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Current view as I read tagged book.
The Wild Braid is meant to be read outdoors, in a pause during hiking, on frigid mornings.
Current view as I read tagged book.
The Wild Braid is meant to be read outdoors, in a pause during hiking, on frigid mornings.
pickColour me shocked but I loved this! (Shocked because my reaction to seeing it on the #TOB short list was ugh. This guy??) Instead I listened to it nonstop while puzzling away. A failed academic myself, maybe I can't help but love a tale of woebegone literary scholars slogging away in 2125. Not for everyone, but if you liked Byatt's Possession, you might like this too.
Last month, I conquered a #deathtower in this very spot. I don't know what happened. 🤣
I actually blame my mother. When I was little, she had to run some errands. She bribed my sister and I and told us if we didn't fight, we could have a treat at the end of the trip. We were very good, and then we stopped at the bookstore. I couldn't decide, so my mom let us each get 3 books. When we got in the car, she thanked us for behaving, ⬇️
Yes, I devoured the new Ian McEwan novel. You will, too.
pickSet 100 years in the future at a time when the United Kingdom has been reduced to an archipelago, this intriguing book follows Tom, a humanities professor, as he recreates the life of 21st century poet Francis Blundy and searches for his lost masterpiece, the poem "A Corona for Vivien." Tom is half in love with his idea of Vivien, Blundy's wife, but ultimately comes to understand: the documented details of a life don't always add up to the truth.
bailedI can know when a book is not going to captivate me enough to bother finishing. Bailed about 1/3 of the eat through.
pickDivided into two parts, I found the second part the easiest to read. Story is set 100+ years in the future. Researchers looking back at now. Trying in the main to find a lost poem. The first part certainly gave me pause for thought. If I had done this review just after I read it I might have said so so .Time to think and ponder gave me a very different view.
so-soFirst of all, the cover is gorgeous. My hopes were high after reading positive reviews and knowing what this author is capable of. But unfortunately this didn‘t evoke many feelings for me. I found the mystery to be a bit lackluster and didn‘t particularly care for any character. The set up is intriguing: partially set in the future, a scholar is looking back at a poet‘s collected papers and uncovers a secret.
