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"Hang on to the words" he tells himself. The odd words- the old words- the rare ones. Valance. Norn. Serendipity. Pibroch. Lubricious. When they're gone out of his head- these words- they'll be gone- , Between the iron gates of fate- The seeds of time were sown- And watered by the deeds of those- Who know and who are known, Walking home in her wrapped up world - She survived but she's feeling old - 'Cause she found all things cold.
Insupposable, Stupendous and Astonishing Tomes
(As with most of the finest tomes, try not to read anything in advance on this novel, above and beyond that which you are about to do.)
Number Three – Oryx and Crake – Margaret Atwood.
A stunning adventure set in a possible future which is a delight to consume and keeps the grey cells turning and twisting. The main character is a fervent lover of words and how precious language can be. It is a superb read.
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On your recommendation, I’ve added Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood into my Amazon wish list, though it may be sometime before I’m able to report on it. As there are four books ahead and I’m a terribly slow reader, a fact that you may note in how slow I am writing this.
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I’m pleased you have done Peter, you’ll chime with it in more ways than one I think. Our reading speeds are varied, and alter during our life span I’ve noted. I used to be a speed reader, I talk of consuming books because it was like a messy feast. As though the Cookie Monster ate books to get the info out. These days I have slowed down considerably, and that may well continue. A friend of mine took one year and one month to finish a book I read in three days, he enjoyed it just as much it seems. smiles
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Not unlike your friend, I too sometimes like to savor a book, a good novel for instance, even though I may be anxious for a conclusion. Or of a nonfictional subject I’m grasping for better understanding, I may reread a section numerous times. Dog-ear the pages, go back, and reread again. As you see, I’m a slow learner too.
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Savouring is a fine thing, and as to time, well as a great man once said – “Time is an illusion, Lunch-time doubly so.”
It’s always right now. smiles
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Ah, such interesting cover! 🙂
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It’s a rather cracking print. Not the original cover mind you, but the image seemed to work perfectly smiles
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Had I really missed liking this? Amazing how I just go about… I was going to say “with my head in the clouds” however, sadly, this is not the case, as my head, over the last few days has been best described as being ‘somewhere else’. Nevertheless, I appreciate you making recommendations of the literary kind, as I have long been afraid to do so ever since my developing a small amount of fear for what is inside books. At first I assumed I was scared of reading, or of words, or of unknown information, however, after a long and arduous process involving visitations with a sort I usually go out of my way to avoid I came to realize that I am simply afraid of the act of opening a book.
Thank you again, perhaps if the books pages were to be ripped from the binding I could read this, what looks like a fine offering, from Ms. Atwood
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There is wiseness to your apparent resemblance to a bedlamite,regardless of what anyone else might say, for some books should never be opened, nor should their spines be stroked, nor the gilded edges placed close enough to the nostrils to receive a certain aroma. For such books will consume you, instead of you consuming said books, and they will eat you alive within minutes, leaving (rather mischievously) only your spine on display, picked clean and gleaming a shade of pale cream.
The rest of them are absolutely fine though so fill your boots.
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I just read that “in Nelson’s time”, whoever that dude was, a sailor was given a leather cup lined with pitch that was called a ‘boot’ and when it was time for them to receive their “rum ration” they were encouraged to “fill your boots”. I have no idea if this is “nonsense” or not, or if you can actually purchase a replica of a boot at the HMS Victory Museum in Portsmouth.
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If so, then one might end up with foot and mouth disease! Or foot in mouth disease. Not a bootiful image mind.
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