pickReally enjoyed it 😁
It's a very light-hearted read, yet there are some deeper reflections in the final part.
Sometimes l though the plot was a little unlikely, but then, it is a humorous take and it works like that.
I also enjoyed reading about the New Woman (one of my favourite historical topics) from a contemporary. Yes, the complexity of this figure dies come out.
I looked for other stories by this author, but he seems quite forgotten.
Perhaps the original fake engagement romance? In WWI London, Patricia is mortified to overhear fellow boardinghouse “guests“ gossip about her lonely state, and invents a date with a fiance. When she's followed to the “date,“ she spies a likely man in uniform and begs him to help her out.
The romance that follows is chock full of gender essentialism and not that interesting, but there are some fascinating and funny portraits of the time. cont.
Your aunt's sense of duty is the most offensive sense I have ever encountered.
“Oh, Patricia! why will you persist in being a cold douche!“
Took me a second to realize he meant a cold shower. 😂
pickI nearly gave up on this in the first few pages because of the wildly descriptive beginning. Then I read this was adapted from a play by Keane, so I was able to see that as the stage directions for Act 1, Scene 1. And then the action started. The love triangle was not for me, but I very much liked Aunt Anna Rose.
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Brooklyn botanic garden does a Lightscape winter walk at night for a couple months every year. I love going and getting some hot chocolate (with baileys!) and wandering the exhibits.
I‘m a member and like doing walks around there any season tbh, it‘s so close to my apartment.
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so-soRead this in September with the #hashtagbrigade
While the conversations we had discussing it were entertaining, the novel itself was a bit bland. All of the characters were pretty unlikeable and it was hard to sympathize with them
pickA deceptively sophisticated book about unrequited love, self-sacrifice, and the seemingly impossible task of trying to be true to oneself while doing right by others and becoming part of a community. The protagonist is a smut writer dealing with the impending death of a beloved aunt on the one hand and birth of an unwanted child on the other. Full of fantastic dialogue and insightful observations that feel wholly organic, never forced or tacked-on
pickI just love the way Pym describes characters and her writing.
At a book sale Leonora Eyre meets Humphrey and James Boyce, uncle and nephew. They get entangled in each others lives, while we also meets other people close to them.
