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A Reading Diary
A Reading Diary | Alberto Manguel
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While travelling in Calgary, Alberto Manguel was struck by how the novel he was reading (Goethe's Elective Affinities) seemed to reflect the social chaos of the world he was living in. An article in the daily paper would be suddenly illuminated by a passage in the novel; a long reflection would be prompted by a single word. He decided to keep a record of these moments, rereading a book a month, and formed A Reading Diary: a volume of notes, impressions of travel, of friends, of public and private events, all elicited by his reading.From Don Quixote (January) to The Sign of Four (October) to The Wind in the Willows (December), Manguel leads us on an enthralling adventure in literature and life, and demonstrates how, for the passionate reader, one is utterly inextricable from the other.
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TheLudicReader
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#bookhaul from my time in Halifax

AmyG Ooooo…Lolita. Very very good. 8mo
TheLudicReader @AmyG a student wanted to read it and my original copy was ruined, so I had to replace it. 8mo
dabbe A ruined book is a well-read book. 💚💙💚 8mo
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Leftcoastzen
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First page of my reading record, wish I started earlier!

Tamra Your handwriting is beautiful - mine is chicken scratch and gets worse each year! 5y
NeedsMoreBooks Your handwriting is gorgeous 😍 5y
rubyslippersreads I so wish I‘d done this years ago. 5y
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Leftcoastzen @NeedsMoreBooks @Tamra Thanks , it‘s slipped a little with time , but I was pretty reverent about my entries! 5y
LeahBergen I wish I‘d started earlier, too! I think mine started in the early 90s. 5y
Addison_Reads Your handwriting is beautiful! So few people write in cursive now. 5y
arubabookwoman Beautiful handwriting! I started a handwritten log of books read in 1977, and kept it up until 1-1-2009, when I joined LT, where I‘ve logged all my reads since then. 5y
Leftcoastzen @arubabookwoman I use Goodreads, and added some from the past . since I am a Luddite, I still keep pen & ink log. 5y
batsy I wish I'd done this from the start! What a fabulous record to have. And yes, your handwriting is beautiful! 5y
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Chelsea.Poole
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My year in books according to #goodreads. 2019 was a wonderful reading life for me and I can't wait to dig into 2020's books! 🎉♥️📚🤗

Suet624 Great collection of books! 5y
Butterfinger Awesome! 5y
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Blueberry
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Butterfinger Awesome! 5y
Eggs What a great year! 5y
CoverToCoverGirl Well done! 📖🎉 5y
NataliePatalie So many!!! 5y
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Tineke
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Thank you @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks for this wonderful card. Any ideas to showcase all these nice cards? I will send a reply off tomorrow!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yay!! It made it!! 💗💗 5y
tjwill Beautiful card! 5y
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Andrew65
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As we approach the end of October it is time to share our Favourite book from October to help us re-stock those TBR Mountain ranges. 😂

What has been the favourite book you have read during October?

CareBear Yes! I truly believe this 💕 my favorite October read was probably 6y
Andrew65 I think mine would have to be the book I finished today by John Boyne, followed closely by Revelation by C J Sansom. 6y
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robinb I had three...Uprooted, The Simple Wild and Best of Luck. Overall I‘ve had some good picks for the month! 6y
xicanti Absolutely 6y
Andrew65 @CoverToCoverGirl This is one I have on my TBR. 6y
Andrew65 @xicanti Not heard of this one. 6y
EadieB @Andrew65 I have enjoyed A Ladder To The Sky, Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter and The Witch Elm by Tana French which is a definite “must read” - it is her best book so far. Would not be surprised if she wins a prize for this book! 6y
jb72 @CoverToCoverGirl I‘m on the hold list for this at the library. 6y
jb72 I read this in six parts and finished book 6 his month. I loved it! 6y
Butterfinger My favorite for this month is Sing in the Morning, Cry at Night. 6y
Andrew65 @EadieB I was very disappointed by In The Woods by Tana French, gave it two stars, and have not yet attempted another book by her. 6y
Andrew65 @jb72 A true classic. 6y
Andrew65 @Butterfinger Not heard of this one, but it sounds interesting. 6y
Andrew65 @CareBear Another True Classic. 6y
EadieB @Andrew65 She is wordy but her writing is so beautiful. It is a very long book but the story is very good. 6y
Andrew65 @EadieB Will have an explore. 6y
Butterfinger @Andrew65 historical fiction set in coal country. Events revolve around a nine year old and many claim it was the younger sister's doing. Heartbreaking, but a positive ending. 6y
Andrew65 @Butterfinger Sounds right up my street. Thanks 😊 6y
CareBear In the Woods is Tana French‘s weakest book, in my opinion. She may be worth another try even if you don‘t end up changing your mind about her. 6y
Butterfinger @Andrew65 revolves around the death of the 9 year old. Sorry. 6y
Andrew65 @CareBear Thanks, most probably enough information to try another of her books. 6y
Andrew65 @Pamwurtzler This also sounds interesting. 👍 6y
Elma I have two, The Girl With All the Gifts and Baby Teeth. 6y
JillR So far Helter Skelter, closely followed by Misery. Not quite finished Helter Skelter yet though! 6y
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thereadingowlvina
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✔ 89 books
✔ 100 books. I'm almost there! 😁
✔ The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
✔ The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter. Will be released on Oct 9, 2018 🍁🍂🍁🍂

#2018CheckIn

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KarmonR
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I love books that talk about the relationship between reader and book. Alberto Manguel is one of my favorite authors in the subject. Here he re-reads a book each month, sharing his thoughts/ memories about the work and using the books as catalysts to process (then) current events.

