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Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh
The wellsprings of desire and the impediments to love come brilliantly into focus in Evelyn Waugh's masterpiece-a novel that immerses us in the glittering and seductive world of English aristocracy in the waning days of the empire. Through the story of Charles Ryder's entanglement with the Flytes, a great Catholic family, Evelyn Waugh charts the passing of the privileged world he knew in his own youth and vividly recalls the sensuous pleasures denied him by wartime austerities. At once romantic, sensuous, comic, and somber, Brideshead Revisited transcends Waugh's early satiric explorations and reveals him to be an elegiac, lyrical novelist of the utmost feeling and lucidity.
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Tamra
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Perhaps an odd combination of shopping today. 😄 Injera & a Brit classic.

Habasha food for dinner! 😋

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PurpleyPumpkin
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This book is on my #BookBucketList and I borrowed the audiobook from my library back in May. I quickly realized that it was an abridged version so I ended up buying this volume instead with the intention of reading it pronto. Aaaaand that didn‘t happen. It went on #MyNeverendingTBR instead!🤪
#wheel #CoverLove

sisilia This has been in my TBR for ages. I don‘t remember if I have a copy. I think I do…. but maybe not 😅 4mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love your lamp 💙 4mo
Eggs Beautiful lamp💙💜🩵 4mo
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CarolynM That‘s a great cover😍 I hope you enjoy the book. 4mo
PurpleyPumpkin @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs Thank you!💜I actually made that lamp many moons ago! I‘d like to get back to making stained glass pieces one day. Maybe when I retire…🤔 4mo
PurpleyPumpkin @sisilia It‘s been on mine too for ages! So much so that I was sure it was on one of my shelves. But I couldn‘t find it, hence this new copy. It‘s one of those books that‘s such a classic that you feel sure you bought it long ago. 😅 4mo
PurpleyPumpkin @CarolynM Yes, I really like the cover too! I‘m looking forward to reading this although it may not be this year at this point. 🙃 4mo
Eggs @PurpleyPumpkin That‘s amazing! It‘s truly a work of art 👏🏻👏🏻 4mo
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mjtwo
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7-11 Jun 24 (audiobook)
I had never read this before although I vaguely remember the 80s TV series. The book was lovely in a melancholic, nostalgic way, although nostalgia for such a way of life feels a touch of decadent when you recall the wealth and manpower needed to support such lifestyles.
For some reason I think of Waugh as contemporary to Austen and am always a little jolted until I recall she is actually closer to Wilde and Fitzgerald.

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readingjedi
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Wow, what to say? The writing is exquisite, rich, dense & precise. Waugh's ability to conjure atmosphere, emotion, mood, even quality of light so deftly & without being flowery or stuffy is extraordinary. I loved the Oxford section, loved Anthony Blanche's rant at Charles about Sebastian, loved Brideshead itself. It does drag a little in places & I wish Sebastian's story had a more certain resolution. Continued in comments ⬇️⬇️⬇️

readingjedi Continued from above. BUT I was still totally entranced. The wistfulness of the ending & the sense of loss suddenly juxtaposing with a sense of, if not full blown hope then of moving on, really struck me. The feeling of leaving behind the old world, which in truth was rapidly disappearing anyway, into a new world, not always willingly, but with the understanding it was inevitable, was so powerful. 7mo
readingjedi I was 6 years old when the TV adaptation came out in 1981. I remember my late mum being OBSESSED with it. Visiting Castle Howard, where it was filmed was a regular occurrence in my childhood. Precious memories. 7mo
Leftcoastzen It‘s amazing. So is the series from the 1980s . 7mo
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TheIntrovertedDodoBird
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Truly puzzled of the adoration this novel receives. The purple prose diminishes any appreciation for a talented wordsmith. The philosophical spiel feels unbearably trifling. The springboard for colourful debate is undermined by the upper-class plight one can not muster sympathy for, until the whole novel feels nauseatingly indulgent, with a cast of interchangeable, shallow characters. Another writer churning out insipid, frivolous pieces of lit.

