I saw an episode, I think. Those books were written by Lawrence Durrell's brother, who clearly had a sense of humor. I don't think Lawrence did...
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Xander ,'Beneath You'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
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Consuela - Nov 14, 2021 7:24:35 am PST #27169 of 28074
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dcp - Nov 14, 2021 7:30:22 am PST #27170 of 28074
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Oh, agreed. I discovered Gerald Durrell's books when I was in middle school and they were a huge influence on me. Then in high school I found out that Lawrence Durrell actually *had* published, went looking for The Alexandria Quartet, found Justine and hated it. Never tried it again, never tried the other three.
Jesse - Nov 14, 2021 11:32:20 am PST #27171 of 28074
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Larry's just a total tool poseur artiste on the show, which adds up, coming from his younger brother's writing.
dcp - Nov 14, 2021 12:35:49 pm PST #27172 of 28074
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
In Gerald Durrell's book My Family and Other Animals he describes Larry as "...designed by Providence to go through life like a small blond firework, exploding ideas in other people's minds, and then curling up with catlike unctuousness and refusing to take any blame for the consequences."
My 11-year-old self had never heard of "unctuousness," but "curling up cat-like" made enough sense to me to go on with, and I looked up the word later.
Toddson - Nov 15, 2021 6:13:04 am PST #27173 of 28074
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I remember reading Gerald Durrell's books back in my teens and laughing over them. I tried reading one of the Alexandria Quartet (my parents had all four) but didn't get it - either I was too young or there really wasn't much of a point to it. I believe his books are still in print.
Cashmere - Nov 15, 2021 9:14:34 am PST #27174 of 28074
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I enjoyed Addie LaRue but I was sort of mad about the ending. I stuck with the audiobook on that one and the narrator has a lovely voice. Very Addie.
New Montague Sibling book coming out tomorrow! Shipwrecks and Scandal! It's the Goblin!
I am trying to read at least a few books from the National Book Award list so I got All that She Carried and The Legend of Auntie Po (which I LOVED).
hippocampus - Nov 15, 2021 3:11:43 pm PST #27175 of 28074
not your mom's socks.
I love Auntie Po! That’s all I’ve finished reading because it’s Grading Season and my eyeballs are a bleeding.
sumi - Nov 16, 2021 12:37:31 pm PST #27176 of 28074
Art Crawl!!!
I enjoyed All That She Carried - just the thought of something surviving the rigors of life for that long & the stories that can be told from them was amazing to me. Material culture of people who aren’t the high & the mighty just doesn’t survive often.
Cashmere - Nov 18, 2021 2:49:57 pm PST #27177 of 28074
Now tagless for your comfort.
National Book Awards were announced. Late Night at the Telegraph Club won for YA.
All That She Carried also won.
Toddson - Nov 19, 2021 11:55:12 am PST #27178 of 28074
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
If you're in the mood for some TOTAL WTF-ery, Dara Joy's Knight of a Trillion Stars is on sale. Batshit. A fair amount of explicit sex, but batshit.