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Top Five Books of '22
In 2021 I noticed that my reading was slipping. I’ve always been a big reader, but when talking about my favourite books of the year so far I realised that I couldn’t bring very many to mind. It was about halfway through the year and I’d only read around four or five.
By Madoka Mori2 years ago in BookClub
The Pleasures of Hemingway and Freud
In “The Pilot Fish and the Rich,” a vignette included in the restored version of Ernest Hemingway’s last novel, A Moveable Feast, published posthumously in 1964, one can make the invisible claim that human minds are influenced by Sigmund Freud’s pleasure principle. We avoid unpleasure and seek pleasure. However, the ego’s instinct for self-preservation attempts to replace the pleasure principle with the reality principle which, out of practicality, postpones the ultimate pleasure we are seeking. Our sexual instinct, which is difficult to educate, often succeeds in overriding the reality principle to the detriment of the organism (Freud 3-7). Poor Papa is the poster boy for the pleasure principle. This vignette is an anguished memoir of his love for two women, his first wife Hadley, whom he eventually betrays, and the woman he betrays her with, Pauline Pfeiffer, his second wife.
By Lacy Loar-Gruenler2 years ago in BookClub
Book Outlet Unboxing
I had to add to my ever growing pile of TBR books. I absolutely love this website called BookOutlet.ca They are cheaper books that were slightly damaged or left over stock from big brand name companies. Over the years, I have made quite a few purchases from them. You can't always find what you're looking for but its a great place to get a few books at a discounted rate. Even rare finds show up on this site. I found quite a few childrens books for my kiddos on here before. But this time, my purchase was all for me.
By Chloe Rose Violet 🌹2 years ago in BookClub
The Dead Zone
Do you believe that you are born for a purpose in this world; that we all have some sort of fate that awaits us, no matter what other plans we have in mind? The joke is if you want to make g*d laugh, tell him your plans. I wonder about that sometimes, especially after reading another Stephen King novel.
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in BookClub
My Favorite Memoirs
*The books discussed in this list contain themes of abuse* Let me first admit that I am a slow reader. I read my share of Vocal content, but books are a different story. I admire my fellow vocalites, like L.C. Shafer and Heather Hubler, who are prolific readers as well as writers. For me, it is difficult to find books that I can dig into and stick with to the end. I may have undiagnosed ADHD. My mind just wanders in the middle of the page sometimes.
By Leslie Writes3 years ago in BookClub
Why Austen Is A Classic
Jane Austen published four books in her lifetime, with the final two published after her death at the age of 42. Though the books gained a number of wealthy admirers during Jane's lifetime, she spent much of her life in relative poverty after the death of her father, and the works (a kind of satirical romance) also had their share of critics. Against all the odds, however, they endured as staples of classic literature, even centuries after her death.
By Natasja Rose4 years ago in BookClub
Book Series Review: Air Awakens by Elise Kova
Recommended Age: 14+ Content Warnings: War themes, mild sex, and bodily harm. Rating: 4.2/5 stars This review will cover the entirety of the five-book series by Elise Kova. Expect some light spoilers as I will be alluding to the overall plot of the series, highlighting certain scenes, and discussing the development of certain characters.
By Amanda Starks4 years ago in BookClub
The Best-Developed Harry Potter Character
The Harry Potter series has a lot of characters. Some well-developed, some not, some only mentioned for a few sentences before they vanish again. But the character with arguably the best and most consistent development is one that tends to shock most people when I point it out.
By Natasja Rose4 years ago in BookClub
Percy Weasley
When I first read Harry Potter as a pre-teen, I didn't think much of Percy Weasley. That's not to say I thought badly of him; he was there, and occasionally had speaking lines, or appeared to be the butt of a prank or to try and rein the twins in, but overall, Percy was easy to overlook.
By Natasja Rose4 years ago in BookClub
