Common People

arlenefinnigan

Common People: An Anthology of Working-Class Writers | Kit de Waal

Of course I'm going with #CommonPeople too
#EveryKindaPeople #AyUpAugust @squirrelbrain @Cinfhen

Cinfhen That‘s a stellar lineup!!!! 🙌🏻 5y

squirrelbrain 👍😁♥️ 5y

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squirrelbrain

Common People: An Anthology of Working-Class Writers | Kit de Waal

#everykindapeople

#ayupaugust

Read this recently, thanks to @TrishB and @arlenefinnigan - really liked it!

Cinfhen

Cathythoughts Oh I have this on kindle too I think ... sounds really good 5y

TrishB Of course I was going to do this one 😂😂 . It was a good, awareness raising read. 5y

squirrelbrain Of course I knew that @TrishB - why do you think I did mine so early! 🤣🤣 @Cathythoughts - it‘s very good! 5y

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Cinfhen I like Kit de waal but I‘m not sure I‘d understand/ appreciate this collection of stories because I‘m from the US! What do u think?? (edited) 5y

arlenefinnigan @Cinfhen I think you'd like it. Obviously a lot of the cultural references are very British but it's more about people's experiences, how they feel about being working class, the positive and negative experiences. 5y

arlenefinnigan @TrishB post it! It needs the publicity! 5y

TrishB @arlenefinnigan I have another one ready now! 5y

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squirrelbrain

Common People: An Anthology of Working-Class Writers | Kit de Waal

Loving this collection of short stories so far!

I could relate to ‘Misspent Youth‘ as I used to be able to beat all the boys at pool, in ‘Don‘t Mention Class!‘ I get deducted 10 points for being a Northerner and then....

This was my actual school!

The author was there quite a few years before me though.... but still fascinating when you see it in print.

TrishB

TrishB That‘s so cool 👍🏻 it‘s a fascinating collection! You will definitely recognise things if your school is in there. 5y

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TrishB

Common People: An Anthology of Working-Class Writers | Kit de Waal

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Some of these stories were like shots of my childhood. Some have made me think a lot. Thanks @arlenefinnigan for putting this book on my tbr and I did notice your name in the back 👍🏻

arlenefinnigan Yirrss. Loved this, glad you did too. 5y

squirrelbrain Sounds interesting - stacked! 5y

TrishB @squirrelbrain kindle still 99p 😘 5y

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squirrelbrain Bad Trish! Bad Helen! 😘 5y

TrishB @arlenefinnigan I could literally see and taste some of those stories. 5y

TrishB @squirrelbrain you‘re welcome ❤️ 5y

Cathythoughts Great review 👍🏻. I have this too ... must get to it 5y

rockpools What @cathythoughts said! Why haven‘t I read this yet? 5y

CarolynM Less than $3 on kindle here so I've just bought a copy.🙂 5y

TrishB @CarolynM it‘s very U.K. based, but still some insightful stuff. As with all collections some are great and some aren‘t! 5y

TrishB @Cathythoughts @RachelO too many books 📚 5y

CarolynM 👍 I'm a dedicated Anglophile - I'm pretty good with UK social/political references 5y

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arlenefinnigan

Common People: An Anthology of Working-Class Writers | Kit de Waal

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This is brilliant, best book of the year so far. A much-needed collection of working class voices telling their own story. Some pieces are gritty, some are poetic, many are very relatable, some tell grim stories that you're grateful aren't yours. An absolute must read.

TrishB Love it when I go and check prices and it‘s on offer #99ponkindle thanks 👍🏻 6y

arlenefinnigan @TrishB ooh excellente 6y

Cathythoughts Nice one 👍🏻. I just picked up on kindle too. Thanks @TrishB 6y

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TrishB @Cathythoughts cool 👍🏻 6y

jhod Ooops me too @TrishB @Cathythoughts 😁 6y

TrishB @jhod yay 👍🏻 6y

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arlenefinnigan

Common People: An Anthology of Working-Class Writers | Kit de Waal