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Stringham has always been an old soul who sees a lot. His alcohol consumption, a self-medicating mechanism, is no longer available, but he seems to have other methods of coping. And he clearly knows his limits. My heart hurts for him because his heart hurts so much.
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I'm with you on this. Totally.
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So happy to see Stringham back!
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I stumbled upon a group reading Richardson's Clarissa. They are doing it in real time. An epistolary novel that starts slowly in January, it is surprisingly riveting.
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Yes, but I'm not entirely convinced this is true. It almost seems rooted in the author's bitterness of bad reviews or slumping book sales. As Maureen @mcgranaghan.bsky.social
says, Nick does comfort Gwatkin with Kipling's poetry. In fact, Gwatkin travels with Kipling's book.
#anthonypowelltogether
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I am ready to preorder anytime you're ready.
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Hang on. Where have I been? UPCOMING US edition of Dorothy Richardson's Pilgrimage?!!!! Please tell all. ASAP.
When, where, who, when? And yes, when?
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Sounds smart. Please know I'm thinking about you and your family. Please stay safe.
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Please keep us posted about how you are doing.
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Yes, I hope the fire and smoke is well away from you and your family.
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I'm with you, but I'm thinking it's Shakespeare's Henry VI part 1. @christina500.bsky.social is doing all of Shakespeare this year. We just started Richard II. I misplaced my copy but finally found it this AM. We're on day 2.
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Thanks! I did see that group read of The Odyssey. I'm still thinking about it. Sooooo many books going at once.
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The ipod was designed for listening to music. You'll never go back to listening to tunes on your phone again. 😉
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Yay for you! My darling husband mentioned The Iliad in passing yesterday, and I must have talked about it for twenty minutes before I noticed how far into the weeds I was going with the petty squabbles of the gods and Homer's clear hatred of war.
Poor guy.
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Those kinds of people who manage to almost blunder through life with little planning and no obvious safety net are so familiar and infuriating. Being a planner and safe player, I can't grasp how they manage (mostly w/ such aplomb). Moreland is a little rattled here, true. But I wonder for how long.
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And those bullies always seem to find the same target.
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I loved Powell's ability to cover all those conflicting emotions Nick feels during that conversation. It is so true to life--our ability to swing from one extreme to the other within seconds.
Powell knows people. #AnthonyPowellTogether #hegetsit
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Of all the characters, Stringham is my favorite. He tugs at my heart like none of the others. I feel like he is (and always has been) far more fragile than any of the others, like he was born without a protective coating and therefore feels every single thing--which is why he drinks.
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Excellent quote. I love Powell's observations about the nature of being human.
I finished "The Kindly Ones" last night--couldn't stop.
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Widmerpool is one of the most fully realized characters in the lot. His desire for domination probably stems from his overcoat/school days. I suspect the way the boys treated him then shaped him into the adult he's become.
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There's a supernatural element in this one I can't buy. I like science fiction (although fantasy is not my cup of tea). Can't suspend my disbelief. Ruins the whole thing for me.
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My first Richard Powers--The Bone Clocks--is well written, but I am not taken by the characters or plot. About 400 pages in and have decided to give it up. It's a little too weird for me.
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Good on you! And yes, I've caught up and more. I'm forcing myself to stop as I have read through this week's assignments as well. Argh!
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Also, a new book just came out.
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Still woefully behind, but yes, the opening of Chap 2 is jarring. I'm wondering if (unlike in earlier volumes) Powell is working with a theme foremost in mind... perhaps connected with the title. There also seems to be a lot of material intended to help new readers catch up. #anthonypowelltogether
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Oh, no. I am a bit behind, but I appreciate the warning. I will catch up soon and get back to you. Looking forward to my reading time.
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I love this!!! Thanks!
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I can see that. I just felt like the waltz we'd been doing had suddenly shifted to the hokey-pokey. I don't object to the shift, I just wondered if there had been more prep for it.
I should also consider that the volumes were published separately and years apart.
#AnthonyPowelltogether
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Thanks. I thought the other volumes flowed together so well. The beginning of this one seems, jarring in its departure from what he established. #anthonypowelltogether
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I picked up the biography because the lack of personal details is so maddening. This cycle of novels is loosely autobiographical, and yet there are so few details about Jenkins himself. He's like that person at work who gathers all the info about everyone but shares little to none about himself.
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I'm about a week behind, but I picked up a biography of Powell and randomly opened it. Mid-page, mid-book I spotted the only mention of F. Scott Fitzgerald.... They met in a Hollywood studio canteen and hit it off, talked about books and authors.
#anthonypowelltogether
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Lucky you! I'll never be able to read Dracula for the first time again, and that makes me sad. But I'm happy for you! It's a treat.
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Sometimes it helps to listen while you read. Don't watch it, just listen and read along.
shakespearenetwork.net/media-room/m...
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Most definitely!
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It's not cheating to read a synopsis of the play. It just means you get to enjoy it more. 😉
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This is the question I ask every morning.
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I just finished the scene about skating on the pond. And now I'm definitely ordering more books by Lehmann. Which ones are you thinking of doing next? Or am I being impatient?
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Big Trollope fan here as well. 😀
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I loved what I read and then I found my anxiety for/ about the wolf (fox?) and her babies was so intense I simply could not continue reading. In my mind they are forever in that hole, eeking by but alive and undisturbed by stupid humans.