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It was your love of Hemingway, that led me to try another Hemingway after the tedious Old Man and the Sea....

Brian at Bookish is the expert on Hemingway, I have heard he is best with short stories. I enjoyed this although he does liberally use the N-word to talk about an African-American boxer, which was a little jarring to my modern sensibilities.

It's a classic, so I'm sure you did a great job!

It is the first Hemingway I enjoyed I tried The Old Man and the sea, which was short but felt very long.

@@davidnovakreadspoetry Thanks

@@WildHeartsandWildflowers Thanks for watching, it was a fun tag to do.

@@ScullyPop I put one out every Thursday.

Thanks, Melinda. Glad you enjoyed it.

@@NicolesBookishNook Thanks, buttercup :)

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It was a fantastic read for me. I was intrigued by the stories and characters of all three protagonists and the short chapters kept the action moving. Often when a historical fiction has separate timelines I will be far more interested in one than the other(s) but that wasn't the case here. I think this is definitely one of the best books I have read this year.

@@jimsbooksreadingandstuff Yes, writing separate timelines can be a real balancing act for a writer. I agree, Emilia Hart did a really good job with this book.

Each to their own. I am more into reading than books, a paperback for me is just more comfortable to read and carry around, but hardbacks look prettier. Enjoy Othello...if you can enjoy a tragedy...it is my favorite Shakespeare play.

Thanks for sticking around to the end, even if you didn't like the video 🤣

It is an old tag, that was doing the rounds 7 years ago. I liked the prompts so I revived it.

I've read the second book Fevered Star, which was not as good as Black Sun but haven't read the third yet and not sure if I will.

Good luck with that!

@@jimsbooksreadingandstuff Thanks! It was rather exhausting!

Glad you like it sk...sk.... sk... Scully.

He was ahead of his time in some ways, he chose his commanders on the basis of merit not on their family ties.

This is definitely no rom-com. The book comes out on 4 December.

Madloba, for the recommendation. I have tried reading Georgian literature in English translation but because many of the great writers in Georgian were poets (Tsereteli, Tabidze, Vazha-Pshavela, Ilia Chavchavadze and of course Rustaveli), translation fails to capture their essence. I need to work on learning Georgian. I am currently struggling with a children's book in Georgian "დედა. მამა. რვა ბავშვი და საბარგო მანქანა"

Good luck in learning! It can be tough at the beginning but I bet you will do it! Rustaveli can be difficult to understand for many Georgians also, language is so different now. Also Vazha-Pshavela’s language can be a bit harder to understand, as he was from the mountains and his style was sometimes criticized. There is a famous poem from Tsereteli, dedicated to Vazha, which starts like this: ენას გიწუნებ ფშაველო (I do not like your language/style). But anyway, good luck!! Happy to see people interested in Georgian.

@@TSBLK-z6e didi madloba. I think I should try some more of Galaktion Tabidze's poems.

@ My personal favourite is “The moon over Mtatsminda”

@@TSBLK-z6e It is in the book I have of his poems... ჯერ არასდროს არ შობილა ასე წყნარი! Skies have never seen the moon tranqui l, as is this!....

It's fine, I've been reading a lot of psychological thrillers lately.

Thanks, Camus said Autumn (Fall) was like a second spring, where every leaf turned into a flower.

Ditto, lovely 🤗

Thanks, James. There should be plenty more to come.

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Thanks Kevin, I intend to do such reviews of almost every book I read.

There are three POVs we have Altha in 1619, who is on trial as a witch, Violet during ww2 an over protected teen and Kate in our times who is escaping from an abusive marriage. The three are from the same family and have a heightened sense of the natural world. Each chapter is short and told from a different POV, so there is no confusion between the three.

@ ahhh 🤔 I’ll give it a go but as a library book and see if I like to. Thank you, Jim!

@@NicolesBookishNook This happens often around the winter months, it looks crazy.

@@beyondtherequiredreading Welcome to Booktube. For these one minute reviews, I write out a script, otherwise I'd be too tongue tied. Weyward is a fantastic read, a gripping story, and some beautiful prose and nature description.

@@laiaabotii2402 It is a book which divides opinion. Some really love it, others hate it. It is not for everyone. Most of the characters are unpleasant, the setting on the moors is bleak. This is the only 19th century novel I have re-read because I really like it. Wuthering Heights represents human nature at its darkest. It represents the fatal and selfish side of love. I've honestly never come across a more accurate depiction of how selfish love can get. Cathy and Heathcliff's love is fatal not only to them, but also to everyone around them. If that sounds intriguing to you go ahead and read it.

It is really good. Usually in historical fiction with different timelines I like one and am not interested in the other (s) but here the three women on the three different timelines are all fascinating characters.

It's a fantastic read, highly recommended.

@@kevintowle9665 Thanks Kevin. I have noticed your many comments on this channel.

@@readandre-read I would highly recommend this book.

It is very good. Although you weren't too impressed with my best book read last year,, Once There Were Wolves, so it might not work for you. It is historical fiction with strong resilient female characters, who are weyward, more in tune with nature than their fellows.

@@jimsbooksreadingandstuff Maybe it'll stand up better without a book club of scientists to tear it down 😆

@@MargaretPinard The scientists will probably not be keen on the magic elements.

@@jimsbooksreadingandstuff 😝

I would tend to agree with you, there. Thanks for commenting.

@@anotherbibliophilereads I really enjoyed it. Good luck with the RWYOC.

It is a really good read. It could well be the best book I have read this year.

@jimsbooksreadingandstuff Wow! That's saying a lot! Btw, just curious, do you read non-fiction, too?

I think it could be the best book I have read this year...

It is a fabulous read. It was the Goodreads Choice winner for Historical Fiction last year.

Hey Sk..sk..sk...Scully.... this is a great read.

Joolz is based in Bradford, West Yorkshire. I saw her maybe half a dozen times performing her poetry on stage back in the 1980s. The collection was published in 1990.

I haven't read any of the books on the Booker Longlist this year. But I have read some previous winners.

I am glad you enjoyed it, SK..sk..Sk...Scully

Her heyday was back in the 1980s.

Enjoy your listening, it’s a classic and I really love it but be warned it is a bleak tale.

Kia ora Mark, welcome to the channel, Allen at Big Hard Books and Classics is a great Booktuber. I have plenty of content, hope you find something to interest you amongst it all.

I have yet to read all of the Hercule Poirot books, but Agatha Christie is my goto author for a classic whodunnit. I have tried her contemporaries like Dorothy L Sayers and Ngaio Marsh but prefer Agatha. I have yet to work out the mystery before the reveal. Thanks for commenting, I am sure you will enjoy the Miss Marple stories, too.

Sounds good to me.