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Superman | Alfred Jarry

Tried to see the new Superman in theater. Holy hell when did they decide deafening people was okay? I feel so bad for their staff as the ads play near constantly. Needless to say, didn't stay. Oh well, I'll just watch it when it hits streaming. My ears are still ringing.

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LiseWorks
Birds and Birthdays | Christopher Barzak
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My first birthday card, I promise @AmyG that I'll wait until my birthday. It's going to be hard, lol

AmyG I am so happy you got it in time!!! 2w
Avanders Happy birthday!! 🎉🎈 2w
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RowReads1
Nadja | Andr Breton
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Rissreadswithcats
The Hearing Trumpet | Leonora Carrington
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Pickpick

Oh my, this was bonkers in the best possible way! I had no idea where it was going or why! But who cares? It‘s hilarious, thoroughly entertaining! I hope when I am 92 I am this insightful! I have some friends and we always talk about living together when we are much older on an estate and this book is now the benchmark for that dream. How did I not know anything about Carrington previously? Her life, art and writings. What an extraordinary woman!

Rissreadswithcats @thegirlwiththelibrarybag thanks for putting this book on my radar! 1mo
sarahbarnes I loved this one too! I saw one of her paintings last summer - also bonkers in the best way. 😂 1mo
thegirlwiththelibrarybag It makes me so happy to hear that you enjoyed it! 1mo
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Rissreadswithcats How could you not walk away from this book smiling? I loved the observations and banter between the old ladies! I hope I am as amusing as they are when I‘m in my 90‘s! 1mo
Centique I have this on my TBR and now I am so excited to get to it! 4w
Rissreadswithcats @Centique it was both weird and wonderful! 4w
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
The Hearing Trumpet | Leonora Carrington
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My copy of The Hearing Trumpet arrived and well, my finger slipped when I placed the order so Down Below and The Skeleton‘s Holiday arrived with it… oops?!

I kind of want all the editions of The Hearing Trumpet tho - so I may haunt some used books websites… the cover art is just that good.

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
The Hearing Trumpet | Leonora Carrington
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Pickpick

♥️ this so much that upon finishing the audio, I bought the paperback. What‘s not to ♥️ about a story centring on 92 year old Marion that has multiple mentions of a 110 year old mother with a keen interest in sports?! Marion is rich in friends - it‘s Carmella that gifts her the hearing trumpet & how that transforms her world! I never knew what to expect with this book (other than the murder, that I saw coming) but oh such (delightfully weird) fun!

lil1inblue I really like that cover! The book also sounds quite interesting. Stacked! 2mo
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @lil1inblue, the author was also a surrealist painter- I don‘t know if this was one of hers but it fits the vibe of the story quite well. 2mo
Rissreadswithcats I‘m intrigued, so stacked! 2mo
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Rissreadswithcats, going to be one of my top reads of the year FOR SURE! 2mo
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
The Hearing Trumpet | Leonora Carrington
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Almost let my loan expire but decided, no - I could totally finish this in 2 days, I should give it a go!! & HONESTLY best decision, I‘m obsessed with this book actually.

I‘ve got no idea where we are going but I‘m loving the journey - it just went off on a tangent about a nun - whose portrait hangs in the dining room of the institution where the book takes place & I‘m excited to see how that comes back round to fit in with the main narrative.

TheKidUpstairs Slightly obsessed with that cover! 2mo
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @TheKidUpstairs, the author, Leonora Carrington was actually better known for her surrealist paintings - this edition features her painting “the giantess” on the cover. It‘s absolutely gorgeous! 2mo
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Daisey
The Blind Owl | Sadegh Hedayat
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ensorcell: enchant, fascinate (verb)

#WeirdWords #WeirdWordWednesday

CBee Oooo, nice! 2mo
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Daisey
The Blind Owl | Sadegh Hedayat
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Panpan

This was not the book for me. It‘s a strange, dark story with repetitive scenes from the perspective of a narrator frequently in an opium haze. At least that‘s how it seemed to me. I also think I missed aspects due to differences of culture & translation. I feel there‘s much more symbolism than I‘m aware of.

📷: Gandalf kept me company during my #HammockReading this evening.

#translated #1001books #Reading1001 #TBRTakedown April 2025

AlaMich What a sweet face! 😻 2mo
Leftcoastzen What a cutie! 😻 2mo
Ruthiella 😻😻😻 2mo
Daisey @AlaMich @Leftcoastzen @Ruthiella Thanks all! He can be pretty adorable when he wants to. 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
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RowReads1
Down Below | Leonora Carrington
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