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#TuesdayTunes @TieDyeDude
My offering for your French request is Camille. She sings in French & English, often in the same song. She's hard to pin down as many of her songs are pop-based, quirky & a bit silly (in a good way), and then she does something serious and experimental, all of which I love. I'll link to a couple of both types, which I hope you'll like 😊🇫🇷
Lasso, from the album Oui: https://youtu.be/zP4tsnttO-k?si=ZayCmknzLlxaGxWf

This is the basis for La Traviata and Moulin Rouge! It was a quick read and of course a tragic one. Even though you know from the beginning that Marguerite dies, it‘s still hard to read her letters by the end of the suffering she goes through with consumption. I was annoyed by the moral high ground that the narrator/author takes toward courtesans. I also found Armand‘s reasons for falling in love with Marguerite to be pretty shallow.

Great finds at Voyageur Book Shop in Bay View today!

"Be good, be young, be true! Evil is nothing but
vanity, let us have the pride of good, and above
? all let us never despair." ?
Alexandre Dumas, The Lady of the Camellias

Read it because the plot inspired the libretto of la traviata. I don‘t find the characters very relatable in 21st century values, and the story is linear with a lot of descriptions of the narrator‘s emotions. But the book is short, and it‘s not a boring read.

The Metropolitan Opera is offering streaming, for the next weeks, some of the best encore performances from the past years. I have seen in the theatre two of these and I plan on watching at least 2 or three of these. If you haven't experienced opera I recommend Carmen to get a taste. The performances are amazing, you know the music even if you think you don't and is easy to follow. #covid19chronicals

Last week I ((finally)) finished the final book of the last round of #lmpbc that I participated in. (Thanks again for your patience- @OnlyYoo 🤗)

I was a bit nervous for this one because I haven‘t read a classic since high school but was pleasantly surprised to find the language far more accessible than anticipated. Maybe I won‘t wait so long to try another classic!

BFC Round 3 Week 1

I got my 120 minutes of exercise - Gym visit, horseback riding lesson, and 5K!

I finished 2/6 books - Sunburn & Camille. I may have to adjust this goal.

@wanderinglynn @Laughterhp @Catlover23 @hes7 @Sresendez12 @Dragonfairykats @Scochrane26 @krayoncolorz @TK421 @LapReader

I won‘t say much about this one because not everyone in #LMPBC #GroupA has read it yet. I am NOT a classics reader, but I loved this story. Sad and bittersweet.

@OnlyYoo I got Camille in the mail today! #LMPBC #GroupA

For #lovehate day 4 my pick is Marguerite and Armand from Camille. Even though you know it won't end well for them, the pieces where they're happy and together in the countryside make it well worth the read.

@ErinSueG @WhiskeyMistress

My #AdventRecommends day 9 book is an old one, but, oh my God, I enjoyed it so much.
It really broke me!
I don't think I cried that much with a lot of other books (honestly, I do not cry while I read, that often).
Now, maybe the fact that I watched Moulin Rouge before this (and cried because of it as well) had something to do with my entire experience of this book. But I fell in love with it.
If you are in the mood for a sad romance, try this.

currently reading🌸

4/5. Opinião: https://goo.gl/VW6prx

One more for #RetroCoverFun.
This 1848 novel was based on Dumas' (fils) affair with the courtesan, Marie Duplessis, and inspired Verdi's opera, La Traviata.
#Riotgrams

Uno dei miei romanzi preferiti! #alexandredumas #lasignoradellecamelie #librichetirestanonelcuore #amoleggere #amoilibri #books #ilovebook #iloveread #imieilibripreferiti #librinewtoncompton

#peachbooks #augustofpages #translatedbooks Oh Marguerite and Armand!