in "poor" or shabby condition: Unto This Hour by Tom Wicker, binding was totally gone on this one.
9. The last book that made you run out immediately and pick up another of that author's books: A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
10. The last book that comes to mind that had a fabulous first line (and what was the line?): Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury: "It was a pleasure to burn."

Ooh, a very interesting set of questions! I have rather verbose answers, I'm afraid.

1. The last book you read while away on a holiday/vacation: Star Trek Creator: The Authorized Biography of Gene Roddenberry. That book has literally been around the world with me, because I somehow got it into my head that I would be a good book to read on vacation, but it was always the least interesting book I took with me, and I kept not getting to it, trip after trip, until I finally read it on vacation in Colorado last year. Which was the last vacation I took, because I couldn't get off work for the vacation I wanted this year. I'm trying not to be bitter about that.

2. The last book you read that was translated from another language: Serendipities: Language and Lunacy by Umberto Eco, which was originally in Italian.

3. The last book you finished that you found challenging in some way: Well, there was What Bothers Me Most About Christianity. It was challenging to stay objective and open-minded about that one. But that's probably not in the spirit of the question. So maybe it's Serendipities again.

4. The last children's or juvenile book (not YA) that you read (and when was that?): Skellig by David Almond, although that's probably on the borderline between kid's and YA fiction. That was last week. I've been reading quite a bit of YA lately.

5. The last book you read that contained a "love story" of some kind: Not sure. Oliver Twist had a bit of romance, but that wasn't the main focus. I could say the same about lots of other books I read recently, too. The last book I'd actually call a love story was A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold

6. The last award-winning book you read BEFORE it won the award: I have no idea. I don't pay all that much attention to book awards. Also, I don't think this happens very often for me. Even if I buy a book before it wins the award, it takes me long enough to get to them that they might very well win something while they're still sitting on Mt. TBR. This just happened with The Windup Girl, actually; it just won a Hugo.

7. The last story you read that had some kind of "monster" in it: Oliver Twist had lots of monsters, but they were all the human kind, and the big monster was society, really. For more literal monsters, Locke and Key: Crown of Shadows.

8. The last book you read which was physically in "poor" or shabby condition: Julius Caesar, maybe. I think the copy I have probably started out in a classroom somewhere, and it was not terribly well treated there.

9. The last book that made you run out immediately and pick up another of that author's books: It wasn't quite immediate, but The Shadow of the Wind definitely made me go out and get The Angel's Game. Still haven't read it yet, though.

10. The last book that comes to mind that had a fabulous first line (and what was the line?): Hmm. I'm honestly not sure. I remembered The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers having an interesting opening, so I went and looked at the first line. It was, "It all began when they died." Which is good, certainly. I'm not sure about fabulous. Pity the rest of the book didn't quite live up to it, though.

1. The last book you read while away on a holiday/vacation: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, which I read while at Whistler this past weekend.

2. The last book you read that was translated from another language: The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Czech

3. The last book you finished that you found challenging in some way: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, which had some interesting philosophy.

4. The last children's or juvenile book (not YA) that you read (and when was that?): Well, since the Unbearable Lightness of Being isn't a children's book, the answer is Tom's Midnight Garden, which I finally read last month.

5. The last book you read that contained a "love story" of some kind.: The Unbearable Lightness of Being has several love stories in it. My favourite was between Tereza and her dog.

6. The last award-winning book you read BEFORE it won the award.: Never? I have no idea--don't normally read new books.

7. The last story you read that had some kind of "monster" in it.: Can I call the invading Soviet Union a monster so I can say the answer is the Unbearable Lightness of Being?

8. The last book you read which was physically in "poor" or shabby condition: Giovanni's Room

9. The last book that made you run out immediately and pick up another of that author's books: I don't do that.

10. The last book that comes to mind that had a fabulous first line (and what was the line?): Nothing really comes to mind. Perhaps Nineteen Eighty-four with its "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." But that was 2007. Oh, I know, last winter I read A Tale of Two Cities "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,...."

