Please help me to congratulate Pat from Posting For Now! She has won a copy of A Brief Moment of Weightlessness: Stories by Victoria Fish. Pat, I hope you enjoy reading these short stories as much as I did. If you didn't win this time, please take a look at the many other book giveaways on the right side of my blog.
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What are your short-term reading plans? I'm looking forward to resuming my reading of Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. Caught without a book(!), I actually bought this novel at the airport about a month ago while waiting for my daughter, whose flight had been delayed. I have a few other books that I should begin reading soon. But tonight, if I'm not bogged down with chores, I hope to get back to Me Before You, and to read at least a chapter or two. I've enjoyed the book so far, and can't wait to delve back into it. (If it's cooler this evening I may light a scented candle before I begin reading.) I'm also in the middle of reading 1984 (or Nineteen Eighty-Four) by George Orwell (a pen name; his real name was Eric Arthur Blair). Although 1984 is powerful and thought-provoking (my apologies to any lingering Thoughtpolice), I'm finding it a bit dreary and depressing right now, and have been reading it somewhat reluctantly.
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Hi Suko - Nineteen Eighty - Four pushed certain buttons for me. I found it to be the most disturbing and depressing piece of fiction that I ever read.
ReplyDeleteI would love to discuss in more depth with you when you are finished. My commentary on the book, and a little bit of why it bothered me so much is below.
http://briansbabblingbooks.blogspot.com/2013/02/nineteen-eighty-four-by-george-orwell.html
Brian, thank you for stopping by, and for sharing your thoughts (and a link to your post) about this classic novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. It may take me a while to finish it, but it will be interesting to discuss it at some point.
DeleteOoh, another reader who likes to burn a candle whilst reading.
ReplyDeleteI read 1984 for my O'level English literature course and haven't re-read it since even though we have a copy on the shelves. I don't know if it was because I was too young to realise the full implications of the novel but sitting here thinking about it I can't remember thinking it was that harrowing. Perhaps I need to go back and read it as a more mature reader.
Thanks to you and Victoria Fish for A Brief Moment of Weightlessness. I am looking forward to reading the collection of stories. I enjoyed your earlier post about this book. Have a great reading week!
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome, Pat! :)
DeleteI read 1984 way back in high school. Deceptively simple when you're that age, but with age comes more insight into the message.
ReplyDeleteCongrats Pat! Glad you won!
Congrats Pat!
ReplyDeleteI loved 1984. Congrats to Pat. I'm reading a banned book I picked up at the library:
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Congrats to Pat :)
ReplyDeleteI have Me Before You and 1984 sitting at the top of my TBR pile. I can't wait to get to them.
Congrats to Pat!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend and your reading!
I loved me before you, this is one of my keepers. I also light lighting a candle and reading, funny how surprising it is when you see others do your reading routines. I hope you get time to read this. I am planning to get on top of some more uni work and hopefully sink into a book, missing my fiction so much just now.
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Congrats to Pat on the win of this excellent collection of stories.
ReplyDeleteI have Me Before You in audio but haven't listened to it yet. I've received an overflow of audiobooks the past few months and have fallen behind. I didn't think that would ever happen!
Leslie, I'd love to hear it as an audiobook! I look forward to your review in the future.
DeleteMe Before You is an excellent read - my book club chose it as best book they read last year!
ReplyDeleteSheila, I'm not surprised! Thanks so much for stopping by. :)
DeleteA great "caught without a book" choice. I have not read that one yet but know that author is a good one.
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Thanks, Carol! I'd had this novel in mind for a while, and was happy to see it at the airport shop. :)
DeleteI hope that you enjoy Me Before You - I loved it and hope to read more by JoJo Moyes.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed Me Before You! Hope you do too!
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