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Deblovestoread
Vivaldi: Voice of the Baroque | H. C. Robbins Landon
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#TuesdayTunes

Yesterday started out gloomy and then the wind picked up and washed it away. Today is a perfect fall day.

I love Vivaldi‘s Four Seasons and learned he wrote sonnets for each season at a candlelight performance a couple of years ago.

Here is Autumn: https://youtu.be/UIdwCrfDNjU?si=QrP8lmLBVBdn3b_B.

Along with Van Gogh‘s Harvest at La Crau with Montmajour in the Background.

@TieDyeDude

mcctrish Lovely 14h
Bklover Thanks for the link! Listening while I scroll through Litsy. 🩷 14h
dabbe 💛💜🧡 9h
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DeeLew
Diavola: A Novel | Marie Thorne, Jennifer
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This was a good ghost story. A haunted Italian villa? Yes! I would have given this 5 stars, but every single character, except the MC, was horrible and unlikable. I‘m really thankful that my family is not like this! Still, I enjoyed it and think it‘s perfect for spooky season.

Reggie Totally, the horrific part of this book was the family for sure. 5d
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suvata
Name of the Rose | Umberto Eco
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4 Stars • The Name of the Rose is a historical mystery set in a 14th-century Italian monastery. Franciscan friar William of Baskerville and his novice Adso investigate a series of strange deaths among the monks. The monastery, a hub of learning with a vast library, is rife with theological debates and secrets. William uses sharp logic to unravel the mystery, exploring themes of knowledge, faith, and reason in a gripping, intellectual whodunit.

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charl08
Death of an Englishman | Magdalen Nabb
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Almost matches...

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papascott33
The Talented Mr. Ripley | Patricia Highsmith
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#34 of 2025!
Started: 10/7/25

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TheEllieMo
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Mehso-so

On the whole, the writing, the anecdotes, and the information on, in particular, Italian art make this worth a read. But I‘m afraid I find Cusk, in this book, to be very judgemental and scathing of anyone who isn‘t a middle-class arty type like she is, so I couldn‘t settle into this memoir of a three-month extended holiday in Italy.

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Texreader
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dabbe 😮🤩😍 1w
GingerAntics This is cool! 1w
AnnCrystal 🆒👏🏼🤩💝. 1w
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MaGoose
Inferno: A Novel | Dan Brown
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Mehso-so

Boring. 😴 I almost DNF several times. This is a stroll through Renaissance art in Florence, Venice and the mixture of art and culture in Istanbul. All disguised as a rather slow chase of Robert Langdon by unknown pursuers. Brown even takes time to mention two ugly sculptures in the Boboli Gardens through which a lengthy portion of the chase ran. I love art and art history but yeah...Plus, a great deal about Dante and his Divine Comedy.
#litsylove

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kspenmoll
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Sunday afternoon coffee & a book. It‘s beautiful on the porch-quite the juxtaposition of summer & autumn. Blue cloudless sky, 81 degrees but no humidity, the leaves on the trees turning.Loving this peaceful time. #beautybreak #75Soft

BkClubCare And the leaves scattering onto the porch 🍂😁 1w
JenlovesJT47 Looks cozy 🥰🧡🤎🧡 1w
MemoirsForMe You have the coziest reading spots! 6d
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melissajayne
Diavola | Jennifer Thorne
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I never really read horror but am looking forward to this one for my #bookgang readalong #sundayfunday

BookmarkTavern That has a fantastic cover! Thanks for posting! 1w
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