rwmg I've read it twice and still don't really get it. The 1981 TV version on the other hand was absolutely gorgeous 7mo
TheIntrovertedDodoBird @rwmg I really want to watch the 1981 TV adaption. I definitely will now it comes so highly recommended! Thank you. 7mo
TheIntrovertedDodoBird @rwmg I was waiting to read the book first, but now I wish I hadn't bothered. I don't understand the point of the novel, but the scenery alone in the TV adaption looks stunning. 7mo
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dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 7mo
lil1inblue What an excellent explanation, though! #hailthebail 7mo
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readingjedi
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What a ridiculous, glorious, hilarious sentence!

quietlycuriouskate Fabulous! 😃 7mo
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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I just got out of this film and am going to need TIME to process. Not only process the film but process why I am drawn to such twisted Rich White People movies 😳

I went by myself because I was scared what people would think if I invited them 🤣

Apparently this is a very twisted take slightly inspired by Brideshead Revisited I can see the connections.

ChaoticMissAdventures Goodness do I love Rosamund Pike. And Barry Keoghan needs to be in the Oscar running for this. 11mo
mandarchy I watched this last night by accident and am currently in that frame of mind of needing to process it. It's good to know I'm not alone. 10mo
ChaoticMissAdventures @mandarchy oh I was fully prepared, how did you do? And more important did you enjoy it and are now worried about yourself? I am so excited it is on Prime, I am going to watch it again, the more I think about it the more I like it. And I am obsessed with the song Murder on the Dancefloor 10mo
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mandarchy That's a great song. I was pleased to hear the hymn Lord of Hopefulness. I haven't heard it since I was a kid and it was one of my favorites. I'm okay. I tried to read the paragraph on prime too make sure it wasn't going to freak me out. I would have bailed if I had seen it was a psychological thriller. The paragraph kept vanishing so I missed it and only saw comedy 🙄. I'm thinking about it a lot and may need to rewatch it too. 10mo
mandarchy I loved the twist, but could have lived without the bizarre erotica... Or irrotica? It was weird. 10mo
ChaoticMissAdventures @mandarchy COMEDY?? I mean. I guess I do have to watch it again. I dont feel as disturbed as many did, which sort of makes me question myself. I did out loud say “Oh, nooooo“ when he was out side at a certain place with dirt and Mr Barry started taking his shirt off. Which in a very tense theater was a bit funny. All of the actors were just so amazing.

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mandarchy @ChaoticMissAdventures apparently dark humor. 10mo
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marleed
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This has been on my TBR since, well, since acknowledging a TBR, I suppose. The writing, though filled with melancholy, flows beautifully. I‘m so glad I read it and wondered how this author would write this story some 75+ years later - relations between Catholics with anyone not Catholic, and shhhh, homosexuality.

Sept #DoubleSpin Cat: Pub prior 21st Century @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 14mo
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mspixieears
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Why do people always think that one is quibbling when one is trying to be precise?

- Charles to Bridey, p427

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mspixieears
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“I guessed something of the kind had happened. Are you sure this is the best way of dealing with it?”

“It‘s my mother‘s way. Will you have a cocktail, now that (Sebastian‘s) gone upstairs?”
(199)

The English dealing with problems…by not dealing with them.

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mspixieears
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“Now I realize that it is possible for the rich to sin by coveting the privileges of the poor. The poor have always been the favourites of God and his saints, but I believe that it is one of the special achievements of Grace to sanctify the whole of life, riches included. Wealth in pagan Rome was necessarily something cruel; it‘s not any more”. (Lady Marchmain)

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mspixieears
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Took far too long to start this; pretty excited after reading the first third.

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perfectlywinged
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I am loving this so much more than I thought- there is a realness to the writing that takes my breath away.

Cuilin One of my favorites ❤️ 2y
perfectlywinged @Cuilin the prose is gorgeous! I am hooked! 2y
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andrew61
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In the 80s this was an iconic TV series so it was interesting to rd an excellent classic. Charles Ryder goes to Oxford + meets Sebastian flyte ,a charismatic student from the Marchmain aristocratic Catholic family. With S's descent into alcoholism his obsession moves to Julia the sister. No pleasant characters but a great story of religion + class.
And so with #adaptedforthesmallscreen #booked2022 ends @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @alisiakae

