Gersande La Flèche started reading Ulysses by James Joyce
Written over a seven-year period, from 1914 to 1921, this book has survived bowdlerization, legal …
It has been far too long, old friend.
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🍵 Lots of nonfiction, literary fiction, poetry, classical literature, speculative fiction, magical realism, etc.
📖 Beaucoup de non-fiction, de fiction littéraire, de poésie, de classiques, de spéculatif, de réalisme magique, etc.
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Gersande La Flèche started reading How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
In a world where addictive technology is designed to buy and sell our attention, and …
Attempting to read nonfiction that is not SUPER depressing, I guess?
I am skeptical about this one, but it came unexpectedly soon in the library so let's hop to it.
Gersande La Flèche rated Thorn: 3 stars
Thorn by Anna Burke
Gersande La Flèche rated Persuasion: 5 stars
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Persuasion is the last novel completed by Jane Austen. It was published on December 20, 1817, along with Northanger Abbey, …
Gersande La Flèche finished reading Thorn by Anna Burke
I always forget how short this book is! A little fairy tale.
Gersande La Flèche started reading Thorn by Anna Burke
When you know the Disney Beauty and the Beast, the bones of this story are very apparent. But they're good bones. And though I don't like the first two-ish chapters, it does pick up nicely.
Gersande La Flèche finished reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel …
Well, that was cheerful. And I'm noticing so many more little similarities between Persuasion and P&P and the evolution from P&P to Persuasion is very interesting to think about. The use of the epistolary is so good.
Gersande La Flèche commented on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel …
The botched proposal, followed by the heartfelt letters, are such good scenes. Interesting how Persuasion also has the haughty, love forlorn man hand his lady a letter.
Gersande La Flèche rated Uprooted: 4 stars
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
"Our Dragon doesn't eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We hear them …
Gersande La Flèche finished reading Uprooted by Naomi Novik
"Our Dragon doesn't eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside …
Ach! The ending! Too soon!!!
Gersande La Flèche commented on Uprooted by Naomi Novik
"Our Dragon doesn't eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside …
Pride and Prejudice reference! I knew it! I knew I remembered it!
Gersande La Flèche commented on Uprooted by Naomi Novik
"Our Dragon doesn't eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside …
The book is definitely better than I remember, so far!
Gersande La Flèche commented on Uprooted by Naomi Novik
"Our Dragon doesn't eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside …
The beginning is actually better than I remember it. I remember thinking the beginning was a bit too bland, a bit too cookie-cutter, but I think there were little details I missed, or maybe that got flattened as I got further into the book. Or maybe I'm just better at paying attention to those little not-really-hidden things that are interesting.
Gersande La Flèche started reading Uprooted by Naomi Novik
"Our Dragon doesn't eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside …
I remember liking Uprooted a lot, despite how well it follows many romantasy/fairy-tale tropes to the letter. Revisiting to see if it holds up against my memory (I originally talked about Uprooted on my blog a million years ago.)
Gersande La Flèche rated Pride and Prejudice: 5 stars
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of …