And the winner is: The Unbearable Lightness of Being! Clearly.

Edited to add: two of my all time favourite opening lines are "Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested" from The Trial and "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect." from The Metamorphosis, which are both by Kafka. Everyone knows that Kafka was Czech, and of course, Kundera, who wrote The Unbearable Lightness of Being is also Czech. Consequence? Hmmm, I think not.

I"ve edited my post #3 to include a fabulous first line.

1. The last book you read while away on a holiday/vacation: We did a weekend trip just before school started and I read Faithful Place by Tana French

2. The last book you read that was translated from another language Purge by Sofi Oksanen

3. The last book you finished that you found challenging in some way. Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco was one seething cauldron of challenge.

4. The last children's or juvenile book (not YA) that you read (and when was that?) I read with the kids every night. Now that they're both in school we've moved on to chapter books. The last one we finished was Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary and we're currently reading The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder.

5. The last book you read that contained a "love story" of some kind. Most books have some sort of love story, don't they? But as far as romantical lurve, that would be Fingersmith by Sarah Waters.

6. The last award-winning book you read BEFORE it won the award. I'm assuming that will be The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell, which will certainly win something somewhere. I did finish Brooklyn by Colm Toibin just before it made the Booker longlist. That's the best I can do with that question.

7. The last story you read that had some kind of "monster" in it. There was a depraved serial killer in Black Fly Season by Giles Blunt (yes, the depraved sort are much more dangerous than the puritan sort of serial killer). For supernatural sort of monster, then Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones.

8. The last book you read which was physically in "poor" or shabby condition My copy of The Forgery of Venus was aesthetically unpleasing, being a cramped book club edition printed on cheap paper with flimsy boards and no dust jacket.

9. The last book that made you run out immediately and pick up another of that author's books If I really enjoy a book, I immediately put the author's other books on my wishlist, as for running out to find a physical copy, that happens only due to reviews found here. I need a break between books by the same author, so I wait until the next title shows up in front of me somewhere.

10. The last book that comes to mind that had a fabulous first line (and what was the line?) Mrs. Mike, a gentle Canadian classic begins thus: The worst winter in fifty years, the old Scotsman had told me. I'd only been around for sixteen, but it was the worst I'd seen and I was willing to take his word for the other thirty-four

11-- :o The Egypt Game! I read it in school years and years ago, liked it, but forgot the title and author. I'd been wanting to re-read it but hadn't been able to! Now I'm off to the library to check it out.

Apparently The Thousand Autumns... has not made it onto the Booker shortlist.

1. The last book you read while away on a holiday/vacation- The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco.

2. The last book you read that was translated from another language- The Art of War by Sun Tzu.

3. The last book you finished that you found challenging in some way- The Art of War. Trying to find the deeper meaning within it all was hard work.

4. The last children's or juvenile book (not YA) that you read (and when was that?)- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. I think it was at least five-six years ago.

5. The last book you read that contained a "love story" of some kind- I generally try to avoid reading love stories. A short story called The Letters from the book Tales of Men and Ghosts by Edith Wharton was sort of a love story. But it was more about being disillusioned about love than being in love.

6. The last award-winning book you read BEFORE it won the award- I don’t think I’ve ever read any book ‘BEFORE it won an award’. I mostly read old books so doing that would be kind of tough.

7. The last story you read that had some kind of "monster" in it- The story For The Blood Is The Life from For The Blood Is The Life And Other Stories by F. Marion Crawford had a vampire in it. Vampires are monsters (or aren’t they?).

8. The last book you read which was physically in "poor" or shabby condition- My Penguin Classics edition of The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy was in poor condition when I bought it. It came apart in my hands right after I finished reading it.

9. The last book that made you run out immediately and pick up another of that author's books- After I read my first Agatha Christie book, either Sparkling Cyanide or A Murder Is Announced, I bought and read every Christie I could lay my hands on.

