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New Grub Street
New Grub Street: A Novel | George Gissing
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Leftcoastzen
New Grub Street: A Novel | George Gissing
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#TemptingTitles #WithNew Been meaning to read this for years , I think I have a modern library edition around here somewhere , meanwhile , thanks internet!

Eggs Perfect 🖤🤍🖤 5mo
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sisilia
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5⭐️ I love my first GG novel! It‘s so fascinating to read about London‘s literary jungle in the 19th century. The struggle between poverty and productivity is so excrutiating, only the street-smarts and the practical ones can survive it. GG is so good in transitioning between sub-plots and then blending them together. So pleasing to the brain! If this is somewhere in your TBR list, move it up now!

BarbaraBB It and I will! Great review! 7mo
batsy Nice review! And boy am I extra looking forward to it now 😁 7mo
Ruthiella This has been on my TBR for forever! I need to branch out from Trollope and Dickens. 7mo
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Liz_M I was surprised by how modern the characters felt in this one -- a little bit of an anti-hero main character, in particular. Although I really wanted Amy to write a bestseller and save the family finances... 7mo
sisilia @Liz_M Yes, his mix of characters is unique. I was rooting for Biffen 🤓 GG is a milder version of Zola, more natural and his characters are more realistic haha… Have you read The Nether World? (edited) 7mo
sisilia @Ruthiella Trollope is the one that I haven‘t tried yet. Next month I will be reading The Way We Live Now…. I heard it‘s similar to Zola‘s Money, which is one of my favs 7mo
Ruthiella @sisilia You will love him! 7mo
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sisilia
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Found this cool pic for New Grub Street. I‘m enjoying the book so far. I‘m halfway now and I want to finish it asap but I can‘t because I‘m distracted by work 😅 I‘m looking forward to devouring it this weekend 🎉

Ruthiella Work! Ugh! Gets in the way of reading. 😂 7mo
sisilia @Ruthiella Always 🤣 7mo
batsy Boo to work! Glad you're enjoying it! 7mo
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sisilia
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Character list is definitely a must for this book. For a moment I was lost in the Yule family‘s web. Everyone is Mr. Yule and Mrs. Yule 😅

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sisilia
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Picked my next read. I hope I‘ll like it 🤞🏻

batsy I have this on my list! Intrigued that it's set in the literary/journalism world of Victorian England. 7mo
sisilia @batsy Yes 😃 and is considered GG‘s best novel 7mo
Liz_M It's a good one! 7mo
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quietjenn I've been meaning to read this forever! Perhaps you will inspire me. 7mo
Tamra I‘m anxious to read what you think of it - I‘ve not read it. 7mo
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Liz_M
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#adventrecommends @emilyrose_x

Book publishing has always been dying! Published in the 1890s, but with a modern feel. The anti-hero protagonist is determined to earn wealth and power in the literary set by approaching literary criticism as a business. His story is contrasted with other writers' failures.

Ignore the messy bed. Someone was "helping" me change the sheets. ?

Soubhiville He looks like a very good “helper” 💕 10mo
batsy This has been on my TBR for so long! 10mo
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BookwormM
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#Reading1001

This could have done with being shorter but that was part of the message of the book. Write long literature that you are passionate about or write fiction that makes money.

Another takeaway message from the book - don‘t get married.

Appreciated the pictures quote which managed to accurately predict how our news would be delivered in bite size chunks.

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Leftcoastzen
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Some of my Modern Library collection. Keep promising I will keep them all together but shelf space doesn‘t always work out.The 3 brown ones next to the giant are the earliest ones .I don‘t know if that series ever had dust jackets.They are cloth and/or leatherette and flexible. I‘ll quit nerding out now 😂

Lcsmcat I‘m on my way home from my favorite used bookstore with a prize - four #modernlibrary editions! I‘ll post a picture when I get home. 4y
Trashcanman 😊😔 4y
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batsy Oooh ❤️ 4y
Tanisha_A Gosh! 😍 4y
Suet624 Wonderful! 4y
Nute Wow! That is the coolest collection!😍 4y
Leftcoastzen @Nute Thank you ! I love my little Modern Library editions. 4y
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LiterarySloth
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I read this right around when I decided I wanted to be an English major. I found the book while walking around in The Last Bookstore in Los Angeles. I knew nothing about it. There wasn‘t even a description to read. The book just intrigued me. It was written in the 20s and is a very old edition. It‘s definitely not something everyone will like. It doesn‘t have a lot of action but there‘s deceit, friendships, relationships... it‘s a great book.

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jenniferw88
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Not the original quote I intended for #cantspeakfrench, but as I can't speak Greek either this will have to do! Original quote I think is in The Ladies' Paradise by Zola (I'm pretty sure there's a letter in there that hasn't been translated).
I can, however, speak a little Spanish! #melodicmay #day9

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quirkyreader
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#bookmail post #3. More of my holiday/birthday gift. I have been wanting New Grub Street for a while.

vivastory What is the Gissing about? There's no info in the book profile. 7y
quirkyreader @vivastory It's a tale about two 19th century writers. One becomes super famous and the other is not as well know but becomes critically acclaimed. 7y
vivastory @quirkyreader Sounds intriguing. I'll have to check it out. 7y
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