The Rehearsal

Book shopping today
Birnam Wood for my husband.
The Rehearsal for myself.
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squirrelbrain Ooh, I wonder what The Rehearsal is like. (I haven‘t even read The Luminaries though!) 2y

Cathythoughts @squirrelbrain I bailed on Luminaries. I‘m looking forward to trying Rehearsal. 2y

AnneCecilie I loved The Luminaries, even though I‘m not sure I understand the last few pages. Love to see your thoughts one these. 2y

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Cathythoughts @AnneCecilie Looking forward to it ❤️👍🏻 2y

KristiAhlers @squirrelbrain I loved the Luminaries buts it's a saga kinda read. It's being turned into a movie this year. 2y

Tamra Have you fallen in love with Catton? 😍 2y

Cathythoughts @Tamra Maybe 😁❤️ 2y

LeahBergen Ooo, lovely! 👏👏 2y

Cathythoughts @LeahBergen I‘m looking forward to trying Rehearsal 👍🏻 2y

Ruthiella I‘m curious to hear what you make of The Rehearsal. It was SO different from The Luminaries. You wouldn‘t think the same author. 2y

Cathythoughts @Ruthiella I‘m curious too. I‘ll keep you posted 😁 2y

Tamra I didn‘t realize she had also written Luminaries. It was a “meh” for me, so I‘m not surprised you bailed. It was a task to read. 2y

Cathythoughts @Tamra Yes! I remember I thought the start promising. Then it just got way too complicated , too many characters , too complex a plot. 2y

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LapReader

The Rehearsal | Eleanor Catton

Book swap scores and flowers on sale!

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BarbaraBB

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I don‘t know what to make of this book about a bunch of art students. What is acting and what is true? Who is who? What is happening when? I guess I should read it again to understand it but I guess I‘m not curious enough.
This book is completely different from The Luminaries except for the fact that Catton‘s characters are incredible realistic again. I enjoyed this one less but I can‘t wait to see what she comes up with next.

nomadreader

BarbaraBB #ATY2020 Two word title starting with The 5y

nomadreader Ooh! This one has been on my shelf forever! Almost sounds a bit like

Trust Exercise: Sneak Peek

Kalalalatja Okay, I‘m not putting this at the top of my tbr, but I‘ll read it at some point 🤞 5y

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BarbaraBB @nomadreader You are right, it does. I actually just read Trust Exercise but it never crossed my mind while reading. Weird! However, this one is better I think. 5y

BarbaraBB @Kalalalatja Lots of psychology, you might like it - especially since you loved The Luminaries too 💕 5y

CarolynM I started this one some time ago but it didn't stick. I might try again some time. 5y

Cathythoughts I liked her writing , but I didn‘t like or finish The Luminaries.... maybe I‘d like this one 🤔 Ill try a sample 5y

BarbaraBB @Cathythoughts I‘d be interested to know what you think of it! 5y

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BarbaraBB

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#WeeklyForecast 09/20

Lots of books on the planning for the coming week because I have only two more days to work and afterwards will leave for a week long vacation with my son 🌴🌞

I am almost finished with the lovely Soviet Milk for #ReadingEurope2020. Another current read is Agnes Grey. Next will be The Rehearsal which I have high expectations of because Catton‘s The Luminaries is one of my all time favorites.

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KarenUK Wishing you a fantastic trip.... And I always had #pagecountphobia for The Luminaires, but if my book twin loved it, then I should probably give it a go! 5y

erzascarletbookgasm How wonderful! Have a great trip and all these look fabulous! I‘ve only read Agnes Grey 👍 and I‘ve heard good reviews for Soviet Milk. Stacking it! 5y

BarbaraBB @KarenUK I had postponed reading it for years for the same reason. When I finally got to it, it grabbed me from the first page and I flew through! 👯‍♀️😘 (edited) 5y

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BarbaraBB @erzascarletbookgasm Agnes Grey is a slow read so far. Did you like it Jessie? 5y

erzascarletbookgasm I felt that there are some parts Agnes was bitter or complaint on certain things, but overall I liked it. 5y

squirrelbrain I‘m going away in a week‘s time and taking this one with me too! 😁

A Woman Is No Man: A Novel

Kalalalatja Have a great trip! I didn‘t even know Catton had other books out, but The Luminaries is one of my faves, too. 👌 5y