LeahBergen I really need to reread this one. It‘s been years! 2y
andrew61 @LeahBergen it was very good leah and I feel I should now read more waugh. I've read scoop, and decline and fall but it is a definite gap in my reading. The whole Catholic issue is interesting with writers like greene and spark having similar religious themes. 2y
TrishB I loved this book ❤️ 2y
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LeahBergen I was just telling myself that I need to read more Waugh, too. 2y
Cinfhen Fantastic review 😄congrats on completing #Booked2022 🎉🥂🍾 https://forms.gle/sMyR1gVJciu1HqkA9
Here‘s the final drawing link
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BarbaraTheBibliophage Great review! And congrats on completing! 2y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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#alphabetgame #letterb

I remember loving this book, such a melancholic and tragic story, not at all about homosexuality, and more than an ‘Oxford‘ novel.

Tagging anyone who wants to join this fun game!

TrishB One book about rich people I also loved! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for playing! 2y
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Leftcoastzen
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#Savvysettings #palace The Marchmains have a beautiful home that figures prominently in the novel and in the TV series. An illustrious history as well. https://www.britain-magazine.com/features/castle-howard/

merelybookish I rewatched the 1981 miniseries recently. It's so wonderful! 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 💛🏰 3y
Leftcoastzen @merelybookish I need to rewatch it , I loved it so much ! 3y
merelybookish @Leftcoastzen Me too! Watched it back in the 90s. It holds up. 3y
Eggs Amazing 👏🏻🏰🧡 3y
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Lcsmcat
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Lots of reviewers call this a book about homosexuality and Catholicism, but I disagree. I think it‘s about that lost, unmoored, between-the-wars generation and the powerlessness you feel when your way of life is slipping away. A feeling we all get to some degree or other when looking back on our youth. I think I‘m glad I didn‘t read this until I had some mileage on me.

sarahbarnes I‘ve had this on my shelf for a long time. 3y
Lcsmcat @sarahbarnes Me too, but it meant more to me in my 50s than it would have in my 20s, so I‘m glad I waited. 3y
TrishB Agree totally. Read a couple of years ago and loved it. 3y
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Leftcoastzen It‘s a great book & your review nailed it! 3y
erzascarletbookgasm I loved this book. 3y
Ruthiella I need to reread it. It‘s been decades since I first read it (because of the miniseries waaay back in the ‘80s)! 3y
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Lcsmcat
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She told me later that she had made a kind of note of me in her mind, as, scanning the shelf for a particular book, one will sometimes have one‘s attention caught by another, take it down, glance at the title page and, saying “I must read that, too, when I‘ve the time,” replace it and continue the search.

Lcsmcat I feel seen. 😀 3y
Tamra 😅👌🏾 3y
BarbaraBB How did she get there?! 😳😊 3y
batsy Hahaha! 3y
Lcsmcat @BarbaraBB On the other side of the shelf is a cat tree that is about two feet shorter than that top shelf. She gets up that way, but she jumps down sometimes straight to the floor. 3y
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Lcsmcat
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“‘Light one for me, will you?‘ It was the first time in my life that anyone had asked this of me, and as I took the cigarette from my lips and put it in hers, I caught a thin bat‘s squeak of sexuality, inaudible to anyone but me.”
Enjoying a quiet snowy morning with Waugh‘s witty prose.

jewright I really appreciated this book. 3y
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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I know a couple of movies have been made of this and I am curious to watch them. The book mainly focuses on alcoholism and catholicism and how those elements shape the Brideshead family. I enjoyed it but didn't love it. 3.5 stars rounded up to a pick.

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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ An intriguing time and place. Set around Oxford between the World Wars, protagonist Charles becomes slightly obsessed with the Marchmain family, and to his credit, they are an interesting enough lot, if detached and pretentious. I appreciate the social and religious commentary, specifically around catholicism. The prose is lovely, yet the story‘s generally dull. Aristocratic Brit lit is just not my jam. I‘m not impressed by their woes.

