well. one of my most anticipated books of the year, from the author of one of the most exciting debuts in recent years, is about my favorite topic (siwell. one of my most anticipated books of the year, from the author of one of the most exciting debuts in recent years, is about my favorite topic (sisters) has the prettiest cover i’ve ever seen in my life (look at it) and is now in my possession.
i’m not sure what happens now but it might be spontaneous combustion.
this is the latest installment of project long classics, a series in which i read books over the course of awelcome to...THE MAYOR OF SEPTEMBERBRIDGE.
this is the latest installment of project long classics, a series in which i read books over the course of a month as an excuse to make puns and buy penguin clothbounds.
this month, we arrive at a lesser-known hardy, whose claim to (my personal) fame is having the most made-up sounding classic title i have ever seen. just THE [FIGURE] OF [BRITISH SOUNDING PLACE]. it's what movie characters would read in a copyright-conscious book club.
anyway. let's get into it.
CHAPTER 1 unhelpfully, this has 45 chapters, which means that every other day i will have to read 2 of them. mostly i'm choosing that process around today not being one of those days.
i have to say, i did not expect the first character we met in this to be named "mike," a name i primarily associate with my childhood friend's stepdad who thought he invented something called pizza pretzels. but then i also didn't predict the first plot point would involve book-mike selling his wife for 5 pounds, so this might just be full of surprises....more
well, folks. it's with great sadness that i inform you that when you're asked "when did you know you were seeing emma's downfall" you can tell them sewell, folks. it's with great sadness that i inform you that when you're asked "when did you know you were seeing emma's downfall" you can tell them september 1, 2024.
today i begin the project that will surely bring about my mortal end.
on this day, elle and i will read one chapter of tolstoy's war and peace, and then we will do that again tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day, and so on and so forth for the following 357 days, shaking our heads to show we disagree with war and nodding to show we agree with peace.
(because this book has 361 chapters, and because goodreads has a character limit, i'll only be updating this periodically. don't worry. you'll see me daily in other places annoying the sh*t out of you.)...more
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