![]() ![]() The Complete Shorter Fiction – Herman Melvile The Camberwell Beauty and Other Stories – V.S.Pritchett Here’s the list of Folio books you can choose from:Ī Circle in the Fire and Other Stories – Flannery O’ConnorĪlice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass – Lewis Carrollīloody Chambers and Other Stories – Angela Carter Here’s something more.I don’t host this giveaway to get more views or whatever.I just like Folios (I think it’s more than obvious when you take a look at my book hauls) and want to spread the love.Also,the blogging community has given me so much,and I just want to express my gratitude to them.Finally,I believe we live in a world where money comes first to many people,and some don’t even realize how ugly and spiteful they turn when they become attached to it I am disgusted with this way of thinking and just wish to selflessly share and make people happy. Oh,I’m also hosting a Folio Giveaway.It’ll end on July 30,so you’ll somehow have plenty of weeks to make a choice.You’re free to enter irrespective of your country,as Folio ships everywhere: just leave a comment and say which book you’d like to have if you win.Your number will depend on the order of the comments: if you comment first,you’ll be given the number ”1”. ![]() My first year in uni is over,but I still don’t have time to read or blog – well,at least for one more week.I’m not back in my country yet,but instead I’m staying at my father’s friend’s place.If I lock myself upstairs to read or blog,I might be deemed an anti-social freak.I said the last time that I will be reading Stiff,but on second thoughts I think I’ll go for Beloved I guess my mood is just not up for a non-fiction book at the moment.I’ve read the first pages of Toni Morrisson’s novel and can’t wait to delve more into it. It got me intrigued. While I’ve read bits here and there on the holocaust, I’ve never quite actually read a powerful enough book to make me understand what a horrible thing Nazism was. It’s been sitting on my shelf ever since.Lately, I watched The Labyrinth of Silence, a movie about how countless Nazis returned to their pre-war lives without penalty. I saw it on sale on ebay in pristine condition, so bought it instantly. Until late 2014 I didn’t know the book on which is based Schindler’s List won the Booker Prize. In 2013 I loved reading Never Let Me Go, so I cannot wait to read this one, which everybody says is better. I know that The Remains of the Day is lauded by many and is so compelling that it can be read in a matter of days. At the time I’m writing this post the two last books I’ve read are The Sea and The Narrow Road to the Deep North, both of which are Booker Prize winners. That’s perhaps the most striking memory I have of her.ģ. My flatmate, whom I rarely saw throughout my 2nd year, said it is her favourite book. I guess that’s why I took so long to decide to read it, just as I did with The Outsider. Published a very long time ago, it is one of the rare Folio editions that do not have any illustration. I bought this second-hand Folio edition a little before going to university. I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing – Maya Angelou ![]() Oddly enough, it was one of my first Folio books, way back in 2013! Somehow I overlooked it for other more appealing books at that time. I still haven’t got around to reading ” L’Etranger”. Still on course to catch up with my reading this year, I will try to finish these 4 books by early August: Instead of exhibiting acceptance at life’s events and an awareness of what would come, I questioned things and didn’t see how they were falling into place. Far from it, being in my early twenties at the time, I lived life as it came I drew a line between fiction and my life. That is not to say that I fared exceptionally well thanks to what I learnt. You will have all kinds of things come your way, and somehow, they are all parts of life’s greater designs. And my main takeaway from this book is you have to accept things as they come. I read Of Human Bondage when I was twenty, months before I set off for university – which was going to be the most determining part of my life. The book is mammoth-sized, and I remember how deeply satisfied I was upon finishing it. From then on, we’ll follow him as he goes through life and meets a variety of people. It tells the story of Philip Carey who has just lost his mother. Yet this book feels intimate as few books can. In view of all that, Of Human Bondage doesn’t quite fit the bill.
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