Leftcoastzen I loved the original PBS series! 4y
britt_brooke @Leftcoastzen I‘m so happy you said that because Jeremy Irons narrates this audio! I‘ve not seen it, but could see how this would translate well to tv. 4y
Leftcoastzen It was pretty glorious, but I was younger then .😀 4y
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Megabooks Not my jam either! 4y
britt_brooke @Megabooks Oh good! 😅 I always feel like it‘s just me. So happy it‘s not!! 4y
BarbaraBB I‘m with you and @Megabooks regarding the book. I can enjoy the genre though, like when Alan Hollinghurst or Anthony Powells write about British upperclass. 4y
Kalalalatja I bailed on this last year, I think, but I could definitely see this as a great tv series! 4y
plemmdog I thought the original PBS series was quite good! It featured Jeremy Irons as well as Sir Laurence Olivier. 4y
britt_brooke @BarbaraBB I‘ll keep those authors in mind - thanks! 4y
britt_brooke @Kalalalatja @plemmdog I can definitely see this as translating well to tv. Plus, that cast, wow! Irons narrates the audiobook and does a fantastic job. 4y
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Liza24
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“...the light grew in strength and splendor as it neared death, drawing long shadows across the pasture, falling full on the rich stone spaces of the house, firing the panes in the windows, glowing on cornices and colonnade and dome, spreading out all the stacked merchandise of colour and scent from earth and stone and leaf...” #evelynwaugh #sundayreads

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ImperfectCJ
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A gorgeous, depressing, incredible portrait of a generation coming of age between two world wars. The characters are so flawed, so lost as they confront a world that isn't what they've been promised by society, family, or religion. I cringe at their missteps in part because I am not at all certain I would make any better choices (different maybe, but better?). Waugh's description of the ridiculousness and tragedy of life feels very timely.

ImperfectCJ 6 points for #TeamHarkness for non-theme book plus post. @StayCurious 4y
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ImperfectCJ
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"What is it?"
"His heart; some long word at the heart. He is dying of a long word."

(Photo is dawn above the cookie-cutter skyline of suburban southern California.)

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Centique
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I listened to this audiobook read by Jeremy Irons who is fantastic - but wow - some of the voices he did for the old men made me cringe. I‘m sure he has more idea than I do what elderly English Marquises and Barons sound like, but they sounded odious, and were odious.
A solid 3 stars for me - it may be worth more, I‘m just getting a bit jaded with my early 20th century classics challenge. I might try the old TV series sometime.

Cathythoughts I thought the tv series was amazing .& I read the book & loved it. Oh dear ! Jeremy Irons , I thought he might have been good 🤷🏼‍♀️ 4y
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I didn‘t realize Jeremy Irons did so many audiobooks. This is the second one I‘ve heard of in as many days. 😅❤️ 4y
Centique @Cathythoughts oh he was good Cathy, he was excellent, I love him to bits as an actor too. Sorry I didn‘t make that clear! Just two of the voices he did made the characters sound so awful - (Charles father in particular had this wet lispy voice that was so gross ) they made me detest those characters. I‘d still listen to Jeremy do audiobooks any day - he‘s amazing. 😍 4y
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CindyE09
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A #classic British novel about the upper class in Britain between the world wars. Major themes are Catholicism and, oddly enough, homosexuality. To be honest I‘m not 100% sure what I just read, but I think I enjoyed it? 🤷‍♀️

Scochrane26 I felt the same way. 4y
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sophierayton
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This is a book of its time so it's problematic in some ways, but if you're able to excuse those issues it's actually quite progressive and strives to support and represent homosexuality without explicitly saying so. I wanted to give most of the characters a quick “snap out of it“ slap and didn't particularly like any of them, but I suspect they will stay with me and be remembered whereas many characters from lesser novels inevitably slip away.

Cathythoughts I loved this book very much X 4y
erzascarletbookgasm I agree the characters are memorable. 👍 4y
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Emilymdxn
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I loved this more than I was expecting. Such a beautiful look at nostalgia and how our memories change things and people take on different roles for us. It was a lot more than an ‘oxford novel‘ though I did think I did oxford very well it made me miss it a lot. I can imagine myself rereading this a lot and seeing how it strikes me differently when I‘m older.

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Emilymdxn
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Working from home lunch break with Brideshead Revisited. I‘m starting to go quite stir crazy with staying inside - I‘m trying to minimise going out as much as I can as my dad is a key worker with asthma, just mild but I don‘t want to take any chances I don‘t have to. I might have to go out for a walk today though as I feel in danger of snapping with the tension! How‘s everyone else finding working from home if that‘s what you‘re doing?