Manguel always introduces me to new authors. I am not sure the book has aged well because of the events-9/11 and it‘s immediate aftermath-do not have the same urgency.

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KarmonR
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Manguel on borrowed books.

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KarmonR
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Alberto Manguel writing about Sept 11.

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Moray_Reads
A Reading Diary | Alberto Manguel
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Oops, forgot my reading stats yesterday! I can't believe another month is over, 2018 is just flying by (and yet Spring just will not materialise)
Favourites: Crime and Punishment, Between the Acts, Kraken, Parade's End.

JaclynW Wow! Quite the stats! Nice! 7y
TrishB Wow 😮 7y
julesG Oh, wow! 7y
Andrew65 Brilliant, but I don‘t know how you do it! 🙌🙌🙌 7y
Kalalalatja 😱😱 I really don‘t know how you do it, but your reading is so impressive! 7y
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Bkwurm
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Ready to start filling in my books for #2018! #bulletjournal #booklog

SleepyDragon Will you post occasional updates? I would love to watch this fill up. 7y
Bkwurm @NeesyBeth I definitely will. One of the first on my TBR is "What Happened", based on your recommendation. Just waiting for the audio at the library. 7y
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Missusb
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After last year's ridiculous number of Best Of 2016 lists, I swore I would never do that again. But here we are, and here I go. Starting tomorrow, three a week, on the blog #trishtalkstexts leading up to Christmas. Luckily, each image will show the books, so you won't even have to visit to find out what they are... #blogging #bestoflists #2017 #yaliterature

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readsusieread
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I've read more books so far this year than I did in the entirety of 2016! 🎉💖📖

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bitterbear
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vivastory I love Manguel. Wasn't aware of this one Added to tbr with lightning speed! 7y
bitterbear @vivastory I loved his weird fiction anthologies... This book was wonderful.. He really loves literature. 7y
vivastory @bitterbear Yes, he really does. It's hard for me to imagine very many compiling a book like 7y
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GatheringBooks
A Reading Diary | Alberto Manguel
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#AprilBookShowers Day 15: #BadCoverGoodBook - I ordered this via AbeBooks and did not realize that gently used meant absolutely no cover to speak of. Cries. I am sure I will be lifted though by what is found in the pages. Because book love.

tournevis It's good, really good. Well worth the subpar cover! 👍👍👍👍 8y
GatheringBooks @tournevis that is a relief to hear! 8y
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sprinkledwithwords
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I'm #currentlyreading this for leisure and thought I'd get a bit of reading in before I go out tonight! 😄🎉 #24in48

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Eugeniavb
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That's author Alberto Manguel in his personal library in his house in France, which he mentions repeatedly in this book. I truly enjoyed this book, which is basically a love letter from Manguel to some of his favourite reads, including quotes from other books and thoughts that he associates with them, through one year. Manguel has one of those brilliant minds any book lover would love to plunge into like a pool. He's one of my living idols. 💕

MrBook Wonderful!!! 8y
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Eugeniavb
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The old truisms still hold:that violence breeds violence;that all power is abusive;that fanaticism of any kind is the enemy of reason;that propaganda is propaganda even when it purports to rally us against iniquity;that war is never glorious except in the eyes of the victors, who believe that God is on the side of the big battalions. Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books:to find words for what we already know

AGirlAndHerBooks That's good... 8y
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Eugeniavb
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"We read what we want to read, not what the author wrote."
Some wisdom from one of the top 5 living writers I would like to have coffee with ☕️??

BookishMarginalia What are the other four? 8y
Eugeniavb Alberto Manguel, Stephen King, Barbara Tuchman, Hector Abad Faciolince and the last one I'm torn between Neil Gaiman and Salman Rushdie 😬 @BookishMarginalia 8y
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Eugeniavb
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Yep!

Sydsavvy And needing it more and more these days!!!! 8y
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Eugeniavb
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"We have been in our house in France for just over a year, and already I have to leave, to visit my family in Buenos Aires. I don't want to go. I want to enjoy the village in summer, the garden, the house kept cool by the thick, ancient walls. I want to start setting up the books on the shelves we have just had built. I want to sit in my room and work." #firstlines

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SusanInTiburon
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An aperçu with curiously modern resonance, noted in Manguel's Reading Diary.

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Divinenanny
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Aaaaah yesssss books!!!!

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SusanInTiburon
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One of many reasons why we read ...

Bibliogeekery Beautiful quote! 8y
MemoirsForMe So true! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 8y
Onioons Love this! 8y
aeeklund This is perfection. 8y
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