(thru ch15) - I'm really enjoying Marcellus's journey as he learns different stories and tales of Jesus. I love the way he is coming up with “practical“ explanations for the miracles he is hearing about - but as the reader we know that at some point he is going to have to decide whether or not to take a leap of faith.
I'm anxious to find out what is happening with some of the other characters, though! Diana, Demetrius, and Marcellus's family!!
We should be finished with The Robe by the end of April, which gives us a fresh slate for starting East of Eden. I have a kind of love/hate relationship with Steinbeck's writing, so we'll see what happens 😂 Some of the chapters are long, but some are really short, so I think we're going to go with a chapter a day and hope it averages out. There are 55 chapters, so this one will carry into June. We may take a little break around Memorial Day if ⬇
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read:
—23 books
—4 out of 9 forecasted
—all on audio
—5⭐️ for the wednesday wars, just like that + a beautiful disguise
reading:
—? catch a wave
—?? evelina #randomclassics #serial
—?? les misérables #serial
—? a noble scheme
—? sarai
(thru ch 5) Well! We've been given quite the set up. What do you think of the characters so far? I feel like I should make it clear that I don't know much about the culture from this era/place, so I will NOT be speaking about the inaccuracies and/or accuracies thereof 😂 Marcellus and Demetrius are both intriguing characters to me. I really admired Marcellus's determination to make the best of a bad situation, trying to live up to his ideals. ⬇
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read:
—18 books
—6 out of 9 forecasted
—all on audio
—5⭐️ for you, with a view, check + mate, + listen for the lie #botm
reading:
—? catch a wave
—?? evelina #randomclassics #serial
—? a fate inked in blood
—?? les misérables #serial
—? sarai
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read:
—29 books
—3 out of 9 forecasted
—all on audio
—5⭐️ for divine rivals
reading:
—? catch a wave
—?? evelina #randomclassics #serial
—? ginger pye #bookspinbingo
—?? les misérables #serial
—? sarai
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read:
—18 books
—1 ? out of 9 forecasted
—all on audio
—5⭐️ for a noble masquerade + falling
reading:
—? catch a wave
—? divine rivals #reread
—?? evelina #randomclassics #serial
—?? les misérables #serial
—? sarai
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A late report since I‘ve spent the day with my nieces shopping
Finished Evelina #RandomClassics, Erasure and Eve
I read Hangman
I‘m currently reading Physical, Ordinary Human Failings and Wifedom
so-soWell, that certainly is a story I‘m glad to have finished 😆
Funny, but boring—the funny parts did not advance the plot and dragged on. Evelina is a sweet character, but I really didn‘t understand the attraction the men had for her, or her for Lord Orville. If Jane Austen read this and thought “I can do better,” I can see why! #RandomClassics
pickI read the novel through the Gutenberg project so while I was looking for a cover, I came across this one that seemed to fit the novel.
17 yr Evelina doesn‘t know much about the world, when friends take her to London for a few weeks. During her first dance she manages to break a lot of the rules. At time Evelina‘s naïveté is a little annoying, but it does much all the other annoying characters, mostly men who can‘t take a hint
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