You've convinced me to go down south to weddings. Ordered your The Member of the Wedding and Eudora Welty's Delta Wedding. Looking forward to imaginary mint juleps.
Thanks for joining in, James! That Hiroshide looks phenomenal! What a wonderful book to have sitting pleasantly on your shelves (I especially like how it's bound)! Can't wait for you to read and offer us your thoughts on Orlando. I found that to be the smoothest way in to Woolf's style, with then Mrs. Dalloway and A Room of One's Own nicely following up.
Anthony Burgess convinced me to read "Orlando." He admired it. Looking forward to your thoughts on "The Good Soldier," Recommend "Parades End" also by Ford. Beautiful book. Jane Austen writes convincing and satisfying happy endings. One morning I"ll wake up and read all of Remembrance of Things Past. Good seeing you.
@@JamesRuchala Have you seen the film adaptations? There are two that I've seen: Swann in Love starring Jeremy Irons and Ornella Muti; the second is Paradise Regained starring Emmanuelle Bearte. Good films. Parade's End was faithfully adapted by the BBC a few years ago starring Cumberbatch as Christopher Tietjens the protagonist. No one reads Ford. Someone, it may have been Burgess, Vidal, or possibly V.S. Pritchett who said he was a writer's writer. Either way, he understood the human condition.
Here's an Alice Munro quote to set me off: "The station master often tried a little teasing with women, especially the plain ones who seemed to appreciate it."
I hadn't made that connection before now. The group of people who would A) understand the reference, B) know/care about the Munro story and C) wouldn't exit such discussion in a fit of performative outrage is.... well, it's a petite circle of associates. Have I mentioned before that you really should start a channel? You really should start a channel.
ew, station master. Maybe a reference to HL Mencken: “If, after I depart this vale, you ever remember me and have thought to please my ghost, forgive some sinner and wink your eye at some homely girl."
@@JamesRuchala Munro's husband had admitted his Nabokovian fantasy play with her minor child and maybe, more horrible, she knew he was exposing himself to neighbor children. Am not bright enough to make the literary connection myself. However I recently read Lolita and wanted to build a bonfire for it. What fun to feud with more dead writers!
Ah, I've just done this tag myself - such fun. And I was also tagged by @BookChatWithPat8668. I love Woolf & Bradbury. I must get around to reading the Agatha Christie, don't know why I haven't, odd.
Guess who's finally getting round to this? Thanks again for tagging me 🎸
You've convinced me to go down south to weddings. Ordered your The Member of the Wedding and Eudora Welty's Delta Wedding. Looking forward to imaginary mint juleps.
Cheers, then! I've also got some Eudora Welty on my long tbr.
POODLE!! Haha. Great tag. I'll get to this one ASAP!
We look forward to seeing what you pick
I'm excited that you are reading Dune Messiah. I've read the first four books in this series and Messiah is my favorite.
Thanks for watching, Mary. Looking forward to seeing what that plucky kid gets up to.
I love Bryson but haven’t read that one. Sounds great!
It's been a while since I've picked up one of his books, but he seems to keep writing them anyway...
Thanks for joining in, James! That Hiroshide looks phenomenal! What a wonderful book to have sitting pleasantly on your shelves (I especially like how it's bound)!
Can't wait for you to read and offer us your thoughts on Orlando. I found that to be the smoothest way in to Woolf's style, with then Mrs. Dalloway and A Room of One's Own nicely following up.
@@ToReadersItMayConcern Woolf's The Voyage Out has stuck with me plus she introduces us to Mrs. Dalloway. If we're voting...
@@PatriciaCrabtree-wm8xd I haven't read The Voyage Out yet. I'll be sure to keep it in mind for a future read.
I've read those other Woolf books and I like them. Thanks for creating this fun tag.
I have a copy of that and of Jacob's Room for a possible next Woolf. Unless I can Flush, her dog book, that is.
@@JamesRuchala Sent Flush as a gift to my veterinarian neice. I think I'm so great.
Anthony Burgess convinced me to read "Orlando." He admired it. Looking forward to your thoughts on "The Good Soldier," Recommend "Parades End" also by Ford. Beautiful book. Jane Austen writes convincing and satisfying happy endings. One morning I"ll wake up and read all of Remembrance of Things Past. Good seeing you.
The morning that you wake up and read all of Remembrance... you'll know you've had a good night's sleep! So looking forward to Ford.
@@JamesRuchala Have you seen the film adaptations? There are two that I've seen: Swann in Love starring Jeremy Irons and Ornella Muti; the second is Paradise Regained starring Emmanuelle Bearte. Good films. Parade's End was faithfully adapted by the BBC a few years ago starring Cumberbatch as Christopher Tietjens the protagonist. No one reads Ford. Someone, it may have been Burgess, Vidal, or possibly V.S. Pritchett who said he was a writer's writer. Either way, he understood the human condition.
@@LibroParadiso-ep4zt I have not, but I'll see if I can find Swann in love online somewhere. Sounds good
Love the Japanese prints. I think Van Gogh used them for inspiration if I remember correctly? Not read any Proust. Some great book choices.
Thanks for watching. VAN Gogh was indeed influenced by the Japanese prints
Beautiful Hiroshide volumn! Just wow 🌊 Thanks for the tag, mate (when're we gonna jam?¿?) 🎉😂🎸
We'll have to meet in Iowa or something!
@@JamesRuchala I've done it online w friend in London, Dane Cobane (we did a bunch of Dylan tunes, me on harp)!
Am counting the days when folks discuss Alice Munro living with Humbert fantasizing her daughter was Lolita. Books in the news tag?
Here's an Alice Munro quote to set me off: "The station master often tried a little teasing with women, especially the plain ones who seemed to appreciate it."
I hadn't made that connection before now. The group of people who would A) understand the reference, B) know/care about the Munro story and C) wouldn't exit such discussion in a fit of performative outrage is.... well, it's a petite circle of associates.
Have I mentioned before that you really should start a channel?
You really should start a channel.
ew, station master. Maybe a reference to HL Mencken: “If, after I depart this vale, you ever remember me and have thought to please my ghost, forgive some sinner and wink your eye at some homely girl."
@@JamesRuchala Same shit even though I love Mencken.
@@JamesRuchala Munro's husband had admitted his Nabokovian fantasy play with her minor child and maybe, more horrible, she knew he was exposing himself to neighbor children. Am not bright enough to make the literary connection myself. However I recently read Lolita and wanted to build a bonfire for it. What fun to feud with more dead writers!
Ah, I've just done this tag myself - such fun. And I was also tagged by @BookChatWithPat8668. I love Woolf & Bradbury. I must get around to reading the Agatha Christie, don't know why I haven't, odd.