BarbaraBB @Kalalalatja This one is her debut I thought 🤞🏽 5y

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain Let‘s hope it‘ll make for a good vacation read! 5y

youneverarrived I read A Woman is No Man not long ago and thought it was good! Where are you off on vacation? 5y

BarbaraBB @youneverarrived Oman 🐫 🌞 5y

youneverarrived Oh wow! Have an amazing time ♥️ 5y

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Ruthiella

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This book is about a high school drama production which fits today‘s theme! I‘ve not read it yet but I LOVED ♥️♥️♥️ The Luminaries so I have high hopes 😬
#ReadingResolutions by @Jess7 #photochallenge

Lindy I haven‘t read the book yet either, but the film adaptation was great. (And I adored The Luminaries.) 7y

Ruthiella @Lindy I didn‘t know there was a film! I‘ll check it out. One more reason to get to this book “soonish”😃 7y

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brokenspinescreasedcorners

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Catton is one of my favorites. Highly recommend

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MLRio

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Need a dark academic read for autumn? Check out this list of lesser-known campus novels I put together for The Attic on Eighth: http://theatticoneighth.com/campus-novels/

LauraBrook Great list - thank you! 7y

diovival Nice! Thanks for putting on my radar.

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RealLifeReading

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#feistyfeb day 7: #alltheworldsastage

I was thinking at first of highlighting the recent play I read - A Raisin in the Sun. But I was wondering about novels about stage life and found some of these on Goodreads. None of which I've read. Have you? Would you recommend any?

SusanInTiburon The Garrick Year is great! 8y

booksandsympathy I've read different book called The Somnambulist, but this one sounds good, as well. 8y

Siannalyn I've just finished to read The Somnambulist! (The italian edition) I was expecting something... a little bit different, but it was a good book :) 8y

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RealLifeReading @SusanInTiburon that's great to hear. Will check it out! 8y

RealLifeReading @booksandsympathy ok I'm curious about another Somnambulist book! 8y

RealLifeReading @Siannalyn 🙌🙌look forward to reading it! 8y

booksandsympathy The other Somnambulist took place in a theater too, which is weird. It's by Jonathon Barnes and is a Victorian Murder Mystery being solved by a magician. 8y

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BaBaBaBillyAndTheBooks

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The risk taken by doing something taboo is to lose everything, even your whole identity. Catton poses a clever idea about the link between theater and reality: When you're a blank slate, you're more ready than ever for the stage, to be assigned a new role, to have an identity projected onto you. But what if that role is a real person? What if that real person is watching? What if that role is you? Whoa! All the high school's a stage!

BaBaBaBillyAndTheBooks

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Great book!

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apostroph_s

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Der Titel ist Programm: Die ganze Erzählung ist eine Theaterprobe, alles ist Schauspiel. Der Roman ist ein bisschen wie Brechts Theater, er lässt einen nie richtig in die Illusion einer Geschichte eintauchen, sondern macht immer die Konstruktion dahinter bewusst. Man muss dem Buch etwas Leine lassen und sich an den eigenwilligen Stil gewöhnen, das dauert eine Weile – danach macht es klick und man wird fürs Durchhalten belohnt.

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BaBaBaBillyAndTheBooks

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I've been looking for this book for awhile. Found it at The Strand. I guess you could call me a "Fiction General." #thestrand

MrBook Ooh, an out of print book, nice!!! 8y

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shelf-devoted

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Catton's reflections (or her characters' reflections) on the language young people use to describe and think about sex are incredibly familiar. *IT*. *All the way*. The lack of understanding, of feeling left out of some secret.

shawnmooney An incredible passage! Makes me want to read her all the more! 8y

shelf-devoted It's a young actor's take on how a man having an affair with a teenage girl might think... There's a whole lot about identity and performance in this book! (edited) 8y

CherylDeFranceschi I loved this book! 8y

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shelf-devoted

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Almost at the end! So interesting seeing all the strands come together.

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shelf-devoted

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Having a cosy night in with this one - my first from Eleanor Catton. An interesting read so far!

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