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I forgot to post my #WeeklyFavorites for April.
~The Lioness of Boston (Isabella Gardiner)
~Witness
~Jane Kenyon‘s Collected Poems
~Watching the Perseids
~ The Man in the Brown Suit

Oof. I‘ve read 10/100 and that‘s being generous by assuming I read certain children‘s books. OTOH I‘ve probably bailed on at least 10 too. 🤣

Here are some I finished and enjoyed. #TLT
1. The Picture of Dorian Gray
2. The Color Purple
3. The Little Prince

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Happy St. Patrick‘s Day . Gonna have me a Guinness & think about Irish writers ,like Oscar Wilde .
The etching is of the tower at Glendalough , county Wicklow ,from the 6th century.I was lucky enough to visit it once.☘️

I read Oscar Wilde for the first time 2 years ago and fell in love with his writing. When I saw this historic fiction book based on his marriage and relationships, I was instantly intrigued. The book is slow going, but I really enjoyed it. It felt well-researched, and I thought the struggle for Oscar between his love for his family and his desire to be true to himself was written in such a beautiful, bittersweet way.

Rereading
People might think I'm cr**y with all the smiling to myself while reading 😊

Lying on the floor was a dead man, in evening dress, with a knife in his heart. He was withered, wrinkled, and loathsome of visage. It was not till they had examined the rings that they recognised who it was.
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I‘ve never had any strong feelings about Oscar Wilde, so I went into this fictionalized tale in five acts without a lot of expectation. Other than the fancifully modern fifth act, the previous four felt well-researched, though I never really warmed to the opening acts. Constance‘s sections really dragged on for me. But I loved Vyvyan‘s section (with scene stealer Lady Brooke!) & Cyril‘s section was also strong. I wish Constance leapt off the page!

#poetrymatters (as do quotes!) 🤩
#value
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#CoverLove #Gray One of my favorite books and one of my favorite authors!
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