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It is only 4 o‘clock; but it is winter and the sun has already set: there are no clouds in the clear, frosty sky, to reflect it slant beams, but the air itself is tinged with a slight roseate color which is again reflected on the snow that covers the ground. I live in a lone cottage on a solitary, wide heath: no voice of life, reaches me.
There‘s much that annoyed me but I can‘t deny the writing is exquisite. #funsizefiction

#TemptingTitles #withnew
Some “new” novels. The New Confessions I enjoyed. I recommend The New Life. I don‘t think I ever finished the Ferrante series. 🤔

Monthly #roundupgoals. This is everything I‘d like to finish before May. #naturallitsy #funsizefiction #goldenagecrimeclub Though not sure I‘ll finish Amina, due back in 3 days and I‘ve only listened to 20%. Going to NY Friday, picking up “The Franchise Affair” at Brooklyn‘s Public Library on my daughter‘s library card. What are you hoping to finish?

Wonderfully quick #funsizefiction read. An early James novella about a young woman refusing to be constrained by societies “manners”. Story told through the eyes of an admiring young man. The introduction infuriatingly suggested that since James wrote heterosexual relationships so well proves he couldn‘t have been a closeted gay man. What?

Repost for @Cuilin

All are welcome to join this #funsizefiction buddy read the last 2 weekends of every month. Join in with the above classic novellas or pick your own. Daisy Miller starts 4/14, Mathilda 4/21.

See @Cuilin ‘s post https://litsy.com/p/UVNFOFVBSnJS

#firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl

“At the little town of Vevey, in Switzerland, there is a particularly comfortable hotel.”

So begins my #funsizefiction

All are welcome to join this #funsizefiction buddy read the last two weekends of every month. I plan on reading the above classic novellas, or pick your own. Let me know if you come across novellas in other genres. Thanks and let‘s get those reading stats up. Daisy Miller starts Friday 4/14 Mathilda Friday 4/21

Loved it. An achingly beautiful, laconic narrative. The language sparse and commanding. The simple story of a young girl‘s visit to a couple during a time of stress to her family and her experience of care. Oh and that final cinematic scene totally had me sobbing. #funsizefiction

I loved to be back in this world & with these characters so much! I noticed how well created characters were and it was so easy to remember who was who. That tells that they had left their marks on me. I also loved the world, with all the cruelness.

This was a perfect recap to me because I have read the trilogy couple years ago. I think I might have liked this less if read immediately after the first book.

#SeriesLove23 #EasterOMC #AwesomeApril

Dear Littens
All are welcome to join in this novella/novelette numbers challenge. Each book must be less than 200 pages. Read the set books or pick your own. Review, tag @cuilin #funsizefiction. The goal is to balance out our chunkster novels with great mini reads from multi genres. Please share. Thank you. ❤️