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CarolynM Hollinghurst is quite a wit. I liked this one a lot. 11h
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I'm on page 10 and it's pretty obvious this is NOT suitable coffeeshop reading because I'm going to end up a howling sobbing mess, so hastily starting something else
pickOkonkwo's life as a traditional man working his way up in Umuofia society and how he comes to grief at the beginning of colonial expansion into the lower Niger.
It's a fascinating warts and all portrayal of a way of life, though I'm not sure how representative Okonkwo is meant to be. There doesn't seem to be an audiobook version, which is a pity as it reads more like spoken language.
#coffeeandabook The thumbnail is more interesting than the ebook cover
pickBekim's narrative was interesting and sympathetic to him as an immigrant and him as a gay man in the opening and concluding sections. His mother's narrative was interesting throughout. However, Bekim's narrative in the middle was -- odd. I'm still trying to work out what exactly was going on with the giant talking cat. An abusive partner? A projection of Bekim's own dark side? Or does Bekim just live in a world where there are giant talking cats?
As usual, I dithered, discouraged by lack of fluency. It is very hard to be determined and incoherent at the same time.
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so-soA pan would be going too far but this series hasn't really grabbed me so I don't think I'll be continuing with it despite the great titles
pickFascinating history of attitudes to men's facial hair in the Middle East and the West from the Sumerians to the present day
God, Daffy and Feely really are monsters
so-soThe series seems to garner a lot of love, but I found this rather a wobbly start. The story was interesting enough but although I could not comment on the philatelic aspects, some of the family history and religious asides would suggest that the author hasn't done his homework. Still, I will try the second one before making up my mind whether to continue.
Did I sleep well? What kind of question was that? Here I was on the terrace, sleep in my eyes, my hair a den of nesting rats, and my nose running like a trout stream.
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Time for bed 6:31 + 5:01 + 3:36 = 15:08
Not such a good time as other Readathons 😥
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Snacks on the final stretch
Heaven must be a place where the library is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
No … eight days a week.
so-soFerox is asked to investigate the murder of an imperial freedman now working for the procurator. Is it linked to a series of thefts of collectible items related to the history of Britannia?
More cloak and dagger stuff going on here as well as the battles but most of it pretty forgettable so I had to keep stopping to look back to work out what people were referring to.
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Time for bed 6:31+ 5:01 = 11:32
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Finished 2nd book, about to start 3rd but have to go to friends' 5th anniversary celebration. 😉 Personally, I think they should have foreseen this clash 5 years ago and chosen the date more considerately😉😂
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Snacks and soda water got me through the afternoon
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Starting another book
so-soSome interesting new characters but I thought the climactic battle went on for a bit too long. Still, I'll carry on for completeness' sake.
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pickA bit heavy going at first but once we got into the story rather than the scene-setting/world building, it was an excellent action adventure yarn
The Brigantian had stared at him for a while, the evening shadows making his long face more skulllike than usual. ‘Trying to be the hero again,‘ he said at last. ‘They always die at the end of their story.‘
‘Don‘t we all.‘
Vindex sighed. ‘Aye, we do. No sense in rushing though, especially for you these days.‘
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1. Finding books I might not otherwise have known about
2. Swaps, questionnaires (and yet here I am), song and key word prompts
3, Another stack so I can separate wishlist and TBR
4. I try to post every time I start a new book and also any quotes that amuse or interest me.
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pickI found the plague and fire sections more interesting than the war sections.
I did not know Lord Rochester's poems were quite THAT rude.
Planned reading for November
It is easy to see parallels between the world of 1984 and the world we see around us but ultimately I don't think the world of 1984 would be sustainable. Be that as it may, deservedly a classic.
pickI enjoyed the actual mystery but I'm quite glad this seems to be the last novel in the series because I've had enough of the way each volume towards the end of the series was implying and in some cases more than implying that Claudia and Orbilio had come together at last only to find at the beginning of the next book that no, they haven't, they're right back where they started.
pickDisturbed by reports that her mother-in-law is about to remarry, which would give control of the family property to her new husband, Claudia tries to find out if it is a love match or a fortune hunter.
Nice twisty penultimate episode in this series.