10. The last book that comes to mind that had a fabulous first line (and what was the line?)- Under the Red Robe by Stanley J. Weyman. The first line was, “Marked cards!”.

I think this list might have been too hard for some, eh?

Again, for easier reference, please copy and paste the questions into a new post and include your answers.

1. The last book you read while away on a holiday/vacation: Red Square i hardly ever go on vacation so the recent Topsail Beach trip was almost a fluke.

2. The last book you read that was translated from another language the seville communion

3. The last book you finished that you found challenging in some way. The Art of the Sonnet and sea of poppies

4. The last children's or juvenile book (not YA) that you read (and when was that?) the cat who went to heaven - last spring

5. The last book you read that contained a "love story" of some kind. mockingjay,red square

. The last award-winning book you read BEFORE it won the award. ???? i did not have text with that book.

7. The last story you read that had some kind of "monster" in it.Bad Monkeys

8. The last book you read which was physically in "poor" or shabby condition - can't read them any more -> asthma

9. The last book that made you run out immediately and pick up another of that author's books the hunger games - thanks Urania.

10. The last book that comes to mind that had a fabulous first line (and what was the line?)call for the dead "When Lady Ann Secomb married George Smiley towards the end of the war she described him to her astonished friends as breathtakingly ordinary.'

1. The last book you read while away on a holiday/vacation: I haven't been away in a decade and a half or so, and that was to tend to my father's dying. I don't remember what I read then.

2. The last book you read that was translated from another language: Wolf Among Wolves by Hans Fallada.

3. The last book you finished that you found challenging in some way: All of them, and in different ways. But for the challenge of coming to terms with a book that is inherently fascinating and inherently challenging probably Justice by Michael Sandel.

4. The last children's or juvenile book (not YA) that you read (and when was that?): I know that I've read Dr. Seuss as an adult, probably most recently 40 years ago. I don't think I've read anything for children or other juveniles since then, but maybe.

5. The last book you read that contained a "love story" of some kind: "...of some kind" gives more latitude than I actually want. The last reasonably developed love story was in Wolf Among Wolves.

6. The last award-winning book you read BEFORE it won the award: I read a good many lists of awards but then forget them. I don't know the answer to this question.

7. The last story you read that had some kind of "monster" in it: Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali was full of them.

8. The last book you read which was physically in "poor" or shabby condition: I probably have, but I don't remember. On the other hand I used to have a friend who seemed to think that my handling a book to read it transformed it into poor or shabby condition.

9. The last book that made you run out immediately and pick up another of that author's books: Not exactly, but The Millenium Trilogy came close and was the same kind of excitement. I saw the movie of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and went upstairs to buy The Girl Who Played with Fire. I couldn't wait for the American paperback, so I ordered The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest from the Book Depository.

10. The last book that comes to mind that had a fabulous first line (and what was the line?): None comes to mind. There probably was one.

Now that I have done this, I can probably read the other posts with some attention.

Robert

1. The last book you read while away on a holiday/vacation: The Prospector by J. M. G. Le Clézio

2. The last book you read that was translated from another language: Desert by J. M. G. Le Clézio

3. The last book you finished that you found challenging in some way: Desert by J. M. G. Le Clézio - sort of...challenging in that I'm still analyzing it and figuring it out.

4. The last children's or juvenile book (not YA) that you read (and when was that?): Batman : Meet the Super Heroes: With Superman and Wonder Woman (last night to my daughter)

5. The last book you read that contained a "love story" of some kind: Desert by J. M. G. Le Clézio - of some kind. Within a Budding Grove by Proust was the last one that focused on the love story.

6. The last award-winning book you read BEFORE it won the award: oh, this was fun! Stonehenge (Wonders of the World) by Rosemary Hill. I just found out it won an award this year, the "Historians of British Art Book Prize", whatever that is. The book was a terrific in its own way.

