A Belated Book Haul!

[mindysbookjourney]

This was a fantastic haul. So nice to receive a Folio Society book as a gift. So many great books.

[lorriemerson]

Nice haul Lukas! I also like Kafka. Frankenstein is phenomenal. There are many approaches that may interest you, including the philosophies of Willliam Godwin (Mary Shelley's father). I've read five pieces by Nella Larsen and find her amazing. Middle and High Schools have been teaching the first chapter of The Things They Carried since before the novel was completed and the novel is on my TBR. My reading of Hemingway is complex, but I intend to read The Old Man and the Sea later this year. I like but don't love Dickens. I liked A Tale of Two Cities. I love all of Jane Austen. I plan to reread Sense and Sensibility this July. Elinor and Marianne remind me of myself and my sister. Enjoy the books!

[readwritecollage]

Such a great haul. I am interested in too many to list. I just finished Bird by Bird (reread - sort of) on audio and I thought of you when she referenced Samuel Beckett. In February, I read Beloved for the first time and it is still lingering in my mind. Such a great book - I have been wondering where to go next in Morrison's catalogue. Oh! and I loved seeing the collected Nella Larsen - Kelly from Books I'm Not Reading and I coincidentally recently ordered Passing. Thanks for sharing all these glorious titles!

[aaronfacer]

Great haul! I really need to read more of Hemingway's short stories. And Kafka's too actually. The Art book looks awesome 😊

[Moonpome]

So many good books 👏🏼- my random thoughts:
I love Frankenstein, keep in mind she wrote it at age 19.
I’ve been meaning to read more Le Carré, I’ve read all of his sons books, but not Dad. It was interesting to learn how involved Le Carré’s wife was in his editing process.
Do you need a copy of Mantel’s tM&tL ? Let me know.
Tale of Two Cities is my favorite Dickens but I’ve only read four.
The art book looks fantastic.
Hamnet & the Saramago were both excellent👍👍
Have you seen the Coriolanus movie with Ralph Fiennes?
Anne Lamont was my mother’s favorite.

[Ematched]

That's a phenomenal chunk of books!

The film _Brooklyn_ is so heartbreaking and beautiful. My wife and I have watched it dozens of times.

I found _Frankenstein_ to be very well written. A great way to think about it is as a merging of gothic literature and the Romantic conception of the sublime.

I adore William Blake. _Songs of Innocence and Experience_ is the reason I love poetry. but I've always had trouble getting into the rest of his work. I bought the gigantic edition of his complete illuminated books. The rest of his writing is beautiful, imaginative, and intricate, but I had trouble really latching onto the mythology he was creating. However, I very much enjoyed the artwork, and a number of passages have stuck with me. He created something truly wonderful, and I appreciate what he's done, even if I didn't enjoy it as much as his early work. Regardless, I keep going back to the book when I have a few minutes to spare.

[marianneguevara]

Nice haul you've got here Lukas! I'm not gonna lie I did a double take when you mentioned that there was criticism about Frankenstein's writing not being good. I don't know about other people but even if you don't like the story, the prose is moving. At least I found it to be such. Its nice that you mentioned Morrison's Beloved because that's my current read. I've read The Bluest Eye and really enjoyed it. I've only read two books from her so far but I've enjoyed both of them immensely. I'm hoping the same is for Beloved. You've also reminded me to give Hemingway another chance because I haven't really loved anything from him and I've also heard the sentiment that his short stories are better than his novels.

[sandra.]

What a great book haul, so varied!. A Lesson Before Dying was so profound and so thought provoking ...Ernest Gaines is really a treasure. It's so strange to see you getting so many newer releases and clearly Jason has had an influence on you. I'm not a fan of Marilyn Toews, but I'm in the minority (glad you didn't pay for the book 😊). Did you say you are not reading nonfiction this year??