A good double thrashing was an inevitable penalty, but all without avail; fighting went on without the slightest abatement, like natural storms; for no punishment less than death could quench the ancient inherited belligerence burning in our pagan blood. Nor could we be made to believe it was fair that father and teacher should thrash us so industriously for our good, while begrudging us the pleasure of thrashing each other for our good. 😂
#weekendreads
📕For the first time in a long while I am reading the #NancyDrewBR selection on time! 😅
📗”Don‘t Let‘s Go…” is a #Roll100 pick for October 👍
📘”Await Your Reply” is left over from #14Books14Weeks ! 😬
My #bookhaul from McKay‘s in Knoxville. Not my best excursion there, but it‘s amusing that I also bought a cymbal boom stand for my drum set. Usually I find books at random other stores, but this time I found percussion equipment at a book store. Kiddo was much more successful, but I don‘t know if I‘ll get a picture of her haul as she‘s already squirreled it away.
pickAnother IRL club book, this time from August. What for me is an old Canadian classic studied in university, with the main threads being childhood bullying, classism, and art. What I still remember from 35 years ago is the bullying descriptions, girl-on-girl: I can resonate now more with the descriptions of tense adult relationships with men, as well as with other women. Not the greatest fiction I‘ve ever read now, but still worth it.
pickThis one took me a while to get through, but I enjoyed it in all its cringeyness. The adults are oblivious and self-absorbed, and the tension is really well done. There are so many points where things might have gone one way or another. #Roll100
For some reason, this is my 2nd book in a row that features twins, but they're v. different books. This one is set (probably) in #Hungary, near an unspecified border during WWII (again, probably), with twins that harden themselves to survive all the hardships they may encounter. None of the characters are likeable. Warning for cruelty, abuse (including sexual), murder - all the wartime horrors and more. Thankfully short & sparsely-written. ⬇
This novel examines a boy‘s loss of innocence. Set in the Italian countryside, the first-person narration delivers a painfully raw form of storytelling that has you hooked until the end.
Cat book format preferences:
Silo says that he prefers hardcover books because they're best for face scritches. Camille likes the Kobo because with the backlight, I read in bed where I can pet her instead of trying to fall right to sleep. They agree that their least favorite format is audiobook because I never sit still when listening to those (and thanks to noise canceling headphones, I also sometimes run the demonic vacuum).
Instance no. 12609 when it's good to have a book with you. Performing one's civic duty is not particularly exciting; a book helps.
Edited to clarify that I'm not in a courtroom, just waiting. And waiting. (And waiting.)
