One of the more interesting passages in the book. Christie was hardly free of the prejudices of her time, but she thought about things white feminists of decades later didn't.
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One of the more interesting passages in the book. Christie was hardly free of the prejudices of her time, but she thought about things white feminists of decades later didn't.
[It's] Les Misérables, it was taken off the market, I managed to get a few copies before they shredded them...
What's it about?"
"A man who, out of starvation, steals a loaf of bread and is hounded by the police for the rest of his life. SAVAK thinks the book might miror some things in our society."
I put it in my scholbag and headed home....
How strange that in our culture books were considered dangerous...
pickI knew a little of Caster Semenya‘s story, as it was in the news when she was competing in the Olympics: controversy over her gender and whether she should be allowed to compete. In her memoir she shares much more to that history than I was aware of. By the end of the book she is still trying to fight the discriminatory rules, for other girls if not for herself. It could have been shorter. I loved the story of her relationship with her wife.
pickI‘ve lived in Gloucestershire for 35 years, so it‘s shocking that I‘ve only just read Laurie Lee‘s tales from his post-WW1 childhood growing up in Slad. The tales vary from almost whimsical to quite brutal recollections, covering both the hardship and the happiness of a lifestyle that no longer exists.
#HomeForTheHolidays #FictionalTraveler @julieclair
Book 8 #10BeforeTheEnd @ChaoticMissAdventures
Book 102 #Read2025 @DieAReader
pickA wonderful book focusing on the small moments of joy in our life, like drinking a cup of something or eating something. A book to read in small doses
Ahhh life - spent the last year after quitting thinking about alcohol, why I drank, my relationship with it, why it is for me both a blessing and a curse. Trying to find the words - and then finding that Jack London expressed pretty much everything I was working towards in his memoir of being a functional alcoholic “John Barleycorn” a hundred years or so ago.
This memoir of 1930s archeological digs in Syria is, unsurprisingly, all kinds of problematic. Still, if you're fond of Christie's voice there's a lot to enjoy, not least of which is her own enjoyment. It's kind of awesome to read about a middle-aged woman gamely heading out on adventures, and as a working member of a team. As a fan, it's also fun to notice where she used her experiences in her fiction.
#10BeforeTheEnd @ChaoticMissAdventures
I don‘t know how many of you saw the moon earlier, but WOW! It had me texting my friends, “Beauty emergency!” a la Maggie Smith. One of them responded, “The moon was beautiful last night, too.” I don‘t know if she meant it to be an enthusiastic confirmation of my awe or flippant disinterest — but it reminded me of this quote by Anthony Doerr, which I love.
Anyway, the moon. 🌖 Hope some of you caught it!
so-soMostly read cause I'm heading to costa rica tomorrow. Not the best writing but entertaining enough.
Wrong time period, but at least she‘s in Paris 👆
A Backward Glance
#whartonbuddyread
Today:
IX The Secret Garden
X London
XI Paris
Dec 13: finish
On writing House of Mirth
“The answer was that a frivolous society can acquire dramatic significance only through what its frivolity destroys. Its tragic implication lies in its power of debasing people and ideals.”
I‘m smitten all. What are your thoughts?