Cathythoughts I loved this book & TV show.... ❤️ 5y
ChaoticMissAdventures So many of us feel this. Go for walks! As long as you are not getting too close to others WHO says it is fine to go outside and walk, it is an excellent way to get exercise and release stress, hope it helps! 5y
Tamra We had to go for a drive yesterday for a change of scenery. 😅 5y
Scochrane26 I think it‘s warm enough for me to take a walk today. I‘ve been more productive today in working, so that‘s good. If only parents would actually stay in their house instead of going somewhere everyday. 🤦‍♀️ 5y
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LeslieO
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I couldn‘t let a #bookoutlet coupon go to waste. #bookstack #bookhaul #somanybooks #ithinkihaveaproblem

LeahBergen Nice! 👏🏻👏🏻 5y
LeslieO @LeahBergen I didn‘t realize that A Nice Cup of Tea (couldn‘t resist that title!) was3rd in the series. So then I had to order the other two from Amazon. 5y
LeahBergen @LeslieO I‘ve done that before! 5y
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YOMFD
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Number 2 of my #20in20 list.
20 books written in the 1920's to be read before 2021.

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Mogoeg
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#WinterGames Team #ReadNosedReindeer @StayCurious (+5 +5 +1)

This is my response to the prompt “What is the best bookish gift you ever received“ - when I was about 11, my mom gave me her dad's 1945 edition of Brideshead Revisited, which remains one of my favorite books of all time.

(although I'm getting an eReader for Christmas this year & so that is a close second - although not nearly so sentimental!)

StayCurious Wow so great! Thanks for sharing! +11 5y
Nute That would top my list as well!🙂 5y
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Pam.Kokomo
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Third read. ❤️

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KarenUK
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And done! #Booked2019 finished, and I‘m pretty sure I saved the best until last!

Often called ‘THE Oxford novel‘ and set between the wars, both a setting and time period I adore reading about.... I was completely swept away by this gorgeously written novel. A dash of humor, and a whole lot of melancholy and nostalgia and longing for lost loves, I can‘t believe it took me until now to read this beauty. Loved it! 💕

Freespirit Another one I need to read..thanks for the reminder 5y
Crazeedi I've hear so much about this book but never read, was it made into a movie? 5y
alisiakae What a gorgeous group of books! 5y
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KarenUK @crazeedi I‘ve not seen either, but there are 2 adaptations on Amazon prime right now.... a famous and well-respected mini series from the 80‘s (I think?) with Jeremy Irons, and a recent tv movie version, with Matthew Goode and Emma Thompson. Now I‘ve finished the book, I‘m planning on watching them! #alwaysbookfirst 😊 5y
Crazeedi @KarenUK I thought I'd heard about series, the one from the 80s 5y
Blaire I love this book! Went through a big Waugh phase right after high school. 5y
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KarenUK
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#Weeklyforecast
What a lovely idea💕
Currently listening to Daisy Jones. Read it when it first came out in print, and loved it. Hosting a bookclub this week so doing a re-listen to the full cast audio this time. Fun!
Just starting the tagged classic. It‘s my last pick for #Booked2019 (a public domain book). I think it‘s going to be totally my jam. I love anything set at Oxford, and England between the wars, is my favorite period to read about. 🤞

Cinfhen Thanks for joining me!!!! I also have an audio and print going!!! And congrats on almost completing #Booked2019 #YoureSoClose 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
jillrhudy I love books set between the wars in England. 5y
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LibrarianChels
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Just arrived home after three days at the Liber Féria in Madrid! Exhausted from Spanish language book shopping for the library‘s collection. I forgot to bring a book to enjoy on the trip, and found this in a used book shop for €2.90. It was slim pickins for English language entertainment. Not too bad so far.

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Laura317
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Mehso-so

This Audible book was read by Jeremy Irons. He was fantastic, but I have no idea what the plot was in this book. Maybe I‘m not a classics kinda gal, but this one was barely so-so for me.

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MrBook
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Replenishment today for the #BannedBooks Display 😊!

Have you read any of these?!

