Arthur & George | 
#BookCoverChallenge
Day 145.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.
pickNovelisation of a true story where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle campaigned on behalf of George Edalji, unjustly convicted of animal cruelty.
I found Arthur's relationship with Jean Leckie slowed down the book, but George's story and Arthur's campaign to clear George's name and his investigation were rivetting.
Equally interesting was George's denial of any racial basis to his ordeal despite what would now be considered blatant racism on all sides.
bailedDear @Sarah83, I give up.
The story gets slightly interesting at around page 100, when Campbell enters the stage. Knowing the outcome from Conan Doyle's own story, I'm absolutely not willing to plough on through this book.
I do not understand why it got so many raving reviews. The writing is convoluted with hypotaxis. There's too much boring, unimportant information.
Just look at the cover, it tells me more about the author and his past glory👇
Sitting on the floor and trying to cool down a bit.... Why, oh why has it to be so hot again. I don't want it, I want a lovely autumn right now...
Still dealing with this chunkster... Well, I think, the book could have been shorter..... @julesG
@Sarah83 - have just picked up from here. Not far in yet, but it's getting more interesting, or I'm getting used to the style of writing.
#BuddyRead
Sitting at my mum's and waiting for dinner. Perfect time to start my #fridayreads .
@julesG how far are you? Do you like it?
Good Morning. Bathroom rebuilding day 5 is dawning. The loud and extremely dirty work is done, but there's still dust everywhere. I've visited the DIY shop more times yesterday than last year in total. Good for my #BFCR3 steps, bad for my #BuddyRead. Managed the first three pages only.
@Sarah83
#TeamLetsDoThis @CocoReads @Reecaspieces @Moony @imabusybee @CaroPi @jb72 @Eeyore031370 @LibrarianJen @britt_brooke @wanderinglynn
I‘m not sure which book this quote is from. (Ending sentence on a preposition! 😜)
The tagged book is good.
pickI had forgotten how much I enjoy everything by Julian Barnes. This was no exception
The house has what appears to be a hardcover first edition of Arthur & George (it says 2005 and no other pub date). And then they had to go and put a Booker Prize sticker on it 😕
Opening line: "A child wants to see." #julianbarnes #manbookershortlist #arthurandgeorge #vintagebooks #bookgnome #bookish #book #bookcover #firstline
My Vintage Canada edition of Arthur & George has lovely stripes on the spine.
#junebookbugs
so-soI finally finished this book last night. It felt like it would never end, perhaps because I was reading so many other books at the same time that it took me longer to finish than it normally would. An interesting historical fiction based on the story of Arthur Conan Doyle's defense of a man wrongly convicted of a crime. Glad I read it but ready to move on to another read. This is my #A book for #LitsyAtoZ.
#page24currentread. I'm about two-thirds of the way through this book. It's taking me longer to read than it usually would as several books that I've had on hold at the library for a long time have finally come in so I'm working on those as well. #ReadJanuary
I love getting up early and getting a little bit of extra reading time in before heading to work. Here is my current read. #Andawaytheygo
Another good book patiently waiting to be read. #orangecovers well, orangish. #photoadaynov16 @RealLifeReading
Peach-ish. Anyone else rediscovering books they forgot were on their shelves? Thank you to @TheSpinecrackersBookClub and #augustphotochallenge !
bailedI normally like alternating viewpoints (am, in fact, committed to them) but the very rapid switchbacks (each section only a few paragraphs long) in this one just didn't work for me. I also dislike stories told in present tense. It was disappointing after my rave for The Sense of an Ending.
"It's just that in some novels the people are real and in some they aren't." -- Julian Barnes in The Guardian. One book to begin, one to finish. #FinishedbyFriday
Reading about scrupulous people being manipulated and undone by less scrupulous people was maybe not the best way to cheer myself up today. :P
so-soJulian Barnes' writing is stunning, as usual. This story, while fascinating, fell a bit flat for me.
