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IMWAYR- 30/01/2017

Hey everyone! I'm back with another reading update, which is co-hosted by unleashingreaders.com and teachmentortexts.com



This week, I finished reading "The Sun is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon. I was surprised when I found myself enjoying this book. I thought it would be cliched and predictable- and to some extent it was- but the writing  portrayed deep connections and changes that blurred the lines between coincidences and fate.

I also finished reading a book I picked up from the library, titled "The Souls of Angels". This book was by Thomas Eidson, and was about a nun who has to face her life back home when her father is accused of murder. It was interesting, but I wouldn't recommend it as a great book. Perhaps if you're in the mood to try something different, you could pick it up.

I'm currently reading "Tess of the D'ubervilles" by Thomas Hardy this week. I picked this one up from the school library as well, and it's quite a formidable looking book. It's thick, and the text is minuscule! I don't have much to say about it yet, because as with all classics, I'm finding the beginning slightly slow. I end up loving most of them though, so you'll have to wait to find out what I think about this book!

Last week's posts:
Saturday Snapshot 28/01/2017 (meme)
Seed (poem)
The Bishop's Girl by Rebecca Burns (Book Review)
Dream of Conflict (poem)


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  1. Ms. YinglingJanuary 30, 2017 at 5:01 PM

    I remember actually enjoying Tess of the D'Ubervilles, although it is certainly not a cheery book. I went through a phase after college where I read a lot of classics, including The Magnificent Ambersons, which I also liked.

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    1. Vedika @ Poems and PoetsJanuary 31, 2017 at 5:46 PM

      I'd love to read The Magnificent Ambersons...but I usually take a break between classics.

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  2. Cheriee WeichelJanuary 31, 2017 at 12:39 AM

    I must get to The Sun is Also a Star. Like Karen before me, I spent time in my 20's reading all kinds of 'classic' literature, but I never got to Tess of the D'ubervilles.

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  3. Lisa January 31, 2017 at 5:44 AM

    I never read Tess of the D'Ubervilles. I always say I should include some classics among my reading choices, but never do. Maybe, I'll start thinking about one to put on my tbr list.

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    1. Vedika @ Poems and PoetsJanuary 31, 2017 at 5:48 PM

      I'd recommend Pride and Prejudice by Austen. It's definitely one of my favorites!

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2017 at 9:48 AM

    I am afraid to pick up The Sun Is Also A Star because I did not love Everything Everything as much as the others. We are toying around with the idea of having a classics reading theme - and Tess of D'urbervilles is one such literary classic I loved when I was a college student. - Myra from GatheringBooks

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    1. Vedika @ Poems and PoetsJanuary 31, 2017 at 5:47 PM

      I haven't tried Everything Everything, but from what I've heard, The Sun is Also a Star is better than Yoon's first novel.

      Thanks for stopping by!

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