After 160 pages, I’m reluctantly DNF’ing this book or at least coming back to it at another time.

Just not into it, plot moving slow, not invested in the characters. I could plod along but when there’s more Balzac, Zola, Trollope to read, I want move on and get through more of those authors.

My latest Trollope, this time a Penguin. Great cover, hey!

I’m currently reading The Way We Live Now, but have heard Dr. Wortle is a good novel to begin a Trollope journey with.

Looking forward to reading it.

My latest acquisition from OWC.
Beautiful cover as so often with OWC titles.
Large print I did not expect from OWC.
Surprising comment from Trollope on this book.
Probably not my next Trollope read but sometime soon.
Only 3 standalone Trollope novels from Penguin. Wider collection with OWC.

book I want to keep reading. Anthony Trollope’s The Way We Live Now.

I have a few Trollope’s on my bookshelf but this is the first one I am settling down to read. I’m really liking it so far and yes it is long and in small print but I think I’ll be fine this time. It feels like 2025 reading is go.

And some more…

I haven’t been on here for a little while, but things have been busy and all that.

Some of the busyness though was a nice work trip to Paris and during some downtime on the final day, I had a little wander in the Notre Dame area. Here’s some pictures 😀

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Day 7

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Day 6 - The book that got it all started for me.

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Day 5

An Emile Zola book spread for Zolaphiles. Spot your favourite!

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I love new books in bookshops but I also love seeking out older books, which are not easily available anymore.

This book of course must have seen better days but I bought it years ago on eBay and is always my go-to companion for reading Shakespeare plays.

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Day 3

After my mini indecisive period, I have decided to crack on with my reading of A Christmas Carol. It’s never good to be thinking of reading a book to plug a gap, you just have to move on with what you want to read.

Oxford World’s Classics don’t half do some beautiful covers, right?

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Day 2

I love books about books and this one by a single author is incredible.

The very first line is heartwarming and something to hope to be:

“I caught the reading bug as a child from my mother, who is still, at eighty-nine, the most constant reader I know”

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Ok, I’m getting started here, so let’s do this.

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Day 1

I recently finished reading Balzac’s The Black Sheep. My third Balzac novel overall, it’s not as page-turning as Cousin Bette, but a great story nonetheless. I haven’t read a bad Balzac novel yet.