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On the Black Hill
On the Black Hill: A Novel | Bruce Chatwin
8 posts | 6 read | 11 to read
The award-winning first novel from a legendary travel writer, about a pair of twins and their long, remarkable lives in the farmlands of Wales. For forty-two years, identical twins Lewis and Benjamin Jones have shared a bed, a farm, (…more)
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Tamra
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Mehso-so

Meh. It started off well, but began to unravel in the middle mainly because it introduced too many characters that weren‘t well developed. I had much higher hopes based on the blurb.

Ruthiella Bummer! 🙁 12mo
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Tamra
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Good grief…..🤦🏽‍♀️ At least I didn‘t buy a duplicate this time, I borrowed it. I‘m glad I made the discovery because I really dislike due dates.

I also found Someone at a Distance by Whipple on my shelves and that has been in my Abe cart too. 🙄

jlhammar 😆 And your copy is so nice! This one wasn‘t on my radar. Sounds really good. 12mo
Cathythoughts What are we like ❤️😂 ! Someone At a Distance was my first Whipple. I loved it. 12mo
Tamra @jlhammar I think it‘s a good nighttime read - quiet. 😌 12mo
Tamra @Cathythoughts 😜 nutty huh? It‘s so silly because I‘ve really wanted to get to Someone at a Distance & keep eyeballing it in my cart. 12mo
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jenniferw88
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Post 2 of 2 for #litsyclassics. These will all be Kindle / @SerialReader except for 1Q84 & The Wasp Factory, which I'll get out of my library. Thanks @erinreads for the inspiration!

erinreads You‘ve got a great lineup! 7y
Agentfalco Read On The Black Hill for a book club remember being surprised how much I liked it considering how it‘s not the sort of thing I would normally read. 7y
Genetic Love The Wasp Factory 7y
Bambolina_81 I was wondering what to use for my Q, I have this one on my shelf already. Perfect 😊 7y
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andrew61
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I really liked this story of twins Benjamin and lewis, born at the very end of the 19th century and at the books opening still sharing the same bed in their farmhouse in the shadow of the blackhills of radnor wales. It follows their life and it is poignant and comic but brilliantly drawn
It also won in 1982 the whitbread #debut novel award #junebookbugs

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andrew61
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I'm probably now posting on litsy more than im reading, anyway i have started a new book tonight and i loved this quote and thought I'd share.

saresmoore Yeah, all the New Testament sheep are too metaphorical. 8y
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JenP
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#booksaboutnature almost forgot today's #readjanuary prompt. Turns out it was a bit of a hard one since I don't have too many books that fit the bill. I read this a few years ago and enjoyed it. Beautifully written story about two twin boys who spend their entire lives on a small farm in the black mountains.

Suet624 I have twins so whenever I hear about a book with twins in it I have to read it. 8y
JenP @Suet624 I hope you like it. It's pretty slow paced and won't appeal to everyone but I liked it very much 8y
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SusanInTiburon
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Pickpick

A beautiful story that goes deep rather than wide. Only recently out in ebook format, and on sale for two bucks!

Dolly Sounds like my kind of book! 8y
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CS393
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Identical twins Lewis and Benjamin Jones have shared most of their lives together on their home in rural Wales.
Available in e-format for the first time, this will be available on 18 Oct 2016.
ARC provided by Open Road Integrated Media for reading and review.
Full review @ www.goodreads.com/review/show/1738915845