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Livraria Lello, Portugal‘s most famous bookstore, publishes its own editions of classical books. They are gorgeous. I bought this one, a poetry collection by the iconic Portuguese author Fernando Pessoa.

“When I write, I solemnly visit myself.“

“Be plural, like the universe!“

Remembering Fernando Pessoa and his protean plurality on his birthday.

Although this book became a bit of a struggle to finish, I‘m giving it a so-so because there were aspects I enjoyed. I felt it gave a good sense of Lisbon, Portugal in 1936. I was originally intrigued by the character of Ricardo Reis, a pen name of real author Fernando Pessoa whose ghost is also a character in this story. However, I came to detest Ricardo Reis for his treatment of Lydia, and the ending was unsatisfactory after all those pages.

I‘m continuing to make my way through this book a few pages at a time and have made it to 60%. Reading with supper made it a bit more enjoyable tonight. I‘m still not a fan of the incredibly long paragraphs and dialogue without punctuation. I feel bad for Lydia and like Ricardo Reis less and less as the story goes on.

#ReadAndEat #1001books

I‘m slowly making my way through this book. I did a bit of outside reading about Ricardo Reis & Fernando Pessoa, which has helped somewhat. So far, this quote has been the most interesting to me, and I think it makes a good point.

#1001books #KindleQuotes #quote

Oh to rummage through the shelves of old books... ❤😍📖
#portuguesebookshops #lisbon #preloved #old

Direct experience is the evasion, or hiding place of those devoid of imagination.
-Fernando Pessoa
(Image: My friends got their kids to do a photo shoot)

Day 2 #quotsynov19 #dynamic @TK-421