Hi, I'm linking back to The sunday post held by Kim, The Caffeinated Reviewer. Click on the link to access her post and discover plenty
of great bloggers who are dying to share their book reviews, and other things, with you !
Just so you know, I'll probably start commenting starting on tuesday. On sundays, I'd rather save my time to spend with my family and on mondays, well : cleaning up, washing up, grocery shopping, driving kids to and from school, cooking and all that fun... This week was... unenventful. I felt particularly lazy. I read. I worked from home. I cooked. I slept. Lots of cats cuddling. No much to say.
Syrie James : The secret diaries of Charlotte Brontë
that I read for my Brontë mania
Julia Chapman : Date with malice (Dales detectives #2)
Nothing to do with the Brontës (happens), but set in Yorkshire
Ito Ogawa : Le jardin arc-en-ciel
(reviewed in French, since it's not published in English)
Charlotte Perkins Gilman : The yellow wall-paper
a short but efficient story about women and their "nerves"
at the beginning of the 20th century...
(review in French of a French comic)
I don't think it's been translated into English ? Too bad for you,
it's a delightfully irreverent series that I love to pieces !
Since I read a lot of classics, mostly Victorian but not only, I joined an online community of fellow classics lovers, I'm so excited about that !!! :
and click on the logo above to see the official blog
plus here's the post to a corresponding challenge that looks fun :
ON THE NET :
And now, for something completely different, I happened this week upon this UFO that gave me goosebumps : unconventional, original, catchy and surprising,it baffled me - love them ! And the video made me think of (a modern) Ran :
I didn't watch anything, except my old DVDs of Frasier, a series I absolutely love and that always makes me laugh and feel good :
Laouen trying to spot birds at the windows, hoping that one will come near. As you can see, it finally started freezing at night but the days are still somptuous :
So, did you start making any reading goals for 2021 ?... I have one in mind, long delayed but necessary...
The Classics club sounds interesting and your choice of books is wonderful. I hope you enjoy reading others too!
ReplyDeleteYes, I'll try to do alternative readings : one classic, one... ohter ;) Thanks Gayathri !
DeleteHi there! I need a phonetic pronunciation for your name please.... So glad you also joined The Classics Club! We can be novices together.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting me earlier, enjoy your Sunday with you family and have a wonderful week!
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I answered you on your blog :) I'm so excited about the classics, yes, it's good to have another fellow novice :) Thanks Elza.
DeleteMy reading goals for 2021 include more book prize winners and independent books. I heard a booktuber say that she was reviewing unsolicited books but didn't want to encourage those publishers from sending her more vs popular books which she enjoys reading. I was outraged. A book is a book and takes a lot of time to write.
ReplyDeleteI agree, a book is a book ! But oh well, we all have our different tastes. I love my classics but can be encouraged to read books I'd never thought I'd read through other reviewers - it happened to me recently with Bernardine Evaristo who blew my mind :)
DeleteReading goals for 2021... I'm not sure but I'm mulling a few ideas that I may test for the rest of this year to see if I'm interested. My reading goals really last so I'm thinking more in terms of either short-term goals (until I'm no longer interested) or something that I feel connected to.
ReplyDeleteOne of these days, I would like to do a Classics Club spin. I haven't read a Classic in a long time but have loved every one of them I've read. Have a good week! Love that picture out of your window - a beautiful sight to wake up to.
I can relate to the short-term goals, they're easier to stick by. That's why I avoided challenges or reading goals this year (well, except the Jane Austen July and the Irish readathon - couldn't resist). I hope you'll find a classic that will tempt you ;) Thanks Athira !
DeleteIzabel, I am sorry this has been a little of an uneventful week - Mine was pretty similar. But does sound good that you got plenty of cat cuddling in there... if only cat would let me cuddle her! 😅 Take care and happy reading in the coming week. 🙂
ReplyDeleteWell, I read a lot, at least that's a good thing ! I love my cuddling cat, who also loves to cuddle my computer and sleep on my keyboard, lol ! Thanks Jessica :)
DeleteI love Frasier. I haven't watched it in years, but it's a great show. Date with Malice looks good. Enjoy your books and have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI'm watching Frasier for the third time, if I'm right, and still adore it, I'm glad you do too :) I think you would love that Julia Chapman series, thanks Yvonne !
DeleteThese days an uneventful week is a good one. Take that time to relax! With the holiday here I hope people will stay safe and enjoy their time off. I went through a period where I read tons of classics. I'm especially fond of Dickens. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteAnne - Books of My Heart This is my Sunday Post
I've discovered Dickens recently and so far, I love him. Since I have his complete works, I hope to discover his novels more. I'm relaxing all right, the cats love it. Thanks Anne :)
DeleteTaking time with family is good, specially on weekends. They go by so fast!
ReplyDeleteI love the HU. Have you seen their cooking videos??
Cooking videos ?! Oh, I have to watch this, thanks Greg !
DeleteCat cuddles are the best! Cats love to look out the window, preferably from a higher perch. Yours looks like he is enjoying the view. I totally agree, weekends are good for spending time with the family!
ReplyDeleteDate With Malice looks good! Love the cover. :)
My two cats love watching everything that happens through the windows, they want to know everything ! Date with malice is a good cosy mystery, and so far a good series. Thanks Rachel :)
ReplyDeleteSpending time with your family is the perfect way to spend Sunday's I think.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week and happy reading.
Thanks Maureen, have a great week too :)
DeleteI'm so happy to hear that you are joining the Classics Club. It's a great community of readers.
ReplyDeleteI understand completely about wanting to spend Sunday with family. That's one of the reasons I leave Sunday Salon open Sat. through Mon.
Have a lovely week!
I'm so happy I found an online community with fellow classics readers ! Thanks Deb, enjoy your week :)
DeleteI always like to keep a Sunday for myself too!! Glad you're excited about the book club, I hope you enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely week :)
Thanks Chloe, you too :)
DeleteYour commenting plan sounds like a good one. I usually comment on Sundays because that's the one day I have some time. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm on special leave these days, so I can take my time between bouts of working from home, it's easier :)
DeleteDate with Malice and The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte look so good! So do the other ones but alas I only took a year of French. :) Your kitty is so cute!
ReplyDeleteThey were so successfull they should be translated one day ?... Thanks, Erin, she's lovely and full of life !
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