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ChaoticMissAdventures
Ennui | Maria Edgeworth
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You logophiles and Francophiles might like this story:
I was at my coffee shop in this sweater today and the barista asked me what it meant
After I taught him to pronounce the word I say "Ennui, French for sort of morose..."
Him: "Isn't morose French?"
Me "It is but this is like, more so, but without the anger."
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Let me be your French teacher! I am on the ball

dabbe Merci beaucoup! 🤩 1w
BarbaraBB Good translation 😀 1w
Amiable I always thought ennui meant “a feeling of boredom.” Thanks for the lesson! 1w
ChaoticMissAdventures @Amiable it sort of is, I couldn't think in the moment, I have heard it described as a type of blues coming from listlessness and dissatisfaction. Where morose is more of an ill tempered dissatisfaction. But I am happy for a French person to correct me if I am wrong 😀 1w
Texreader ❤️❤️🐈‍⬛❤️❤️🐈‍⬛ 1w
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TheSpineView
Modern Love | George Meredith
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dabbe 💙💚🩵 2w
lil1inblue 💗 💗 💗 2w
TheSpineView @lil1inblue 🤩🤩🤩 2w
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Amor4Libros
Earth | John Boyne
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Pickpick

In this installment a pair of famous footballers are on trial for rape. We follow our MC, Evan, as he takes stock of his life and how he ended up in this situation.

As always, Boyne makes us take a hard look at the consequences of life‘s choices, be it those that we make or those that have been made for us.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

On to Fire! 🔥

AmyG All are so good. I can‘t wait for Air! 3w
Lesliereadsalot Aren‘t these books amazing? 3w
Amor4Libros @AmyG So, so good! I have an ARC for Air! ❤️ 2w
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Amor4Libros @Lesliereadsalot I‘m obsessed!! I stopped reading all my other books until I finish these 🤭 2w
Lesliereadsalot Me too, I couldn‘t put them down! I love the character threads from book to book, don‘t you? 2w
Amor4Libros @Lesliereadsalot Yes, loving the character threads. He has done this in such a masterful way! 2w
AmyG Let us know about Air! 2w
Amor4Libros @AmyG Of course! 🤗 2w
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Night_Reader
Earth | John Boyne
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Pickpick

4/5 🌟

Not as good as the first book, but still engaging and worth the read.

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Bookwomble
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Pickpick

Having opened her short review of English diarists by categorising them as bores, O'Brien proves to be a lively guide to those of us who omit no detail of an anecdote, commenting that those qualities which in person are deadly dull as we have no polite escape, in written form are fascinating as we have the choice of reprieve & of skipping over.
The only diarist I'm inclined to explore further is 19th century governess Ellen Weeton, though her 👇🏼

Bookwomble ... journals look hard to find and a bit pricey if located. Still, another author to hopefully chance upon when browsing 🙂
As for O'Brien, I really liked her voice and she's also now on my radar.
Overall, a satisfying and decorative little book 🩷📖🩷
(edited) 2mo
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Bookwomble
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"Let me begin with the hard saying that the best English diaries have been written by bores."

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Anna40 😂 2mo
inkilea That‘s a confident first line 😂 2mo
Bookwomble @inkilea The first paragraph sold me. I really liked her voice, so I may latch onto one of her novels if I come across one. 2mo
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Bookwomble
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A brief (48 pages) overview of some key diaries and journals from English history up to contemporary (i.e., 1943) times by Irish writer, Kate O'Brien.
It has 8 colour plates and 19 b&w illustrations, and is number 55 in an extensive series of books covering many aspects of English culture and history. Trying *very* hard for this series not to become a collecting "special interest"! ???

LeahBergen Ooo, I want this now! 😆 2mo
Bookwomble @LeahBergen If you want to torture yourself with the full (I think) list of 135 titles, it's here on Library Thing: https://www.librarything.com/nseries/10382/Britain-in-Pictures 2mo
LeahBergen Eek! There are several I‘ve already had my eye on. Are you trying to kill me? 😆 2mo
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Bookwomble @LeahBergen What can I say? 🤷🏼‍♂️ Littens are co-dependent book enablers! 😁 2mo
bibliothecarivs Thanks for making me aware of this series! 2mo
Bookwomble @bibliothecarivs You're welcome 🤗 While I can't speak for the other 134 titles, I really enjoyed this one, and I think they'd be right up your street 🙂 2mo
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AmyG
Earth | John Boyne
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It was either Earth or Fire. Earth won. I can‘t wait for Air.

Lesliereadsalot Me too! 2mo
AmyG @Lesliereadsalot 👊🏻 2mo
mom2bugnbee Ooooooo, is this a new "connected" series from him? 2mo
AmyG @mom2bugnbee Yes. So far released…Water, Fire, Earth. One more to be released…Air. (edited) 2mo
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Lesliereadsalot
Earth | John Boyne
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Pickpick

These short books really pack a punch. There are three, Earth, Water and Fire and this is the second one I‘ve read. Famous footballer, Evan, and his teammate, Robbie, are accused of rape. Did they do it? And what has led him to this courtroom, awaiting the verdict? It‘s a gripper and I‘m very much looking forward to the third book.

AmyG It will not disappoint. 3mo
Lesliereadsalot @AmyG Can‘t wait!! 3mo
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TheEllieMo
Killing Time | Alan Bennett
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Mehso-so

This one was for my book club. Despite Bennett being a bit of a National Treasure in the UK, and even though I enjoyed the film The Lady In the Van (mostly because of Maggie Smith), I‘ve never wanted to read him, and on the strength of this, I won‘t again. Not so much a novella as a series of random anecdotes haphazardly thrown together. Not my thing, I‘m afraid.

Book 6/60; Page 841/18000
#Read2025 @DieAReader
#JumpStart2025

DieAReader 🎉Fantastic! On to better books🤓📚 (edited) 3mo
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