#LitsyLovesLibraries #MrBooksDisplays

IamIamIam Friday Night Lights? Really??? 5y
Ruthiella And Brideshead? 🤔 I will google why! 5y
kspenmoll Read 4. 5y
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Leftcoastzen The top 4. 5y
Eggs Read the top 3 5y
Lcsmcat 4 - the top three and Frankenstein. 5y
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Laura317
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Started listening to this. I‘ve never read Waugh. I am trying to read more.

Ericalambbrown I thought this was an interesting book. I hope you enjoy it. 5y
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hes7
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Mehso-so

I don‘t think I was in the mood for this book, but at least it‘s not on #MountTBR anymore.

Book 9 of #24b4Monday + #SummersEndReadathon ✔️
Time: 38h39m

#bfcr3 #smallsteppers

IamIamIam Good for you! I've tried to get this going 3 times to no avail, so I totally get it! Moving right along... lol 5y
Andrew65 Nigh on 40 hours 👏👏👏👏👏 5y
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KarenUK
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Just three more prompts to go to complete all of #Booked2019 so I‘ve decided on these....

22# PoC MC Paranormal-Children of Bone (not my usual jam but I‘m hoping I like it..🤷‍♀️)

23# Public Domain - Brideshead Revisited (it‘s public domain in Canada so I‘m going with it! 😉)

24# Political Intrigue - The Testaments (Can‘t wait to get my hands on this one!)

BarbaraTheBibliophage Three more!! That‘s terrific. I‘m anxious for The Testaments also. 5y
Cinfhen Excellent choices!! Excited to read your reviews 🥰#ChallengeSlayer ⚔️ 5y
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Julsmarshall
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Really lovely, I understand why this has been loved by so many for so long. It feels quite current though it is set between the 2 world wars. I listened on audio and Jeremy Irons is (not surprisingly) amazing! I can‘t wait to watch the miniseries version where he was part of the cast.

erzascarletbookgasm I loved this 🙂 5y
sprainedbrain This is a great audiobook! ❤️ 5y
CarolynM The Jeremy Irons/Anthony Andrews version is so good😍 5y
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Julsmarshall
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Week 3 #BOOKFITNESSCHALLENGE check in. Didn‘t get a walk in everyday last week but with my daughters‘ graduation, it was an unusual week. I will try to get one in 6 out of 7 days this week, I have book club on Wednesday and will likely miss. I‘m eating better, cutting down on sugar and eating smaller portions. I‘ll keep plugging away! My favorite fitness tools are audible and my pup. Both keep me walking farther & more often. #bfc @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 5y
BookwormAHN Great job 👏🏻 5y
TheSpineView A good showing even though life gets in the way sometimes! 5y
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Julsmarshall
Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh
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New audiobook for #bfc ! I‘ve always meant to read this and with Jeremy Irons narrating, now was the time! #audiowalk

raeintheworld Ooooo, Jeremy Irons? I might have to listen to that. 5y
BookwormAHN I hope it's good. I love Jeremy Irons' voice 👏🏻 5y
Owlizabeth I listened to this a few years ago and loooved it. I might have to...revisit 🤣 5y
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Caterina Oh I might have to listen to this too! I hope you enjoy it! 5y
BethM This was just a Jeopardy question! Keep on keepin on! 5y
Julsmarshall @raeintheworld @BookwormAHN @Owlizabeth @Caterina It is part of a buy 2 for the price of one sale on audible right now. You may want to to check it out! And @BethM I will 😄 5y
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erzascarletbookgasm
Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh
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Sebastian is a student at Oxford and a young lord from an aristocratic family. Being #youngandbeautiful and rich, he lives comfortably, dines richly and drinks obsessively, but behind his eccentricities, he is just desperately trying to escape his problems. “I should like to bury something precious, in every place I've been happy. And then when I was old, and ugly and miserable, I could come back, and dig it up, and remember.” Poor Sebastian.

TrishB Great pick 👍🏻 6y
Cathythoughts Nice one Jessie 👍🏻♥️ 6y
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Andrew65 Great choice. 6y
Cinfhen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
merelybookish LOVED that miniseries! (The book is okay too. 😉) 6y
Ms.Story LOVE that quote! I'll have to read this 6y
RohitSawant Looking forward to this! 6y
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