The Red and the Black | 
pickI had never read this classic before and was interested to see what this protagonist Julien Sorel designed by Stendhal, a visionary, ground-breaking author and creator of the psychological novel 200 years ago and who inspired several other novels over these last two centuries, was all about.
Wikipedia says "rouge et noir" was also a then-popular card game, an allusion to chance and luck, which determined Julien's fate.
It was fun to talk about mimetic rivalry on our latest episode. The idea that people don't really desire what they think they desire, but rather what they see others (whom they admire/envy) desiring. It's a fascinating concept and the key to understanding this novel.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/049tiB0g4g4pKi955svbiC?si=MxM4V38kSCGiC591y6Kd9...
pickWe did it! The Red and the Black episode is up and out! It's the longest episode we've recorded thus far and there's a lot to unpack. I think we do a serviceable job but I'll let you be the judge of that. Enjoy!
https://anchor.fm/peter-murphy8
Really pulling out all the stops for our Red and the Black episode. Lot going on in that book. Gonna be a long episode. But good too! Don't worry
pickDay 8 of #haunted and my #blackandorange is this cozy crocheted Afghan, perfect for cozy fall book dates 🍁 @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
so-so2⭐️ I had a hard time reading this novel. Yes, I noted the concept of hypocrisy in the society, and the conflicts between thinking and feeling; I just wish that it was not in the form of exasperating cheesy romance. I lost my patience as I encountered too many of “his/her eyes filled with tears”, or “flung him/herself to her/his arms.” Seriously, did people cry a lot in the 19th century?!!!
I had a traumatic experience when I read Madame Bovary. Everyone cried in that novel. Emma Bovary cried, her lover cried, her husband cried. It was such a frustrating read! And now, I‘m experiencing it all over again with the tagged book. Tears! Tremble! 🙄 I didn‘t expect this from such famous work of Stendhal; hopefully things will depart from this cheesy romance part and get more exciting
The main character of the novel, Julien Sorel — he memorized the New Testament in Latin!!! 🤯 May he please be brought to life to teach me Latin? ☺️
#BookReport #DaiseysReadingWeek
📚 It‘s been another busy week and although I‘ve made some reading time, I only read sections of each print book.
🎧 Finished two audiobooks
#CurrentlyReading
📚 6 currently in progress, including for readalongs and others
#WeeklyForecast
📚 I just plan to continue the books in progress and hopefully finish something. I‘ve got a few other possibilities lined up for if or when I do.
Balthazar photo bombed my picture, but he says it‘s ok because he‘s got black fur. #blackinthetitle #gratefulreads @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620
Too obvious 😬?
#redandblack #colormepretty @Sweetkokoro
My two copies, one in English which I have read, and one in French, which I resolve to get off my TBR. Some day. #red #readingresolutions @Jess7
"Le bonheur, pour ces séminaristes, comme pour les héros des romans de Voltaire, consiste surtout à bien dîner."
Stendhal indulging in a little snark.
#black #rocktober Wanted to post black in the title too!
looking for some fresh air in this hot august, I'm reading outside 🌳🌿🌞📖
the only downside: I'm surrounded by mosquitos!!
so-soSoo, I really didn't connect with Julien, and I really didn't feel his contradictions were part a complex soul or character, but rather just a quite annoying trait. For most of the novel I couldn't see the coherence between the description of Julien by the narrator and his thoughts and actions but, to be fair, in the last ~100 pages we see a tremendous evolution and refinement of Julien that makes for all prior frustration. I would rate tR&tB 7/10
"Dentro de quince años la señora De Renal adorará a mi hijo, y tú le habrás olvidado."
Julien Sorel was insecure, but also one could say to him - #youresovain. #junetunz @Cinfhen
This bookmark makes every read epic 🐉🐉 I'm really enjoying the Red and the Black, though I'm not sure what to make of Sorel...
Second chance to this one! I love the quote introducing the first part of the book: "the truth, the bitter truth" from Dalton. #theRedandtheBlack #Stendhal #adulterousEurope
#feistyfeb day 24 @RealLifeReading
I searched on my french literature shelf for today's pick: #bildungsroman.
I've read both of them in highschool, for my french class, but I need to re-read The red and the Black 📚📚
I'm currently reading Stendhal in Spanish and I find it quite disappointing :/ Might be the translatin though...
so-soMolto intrigante la prima parte, che permette di capire le dinamiche interiori del protagonista, Julien Sorel. Molto scorrevole, piacevole agli occhi e alla mente. Ho apprezzato un po' meno la seconda, incentrata invece sulla parte politica e sociale del secolo (come dopotutto era già anticipato nel sottotitolo del libro). Troppo prolisso nelle prime pagine della seconda parte e troppo dinamico - e a tratti confusionale - verso la fine.
A good book is an event in my life.
pickComes in at 532 pages for the #2016ReadHarderChallenge! I've read a lot of classic British literature but not much French. This was racy, funny, with more than a touch of melodrama, but also educational on the history and culture of France at the time.
One of the best things about reading the right book at the right time is how the book becomes intertwined with that time in life.
