The Fountain Overflows

NYRB Classics Reading Society Aug meet-up: The Fountain Overflows

We have 3 people for today‘s discussion. May and Peter both loved the book, and gave it 4⭐️ Quoting Peter, “it‘s Little Women in much better writing.” 😄
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Lindy Stacked, thanks to Peter‘s description. 5y

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sisilia

The Fountain Overflows | Rebecca West

so-so

2⭐️ I started this book with high expectation, but the whiny start was quite painful that I wanted to bail (I couldn‘t bail because I‘m the organizer of the book club which will be discussing this book tomorrow😅) Thankfully, it got better in the second half as it revealed interesting incidents one after another. I couldn‘t stand the Mother character as she sighed/groaned/cried/wailed so often it gave me headache from excessive eye-rollings

JenniferP After loving Return of the Soldier, I‘ve been really disappointed in Rebecca West‘s other books. 5y

sisilia @JenniferP My bookclub buddy bailed on this one. She was surprised because Return of the Soldier was such an enjoyable read 😑 5y

Liz_M @JenniferP I'm sorry to hear this wasn't a good read for either of you. Sigh, it may just have to stay on the shelf, unread, looking pretty. 5y

sisilia @Liz_M A lot of 4⭐️ and 5⭐️ reviews on Goodreads, though 😆 5y

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sisilia

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Slowly but surely 😅 I hope to finish this today so that I can read Black Wings before Saturday #NYRBBookclub discussion 🤞🏻

Liz_M You only have about 1/3 left, no problem! 😀 5y

vivastory You can do it! Black Wings is a quick read. 5y

sisilia @vivastory 💪🏻😺 5y

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sisilia

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Omg it‘s so hard to get into this book 🙈 I‘m about 50 pages in, and I get the feel of Little Women & Little House on the Prairie mix, which may not be a bad thing if the tone is not as whiny as this book 😭😭😭

Has anyone read and love this? I‘m hoping for a nice hook soon 🤞🏻#NYRBClassics

Tamra Oh dear, whiny is not a fun read. 5y

batsy When I attempted to read this many, many years ago (in college), I ended up bailing. It's been on my TBR for some years as I feel like I should give it another go but your comments are giving me pause 😆 5y

sisilia @batsy @tamra I just finished Chapter 8 and it‘s not as bad as I thought. The first 50 pages were painful, but it‘s getting more bearable. I don‘t know where she is going to take me, but I‘m happy that it‘s less whiny now (edited) 5y

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sisilia

The Fountain Overflows | Rebecca West

Good morning ☀️ Going to start this now for NYRB Classics Reading Society in Singapore. We will meet on 25 Aug to discuss the book #NYRBClassics

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sisilia

The Fountain Overflows | Rebecca West

My holiday buddies 🤪 #NYRBClassics #NYRB

emilyhaldi

vivastory Fantastic pic! 5y

sudi Great collection 😍 5y

GatheringBooks been meaning to read this for the longest time

Stoner

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Leftcoastzen I bought this when I hit the NYRB sale

Stoner

sisilia @Leftcoastzen @GatheringBooks Stoner is the most popular NYRB and I haven‘t read it yet 😅 All the rave reviews, too! 5y

Tanisha_A Such prettiness. 😍 I love love love NYRB covers, they are art. 5y

sisilia I agree @Tanisha_A They have the best cover arts 5y

Tanisha_A Right now I have just two. One of them is Alien Hearts. 5y

sisilia @Tanisha_A Oohhh 😍 Let me know what you think once you read it 5y

erzascarletbookgasm What a lovely collection! 😍 If only my purse 👛 is bottomless... 5y

Cathythoughts These look great. I still havnt read Black Wings ... I have it Kindle ... lovely books you have. I loved Stoner 5y

zuzia Stoner is a great book! It deserves all of the raves! 5y

batsy Lovely! Pretty much all of those are on my radar and looking forward to this month's club pick. 5y

emilyhaldi How did I miss this?! So lovely 😍 I've had Outward Room in my cart for a while... Excited to see how you like all of these! 5y

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ReadingEnvy

The Fountain Overflows | Rebecca West

pick

I went to book Twitter (specifically the hosts of the Backlisted Podcast) for a recommendation on books with music as a main theme and this is what they came up with. I enjoyed this novel (a first in a series) about an out of luck family in the years before World War II, from the perspective of one of the middle daughters.
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Coming soon: a Reading Envy Recommends episode on books about music!

ephemeralwaltz Sounds great! Thanks for the rec. 6y

LauraBrook Great pic, and recommendation! I‘d forgotten about podcasts, specifically bookish ones, and how much I love Backlisted. Also, how dangerous it is too. 💸💸💸 6y

ReadingEnvy @LauraBrook do you have hoopla through your library? This one is in there! 6y

LeahBergen I have this waiting on my shelves. 👍🏻 6y

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SaraBeagle

The Fountain Overflows | Rebecca West

My book haul from one of our local used shops. I was really excited to see a table of NYRB Classics - had to snag the Rebecca West!

kspenmoll Lovely cover! 7y

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LeahBergen

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This was a holiday flea market find (I can never say "no" to a cheap NYRB Classic). Has anyone read it?

rubyslippersreads No, but that cover really makes me want to. 😀 7y

ReadingEnvy No but it's pretty. I've read a novella by her -

The Return of the Soldier

cathysaid Sounds interesting 🤔 7y

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ApoptyGina69 Agreed! I have bought/have read/want more. So glad they do these. 📚❤️ 7y

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads Right?? 7y

LeahBergen @ReadingEnvy That one sounds good, too! 7y

LeahBergen @cathysaid 😄 7y

LeahBergen @ApoptyGina69 👍🏼 7y

batsy I tried to read it while I was in uni and bailed. I think I was too immature for it then. I hope to try again, heard so many good things about her. 7y

SilversReviews Such a pretty photo. 7y

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EvieBee

The Fountain Overflows | Rebecca West

Here's a #silhouettesoncovers book I 've been meaning to read for a few years. The other books in this series are free on Amazon at the moment! #vmc

rubyslippersreads ❤️ this cover! 8y

GlitteryOtters One of my all time favorite books! 💕😍 8y

EvieBee @rubyslippersreads Thank you! ❤️ 8y

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EvieBee @GlitteryOtters I'm so glad! I really have been meaning to read this and her other works. I started collecting them years ago (the green Virago Modern Classic paperbacks) and so many of her works are included. 8y

Donna_sBookMinute The synopsis is very inviting. Beautiful cover. 8y

EvieBee @Donna_sBookMinute Thank you! 😊 8y

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GlitteryOtters

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Also, while we are talking book sales, let me highlight this one. The Fountain Overflows is one of my top 3 favorite books of ALL TIME & it is on sale on Kindle for $1.99 with both of its sequels available for free! Yes! Grab them now while you can!

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