Also have to show off my Edition. I remember getting it in a cute little shop in an old village. Some of my books have these types of memories attached to them. I also always try to purchase unabridged editions when they are available, they are so much more valuable to me in terms of text.

Had to refresh my memory on chapters 1-11 but I have now finished 12-15 and it was an emotional rollercoaster, but that is to be expected from Thomas Hardy. I can't help but feel so sad for Tess.

Starting off #Victober and I forgot how unpleasant this young man is

Tomorrow is #Victober and I can't wait to dive back into this.

oh man, what a journey this has been. I initially started this way back in 2016 and I am so happy I became motivated to read these books again. Mr. Martin is such a phenomenal writer, I have nothing but praise for his writing and complex characters.

I can't wait to dive into the second novel in the series!

One chapter left! I'm so happy I became motivated to read these books again, even if it is one chapter a day.

Once again I felt like reading poetry. This was a nice collection of poems. I enjoyed their pastoral nature and they made me think of the Romantic Era poetry I had to read in college (which I enjoyed)

The reality is that I will not stop crying every chapter

I need to stop crying every chapter

I only have 6 chapters left! just in time for #Victober as well.

😢

I'm not crying, you're crying

I thought the Dany chapter was rough, Arya is also going through it 😭

Dany is so compelling to me 😢

My copy is a bit beat up (I have been carrying this everywhere for a few years)

I seemed to have left towards the end of a Tyrion chapter so it feels appropriate to finish it and then read the next one fully.

I read a few children's books just now, to cleanse my palate and this one just rubs me the wrong way. Maybe it's how things have been for the past few years but the notion of libraries spreading lies and providing false information resonates more than “don't take everything at face value“

Not to mention the horrible artwork of the kids burning the books with false information in them. I don't need to remind anyone what kind of people burn books.

I don't think I'll be practicing in the tag (too much pressure) but reading a chapter a day sounds like a good motivator to get back into these books 👀

I enjoyed some stories more than others, it definitely is a mixed bag

Some of these passages keep throwing me off guard 🤣

Baby wizard is going through it

Today was a chores kind of day, but now I'm ready to relax with some Realms of Magic and hopefully make good progress since it's so early.

I don't exactly follow the logic here but sure, okay 😅

This man is killing me 🤣

Been reading this again and it's such a mixed bag for me, but regardless I am enjoying it.

Almost halfway through.

I got a 10 this time. I think I will start this after Victober.

I'm so happy I got this complete edition way back in the day because it feels so much more complete narratively.

There were definitely times I had to pause because the things described on paper were horrific and made me out right uncomfortable, but I am also so glad I finally got to read it.

My only criticism so far is the slang doesn't use the right conjugation. I'm going to give the author the benefit of the doubt and say that this was done on purpose, but it's still funny to me when people are “govoreeting“ instead of “govorat.“ and “Malenky“ instead of “nimnoga“

It's a bit easier to get through now that I'm older but the slang is still throwing me off. (The curse of being fluent in that language)

The dice have decided.

I'm surprised how fast I've finished this but it was also such a lovely, refreshing read.

These last few chapters have such lovely descriptions

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Something to motivate me to read more books from my library after I finish P&P

I love D&D and I love Books so I've decided to combine the two for this personal challenge.

I was trying to stay impartial to Mr. Darcy but it seems that he is a book nerd, so by law I have to like him now.

I feel like in all the Pride and Prejudice series/film adaptations I've watched (1995/2005) I only thought of Mr. Bingley as “just nice“ but in the book, it's more apparent that he IS nice but, he is also very sincere. I guess It's very hard to capture sincerity on the screen, without actually showing it, though there are hardly any circumstances for him to do that, without it just reading as politeness. That's the beauty of books as a medium.

I didn't expect Lizzy to be roasted so early on, but that's on me.

It's 8AM and I'm thinking about A “fun“ story from college.

It was my first Lit. Course and the Prof. Was very pressed when I was reading this book (she thought it was trashy) that she gave me a bunch of adult fiction that I ended up giving away. Titles included the Kite Runner and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. There was not a single book there that kept my attention.

Moral of the story: let people read whatever they want. They know better.

Amazing

This book actually destroyed me

All I can think of is “Girl, Run“ 💀

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Finished this a few years ago but it's such a pretty edition still ❤️

Got this edition a few years ago for Christmas, still haven't gotten to it 😭