#BeginsWith @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
I keep pushing this one down on my TBR because I am not sure I'm emotionally ready for it, but I have a feeling it's going to be a book I won't forget once I finally read it.
pickLike most Roth that I‘ve read, there‘s a lot of angst in Nemesis. I found the first two thirds of the book very relevant to the early days of the pandemic when we knew so little about COVID (and they knew so little about polio.) The end, set in the 70s was depressing, and I wished we had been let in on what happened to Marcia. But over all, a good, fast read. #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks
pickNemesis is a short novel set in America in 1944. Bucky the protagonist is 23 and works as the playground director during the polio epidemic. it‘s amazingly powerful yet easy to read. It‘s about fear, suffering and self blame. 4.5 🌟
Now on to The Devil in the Flesh
#literature
#1000booksyoumustread
Half way through and totally immersed in this book. I am wondering why it took me so long to read something by Philip Roth🤷♀️
Set in 1944 during the Polio epidemic it‘s a hard hitting but beautifully written novel.
I remember in my early nursing days looking after patients in an iron lung 🫁 How amazing the invention of ventilators have been to medicine!!
Hope you are all finding time to do a bit of reading!
#americanliterature #life #epidemic
Day 20 - #Top20Series #20Days20Series
#CarterRossSeries #BradParks
This is a very good series as Brad Parks is a gifted storyteller. I found out on Barnes and Nobles Mystery Club that he was having a book signing near me in New Hope Pennsylvania (a small tourist area). I showed up and went to the bookstore and Brad told me that his intern never set up the book signing so Brad and I went to the Starbucks and I had fun interviewing him by myself.
Day 15 - #Nemesis #BeautifulWords
#Nemesis #PhilipRoth
I read this book in 2015.
nemesis noun
nem·e·sis | \ ˈne-mə-səs
Definition of nemesis
1
capitalized : the Greek goddess of retributive justice
2
plural nemeses\ ˈne- mə- ˌsēz
: one that inflicts retribution or vengeance
Many a pursued man fell before his nemesis in the streets …
b
: a formidable and usually victorious rival or opponent
The team was defeated by its old nemesis.
pickHow strongly does environment shape a person's future? How can a man with an extraordinary intelligence and Yale education end up shot dead as a result of dealing drugs? How can someone struggling their whole life to find their path forward touch the lives of so many others in powerful, positive ways? The author tells Robert's story through the eyes of those who knew him best. Highly recommend!
