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I finished this a month ago but it was this month‘s read for #VirginiaBloomsberries, and post it now. Overall, an interesting read, especially the insight of what the 5 women achieved against the odds, which frequently was overshadowed by other biographical details of these women‘s lives. Mixed response but still a pick.

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I‘m currently listening to an abridged Jane Austen collection (bookcover right) after listening to an audio drama of JA‘s Emma (bookcover left). The production of this audio drama was a touch dated but I like how the script uses narration to bridge scenes of dialogues, and after an hour I warmed to it. I have more JA books for 2025.

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mid-pick, I enjoyed some parts more than others and for this I would read again.

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I read this a few months back, at times this was a touch dry but the examples and illustrations included made this an easier, fun read.

Keith Houston throws in many facts and trivia of 11 typography symbols, at times this is a touch overwhelming but at the same time fascinating. One of these is how the ampersand used to be the 27th letter of the English alphabet. I‘m still grappling with this one.

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my #currentread for #2024reads is the abdridged ed of Sylvia Plath's journal, for me all of Plath's writing is like reading poetry

The artist Vanessa Bell is Virginia Woolf‘s sister. This is a companion catalogue to an exhibition running at MK Gallery (Milton Keynes, UK). The first time I saw Vanessa Bell‘s art I was struck by her style and how her art is painting, crafts and interior decorating. I love how this catalogue shows this. I would have liked more depth in the writing but the images of Bell‘s art make up for it. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Fascinating and enjoyable are not how I would have described reading this. I‘ve had this on my tbr since 2016, I‘ve always imagined this to be a difficult read, but instead it was the complete opposite, and what a read!!! I didn‘t grasp everything but I was okay with this as I intend to read this several more times more whilst trying to get more familiar with global ancient history.

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Sylvia Plath reading some of her poems and talking about her work. And it‘s wonderful how she reads them, I love her poetry that is full of stark, sharp imagery.

Extract from Candles by Sylvia Plath
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They are the last romantics, these candles:
Upside-down hearts of light tipping wax fingers,
And the fingers, taken in by their own haloes,
Grown milky, almost clear, like the bodies of saints.

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This is not a leisurely read, it‘s alarming, bloody, angry and very anti-women. Orestes by Euripides is hardly produced for the stage today but worth a read if, like me, you‘re trying to put all the pieces together that makes mythology.

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This is so different from the movie Total Recall but just as entertaining without all the wacky characters, special effects and chase scenes. The ending is unexpected, I didn‘t know if I should be amused or be stunned.

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