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Nebklvr

In Search of Lost Books: The forgotten stories of eight mythical volumes | Giorgio van Straten

so-so

Well...it was an interesting premise but not much follow through. Clunky and not very engaging writing.

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Nebklvr

In Search of Lost Books: The forgotten stories of eight mythical volumes | Giorgio van Straten

Seattle book

Chelleo That cover is slightly disturbing. 5y

Nebklvr @Chelleo 😂It should be perfect for me then! 5y

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kspenmoll

In Search of Lost Books: The forgotten stories of eight mythical volumes | Giorgio van Straten

#coffeeandbooks #porchlife
Delighted with this book! Predict I will finish it this morning. The whole concept of “lost books” is one I had never thought about. Love when a book opens me to new worlds. Short, fascinating read.

LeahBergen

megnews Sounds fascinating. Stacked. 5y

Bookwormjillk Your porch is beautiful! 5y

Dolly I‘m so envious of other people‘s breakfast/reading spots. So nice! ❤️ 5y

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batsy That's a lovely set up you've got there! And that Virago mug 😍 I really enjoyed reading this one, too. 5y

Freespirit What a lovely reading spot😍 5y

TheLibrarian Beautiful reading spot! You‘re breakfast looks like mine. 5y

stacybmartin Beautiful! 💙 5y

Jaimelire That looks just perfect! 5y

LeahBergen I‘m going to need this book soon! 5y

kspenmoll @Bookwormjillk @Dolly @Freespirit @TheLibrarian @stacybmartin @Jaimelire I think this porch is why we bought the house!!!! Thank you all! 5y

kspenmoll @megnews I finished the book; it‘s short & each “lost book” has a fascinating story behind it! 5y

kspenmoll @LeahBergen The tale behind each “lost” book is fascinating. You will enjoy it! 5y

kspenmoll @batsy Thank you so much! We bought the house for it‘s porch!!! 😁 That mug was a gift from my sister; our Mom introduced us to Pym. 5y

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kspenmoll

In Search of Lost Books: The forgotten stories of eight mythical volumes | Giorgio van Straten

#fridayevening #porchlife #lightandshadows

Sleepswithbooks What a pretty porch 💚 5y

Ncostell That looks like a beautiful place to relax and read a good book! 5y

Suet624 Ohhh, you have sunshine! 5y

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Crazeedi What a delightful place to read!! 5y

kspenmoll @Stacypatrice @Ncostell @Suet624 @Crazeedi Rainy day yesterday; today sunshine! Thanks all of you; the porch is the best room in the house- read there as much as I can! 😘 5y

Palimpsest I enjoyed that book 😊 5y

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kspenmoll

In Search of Lost Books: The forgotten stories of eight mythical volumes | Giorgio van Straten

#Lostbooks #journey #quest

Crazeedi Yes 5y

LeahBergen I‘ve had this book Litsy-stacked for ages. 5y

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kspenmoll

In Search of Lost Books: The forgotten stories of eight mythical volumes | Giorgio van Straten

#porchlife #bfc #CTLitsyMeetup #booksandbooze
Walked a mile with my son this evening, now relaxing on porch- sunny, beautiful cooling breeze. Tagged book is one I discovered at That Bookstore in Wethersfield Ct when meeting up with @CareBear @Ncostell @mrozzz
The book intrigued me.📚🍷😁

wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Looks like a lovely spot to read. 💜 5y

kspenmoll @wanderinglynn It certainly is. I feel quite spoiled! 5y

mrozzz What a great way to spend the evening ☺️ 5y

Ncostell That looks like a delightful setup there! 5y

Cathythoughts Beautiful pic. 5y

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Shadowfat

In Search of Lost Books: The forgotten stories of eight mythical volumes | Giorgio van Straten

so-so

The premise of this was good, the author highlighted several stories about authors and some of their missing work. I felt like a lot of it was conjecture and essays related to personal issues the authors had.

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Palimpsest

In Search of Lost Books: The forgotten stories of eight mythical volumes | Giorgio van Straten

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This book is about the author‘s journey to find information about lost books, which he makes sure to distinguish from forgotten books. It‘s a quick read covering eight volumes which were deliberately or accidentally destroyed, stollen or lost. Some authors I was familiar with like Hemingway, Byron, and Gogol and others not, such as Romano Bilenchi, Malcolm Lowry & others. A quick read leaving the reader wondering what was within those lost pages.

Leftcoastzen nice review! I think I remember the Hemingway story , lost briefcase when he was still married to Hadley? 6y

Palimpsest @Leftcoastzen yes, exactly. Hemingway wrote about it in A Moveable Feast. This section talked about Gertrude Stein‘s reaction to his short story that she had read and whether any of his lost short stories had been good or if having to work from scratch made him a better writer. I guess the answer is unlikely to be found unless of course someone turns up with that suitcase! 6y

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readingjedi

In Search of Lost Books: The forgotten stories of eight mythical volumes | Giorgio van Straten

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A brief but fascinating exploration of the author's journey to discover texts that have been lost, destroyed or, in the case of Hemingway, stolen from a train. He doesn't find any but that's not really what his search was about. He talks about the void left by these lost texts, how enquiring minds have sought to fill those voids and the legacy of their absence. I would recommend to anyone who has an interest in literature.

batsy I really liked this, too. 6y

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Redwritinghood

In Search of Lost Books: The forgotten stories of eight mythical volumes | Giorgio van Straten

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Thanks to #netgalley for providing this arc for my review. This was a charming book about those stories that got away. Many of these relate to missing books from earlier in the twentieth century, before the advent of computers. Stories of both well-known and more obscure authors are included here. The passion and knowledge of the author is clear. I only wished there was more to tell in these stories. 3.5⭐️

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