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What a perfectly beautiful day to read a good book outside with the birds! #theendofyourlifebookclub thanks #willschwalbe !

Appointment in Samarra - John O'Hara (1934) ❤️❤️❤️💔 While reading Appointment in Samarra, I was struck by how similar to F Scott Fitzgerald I found it to be. It turns out I am not the first reviewer to reach that conclusion, in fact Fran Liebowitz is quoted as referring to O'Hara as the "real F Scott Fitzgerald". Samarra is a Depression-era book in the truest sense of the word, with O'Hara tapping into the collective despondency and fear felt by Americans at the time. Follow Julian and Caroline English, the book opens following Julian's first act of self destruction. He begins by throwing a drink and blacking the eye of one the town's most influential men. Caroline worries what this will mean for them financially, whereas Julian makes a few feeble attempts to save them, but ultimately lays waste to his own life, one misstep at a time. Once opened, this book is difficult to put down, as the reader becomes engrossed in Julian English's downfall, as one is engrossed by a devastation that cannot be stopped. Definitely a good read for those who love 20th Century American Literature. I should also mention that this book was a recommendation of The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe. #appointmentinsamarra #johnohara #fiction #1934 #julianenglish #carolineenglish #endofyourlifebookclub #willschwalbe #fitzgerald #classic #classicliterature #bibliophile #readersofinstagram #readers #read #reader #reading #book #books #bookclub #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #kalidesautelsreads

I am about to read Appointment in Samarra by John O'Hara - the first book recommended by The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe. Has anyone read it? What are you reading? #appointmentinsamarra #johnohara #theendofyourlifebookclub #willschwalbe #fiction #1934 #novel #classic #bookclubofinstagram #bookstagram #book #bookstagrammer #bookclub #bibliophile #read #reader #reading #readers #kalidesautelsreads

"When we ask one another 'What are you reading?' sometimes we discover the ways that we are similar; sometimes the ways that we are different. Sometimes we discover things we never knew we shared; other times we open ourselves up to exploring new worlds and ideas. 'What are you reading?' isn't a simple question when asked with genuine curiosity; it's really a way of asking, 'Who are you now and who are you becoming?'." By #WillSchwalbe in #BooksforLiving 📚📖 "Cuando nos preguntamos unos a otros '¿Qué estás leyendo?' A veces descubrimos las maneras en que somos similares, a veces las formas en que somos diferentes A veces descubrimos cosas que nunca sabíamos que compartimos, otras veces nos abrimos a explorar nuevos mundos e ideas "¿Qué estás leyendo? No es una pregunta sencilla cuando se le pregunta con curiosidad genuina, es realmente una forma de preguntar, '¿Quién eres ahora y en quién te estás convirtiendo?' ".

"Even a book read by only a dozen people can have a massive effect if one of those readers goes on to write a book read by millions." Will Schwalbe from Books for Living

Starting a book review blog in 2017! Stay tuned for my first review of Books for Living by Will Schwalbe!