7. The last story you read that had some kind of "monster" in it: The Gathering Storm (Book Twelve of The Wheel of Time) by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson (I just pre-ordered Book 13)

8. The last book you read which was physically in "poor" or shabby condition: edited* hmmm...maybe Letters from Alf by Gladden Schrock ......borderline case...

9. The last book that made you run out immediately and pick up another of that author's books: The Prospector by J. M. G. Le Clézio - and note, this is not something I typically do.

10. The last book that comes to mind that had a fabulous first line (and what was the line?): ...OK long answer

my first thought was it must be "When I was little I would think of ways to kill my Daddy." - Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons.

But scanning my list I saw: "George Washington Crosby began to hallucinate eight days before he died." - Tinkers by Paul Harding...although I only remembered the affect of this line, not the line.

Farther back: "I am a sick man. ... I am a spiteful man." Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - memorable, but not exactly fabulous

Farther back: "I am seated in an office, surrounded by heads and bodies." Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace - This is a response the first words in Hamlet: "Who's there?"

And, just one more: "After she threw the baby in, nobody believed me for the longest time." The Well and the Mine by Gin Phillips

phew. I'm like Robert, now that I'm done, I'll actually go back and read the others. :)

*oops, I read that as "me" in poor condition...lol...my answer was: two books: The River of Lost Footsteps : Histories of Burma by Thant Myint-U & Within a Budding Grove by Marcel Proust. I had a dizzy spell or maybe a vertigo thing in August.

1. The last book you read while away on a holiday/vacation: The Sickness by Alberto Barrera Tyszka, which I finished on a flight from London to Atlanta a couple of weeks ago.

2. The last book you read that was translated from another language: The Sickness, which was translated from the Spanish.

3. The last book you finished that you found challenging in some way: C by Tom McCarthy (challenging=painful)

4. The last children's or juvenile book (not YA) that you read (and when was that?): Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney, which I read in 2009.

5. The last book you read that contained a "love story" of some kind: I guess it would be "Island" by Penelope Todd, which reminded me why I don't generally read love stories.

6. The last award-winning book you read BEFORE it won the award: That would probably be Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel, which won the Booker Prize last year. However, in a week I'll have read all of the books from this year's Booker Prize shortlist, so whichever book wins will replace Wolf Hall on this list.

7. The last story you read that had some kind of "monster" in it: Bayou by Jeremy Love, a recent work of graphic fiction that I read last year.

8. The last book you read which was physically in "poor" or shabby condition: I have no idea!

9. The last book that made you run out immediately and pick up another of that author's books: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami.

10. The last book that comes to mind that had a fabulous first line (and what was the line?) Wolf Hall: "So now get up!" (The opening was mainly memorable for the paragraph that followed this opening line, but it made the opening line easy to remember.)

1. The last book you read while away on a holiday/vacation:
Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So by Mark Vonnegut. Heh: I came to the chapter of his psychotic breakdown on the night of my family reunion.

2. The last book you read that was translated from another language:
Chess Story by Stefan Zweig

3. The last book you finished that you found challenging in some way:
in a good way = Howard Mansfield’s Turn and Jump. I had to pretty much stop and turn myself over to it. I didn’t love it, but have wanted to read more by him every day since.

4. The last children's or juvenile book (not YA) that you read (and when was that?):
juvenile -- Countdown by Deborah Wiles, Jun 2010
children’s picture book -- And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell, Sep 2009

5. The last book you read that contained a "love story" of some kind:
The Breaking of Eggs by Jim Powell

6. The last award-winning book you read BEFORE it won the award:
unknown; maybe When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

7. The last story you read that had some kind of "monster" in it:
Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons

8. The last book you read which was physically in "poor" or shabby condition:
a well-worn library copy of Edward Tufte’s The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

9. The last book that made you run out immediately and pick up another of that author's books:
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

10. The last book that comes to mind that had a fabulous first line (and what was the line?):
ditto for one of >18dan’s lines -- from Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons, “When I was little I would think of ways to kill my Daddy.”

eta: fix a touchstone