Read a book from every year of your life challenge
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Feb 2017
7:15pm, 23 Feb 2017
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Night-owl
I have considered some PG Wodehouse for a later date
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Feb 2017
9:41pm, 23 Feb 2017
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beebop
I love PGW - started reading his books early high school, just the ones on the shelf at home, but after A'levels I took a short course and used to nip out every lunchtime to buy a new one - quick reads. There's some repetition: I have a feeling that if he thought of a good line or situation he'd put it in a notebook somewhere and occasionally forget to mark it as used! Definitely one of the joys of existence.
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Feb 2017
10:45pm, 23 Feb 2017
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Serendippily
Godammit just finished ragtime which is advertised as being published 1975 to discover in fact it's 1974. Curses. Enjoyed it though
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Feb 2017
3:53pm, 25 Feb 2017
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Little Nemo
Forfeit arrived today courtesy of BaronessBL, so much speedier than my library  I also got Flashman in the same delivery which has a scarily un-PC cover I probably won't be reading this one on the tube!
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Feb 2017
11:57pm, 25 Feb 2017
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DazTheSlug
recently finished 2 of my Year Books in short succession: 1970: Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye" - short, inconsequential "story", but beautifully, *beautifully* written - very evocative of time and place and very real characters - 4 Stars. 1994: Michael Marshall Smith's "Only Forward" for which I had high hopes, but was somewhat disappointing - with a frustrating structure that (eventually) revealed an extremely bizarre/unengaging premise - inventive and intermittently entertaining though - 3.5 Stars. |
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Feb 2017
6:24am, 26 Feb 2017
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Serendippily
Beloved is a cracker of a book if you want to try another Toni Morrison some day Daz
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Feb 2017
11:20am, 26 Feb 2017
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DazTheSlug
I read "Beloved" first - it's in my all-time top 10. "Song Of Solomon" will be next! meanwhile, I have started another year book: 1984: Angela Carter's "Nights At The Circus" about a woman born (hatched from an egg?) with wings(!) |
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Feb 2017
11:26am, 26 Feb 2017
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Night-owl
Ooh Angela Carter I've heard a lot of goof stuff about her. Though few months back I hadn't heard about herv
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Feb 2017
5:22pm, 26 Feb 2017
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BaronessBL
Glad it arrived safely LN And thanks to Carp I have got another 2 of mine now - I went to the amazing second hand bookshop she recommended - although I couldn't find it initially so drove round Felixstowe for ages then ran in ten minutes before they shut much to the disapproval of the lady behind the till who was already cashing up. But when I bought two books and said I'd definitely be back another time she softened a little. So I now have Blood Sport (1967) and Enquiry (1969). Although not in the 'years of my life' I am currently reading Dead Cert his first such novel from 1962. It's quite dated with some of the language etc but still a good yarn. |
Feb 2017
5:51pm, 26 Feb 2017
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Turkhish
I ve just started reading Flashman ......the book imo is completely un pc Little nemo.....however, it has made me snigger probably inappropriately.........cracking read so far.
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