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From the overwhelming poverty experienced by Charlie Bucket and his family, to the spoilt, greedy, brattish children who join Charlie on his trip to Willy Wonka’s phantasmagorical sweet factory there is nothing artificially sweetened in Roald Dahl’s startling work of fantasy. Also, I loved …And Ladies of the Club. Cyril’s search for identity, belonging, acceptance, and family is by turns funny, frustrating, and sad.
, A lot of my favorites are on this list. For the past few years, I’ve tracked how many book and pages I read a year. A Suitable Boy is one of my all time favorites, and whenever I come across someone who has also finished it, it’s usually one of their favorites, too. It remains one of my all time favorites. A Little Life (4) Oliver Franklin-Wallis, It started with a vague tip-off: a tug boat approaching the UK could be transporting cocaine. Especially the one on the school attack and the family with MÛnchhausen syndrome.
679 pages. I enjoyed the many perspectives, the tunnels in and put through past and present in such a fast pace it was sometimes hard to keep track! (years and years ago). I didn’t participate in the 2017 challenge, but I will if there’s a 2018 challenge. So many of the books stated are favourites of mine, David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. The Pillars of the Earth is also a favorite. Lyz Lenz’s profile of Tucker Carlson in the Columbia Journalism Review begins and ends with the subject shouting at the writer, but insisting that he’s not. ", "Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show. I definitely read that one and all of the Outlander books on an e-reader–it allowed me to read a LOT when I was nursing my babies. It certainly will meet the “if you’re going to devote 600+ pages to a book, then by golly, it had better be good” requirement! Hawaii by James Michener. For a lot of these books, maybe the eBook version is preferable? I’m only 10% in so not sure where/how it’s going to go, but I find his writing soothing- which is nice these days.
The imposing Prince Don Fabrizio presides over a town close to Palermo during the last days of an old world in which class stratifications are stable and understood. I’ve chosen “The Historian” for my selection since it’s been sitting unread on my book shelf forever. It definitely reads much quicker. I love long books. Gone with the Wind is my all time favorite. I love hardcover and paperback books, but there are times when ebooks have an advantage! By Also “The Historian”. Amanda Fortini opening Michelle Williams’ historically very locked vault. I’ve been making my way through them all and am about 1/2 way. That’s an entire book! ", "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way – in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. They definitely take extra time, but if I can make myself look past that it’s usually worth it. Well I attempted The Name of the Wind but gave up pretty early on in the story. I usually don’t care how long a book is. ", "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again. It's on my TBR; readerly friends keep telling me anyone who has ever read a single fantasy book needs to read this NOW, even if they don't think they like fantasy. I enjoyed discovering another culture. Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. Highly recommended, and the audible narration is awesome. Did I read an older version??? Plath herself would commit suicide one month after the novel’s publication in 1963. Thanks for recommending the other 6. This story takes us back to the fictional town of Kingsbridge, England, as well as to France, Spain, and Belgium during the time of the Tudors and the Inquisition. My husband and I were just talking about the books yesterday. “And Ladies of the Club” by Helen Hooven Santmeyer – fat, fat book, absorbing story that I loved the first time (published in 1982, I read it around 1988) and seemed too drawn out the second time. Remember, kids: never try your own delirious Dionysian ritual at home. I think the longest book I’ve recently read is “Mercy of a Rude Stream”, by Henry Roth. Only 608 pages.