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I want to start off by saying look how pretty my books are. I really like the greens, reds, and pinks. But other than my pretty books, the month of August can go straight to hell. What a fucking year August was. 2024 has felt like a decade to me. But, let's talk books...I DID have to roll over my reread of Catching Fire due to real life kicking me in the face.

Comics/Graphic Novels--

Novellas--

Novels-- 1. The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren--3.75 stars.

2. The Luminaries by Susan Dennard--4 stars (original rating).

3. The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes--4.25 stars.

4. The Play by Elle Kennedy--2.5 stars.

5. Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson--3.5 stars.

6. Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer--4 stars.

100 Days of Productivity Challenge

2021, Day 1/100

5 Jan 21

Almost a week into the new year, and I’m excited to be back at work tomorrow! I spent today organising a list of books I’m hoping to get to this year, and started reading A Man Called Ove. Also, in procrastinating my work, I picked up this old book of essays on Jane Austen’s Emma, which led me to a quote I found so interesting! 

Horace Walpole on Austen: ‘This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel. Jane Austen’s novels are comedies, and can have little appeal to those who ... believe thought inferior to feeling.’ 

My first thought when reading that quote was this: there’s two types of people in this world ... thinkers (Austen lovers), and feelers (Bronte lovers). I like to think I’m a bit of both (though I’m definitely more of a feeler). I enjoyed studying Austen for her witty narration that turned the entire book of Emma into a work of comedic irony exposing the triviality of gossip and parochialism. However, I found it so hard to get through, and not an enjoyable read. Jane Eyre, on the other hand, I simply loved. I was captivated and emotionally moved by it, and would consider it one of my favourite classics. 

Sorry for the nerdy side-track. Would love to hear your thoughts! 

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