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Dovercourt Home by Stephane Chamard

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literaryescapist:

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.
illustrated by Anna from Germany

My love for this novel knows no bounds and I’ve been wanting to draw my own portrait of Dorian Gray for years. So I took the quotesfromfiction Favourite Quote Contest as a challenge to finally do it.

Quote contest submission!  Please like or reblog to vote for Anna!

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apollo-cabin:

Bookstore in Annapolis (by Corey Sentz)

Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
Rating: * * * * 4/5

Now, this was my first Jules Verne novel that I read and with that next to The War of the Worlds and The Time-Machine the third Classic Steampunk-Origin novel. It was very interesting and amusing to read, mostly also fairly fast-paced. There were a few passages through which I had to drag myself a little, especially when Axel indulges in rambling about the geological characteristics of their location, which is something I know absolutely nothing about and which is therefore not very interesting to me. But apart from that it was mostly really entertaining, I could even accept the scientific inaccuracies or falacies not only because I know Jules Verne didn’t know any better but also because to me it is more of a fantastic journey than an actual realistic one. Still, at the very end of the book I had to resort to shaking my head a lot, because there was some deep-rooted reluctance to accept the proposition that it might be possible to survive being shot out of an erupting volcano on a, even if partially fossilised, wooden raft, riding on a wave of lava  and supposing there would only be 150° Celsius (300°F). I mean, even Jules Verne should have known that lava has more than 150°C and even if he didn’t: Try to put a human being in an oven at 150° for a few hours without any water and see if he survives. I know I shouldn’t try to apply logic to this novel, but as I said, I could accept everything, the huge mushrooms, the underground sea, the dinosaurs, the non-existing central heat, but at that point it just too wild for me. That’s also the reason why the book only got 4 starts, because apart from that it was very entertaining and the characters were wonderfully quirky and relatable and the writing style was very nice.

soarry:

I will know my life is successful when I have a library with a rolling ladder

littlebookthings:

Submission courtesy of no-living-man-am-i

withhernosestuckinabook replied to your post: withhernosestuckinabook replied to your post:…

It wasn’t! I should have used yours though because it wouldn’t have caused any damage. I was using this bookmark withhernosestuckinabook…

Ohhh good! I was worried for a bit. I mean it’s still a real shame that it happened at all but I’m glad that it wasn’t mine that caused it. :)

withhernosestuckinabook replied to your post: withhernosestuckinabook replied to your post:…

they are but they are so pretty! i use them both because i usually read more than one book at a time. i’ve just forgotten about all my other bookmarks

That’s so sweet, I’m glad :) They should be used. But I hope it wasn’t one of them that damaged your copy of The Great Gatsby, was it? :(

withhernosestuckinabook replied to your post: withhernosestuckinabook replied to your post: The…

i agree! they are both so beautiful that i’m always afraid i’m going to damage them when i use them. i can’t wait to buy more.

Aww haha but they’re there for being used, aren’t they! I mean, I can understand that you don’t want to damage them, but that sort of defeats their purpose, doesn’t it?

bajancanadians said:
Pride and Prejudice?

haven’t heard of it | will check it out | will not read it | haven’t read it yet | didn’t like it | it was okay | a must read | this book is my life | LIFERUINER

Again, a very good book, I certainly enjoyed reading it, but I mostly read it because it’s a book you read. I couldn’t get into real fangirl mode over it, probably mostly because tumblr/its posts about The Lizzie Bennet Diaries spoiled basically everything of any importance for me. So there were no real suprises for me in reading it. I most definitely should have adored it, had I read it a few years earlier.
Thanks! :)

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withhernosestuckinabook replied to your post: The Importance of Being Earnest

hey! you know those pictures of your bookmarks that i took? they were on my oscar wilde book :D

Haha yes perfect good job :D They are the ideal husbands bookmarks for Oscar Wilde, imho ;)

literatureanddaydreams said:
The Book Thief :)

haven’t heard of it | will check it out | will not read it | haven’t read it yet | didn’t like it | it was okay | a must read | this book is my life | LIFERUINER

An amazing book, certainly, a book that everyone should read. Will never be a real favourite of mine though, the detailed reasons of which you can look up in my review if you’re interested. Thanks! :)

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surreptitious-stories replied to your post: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

i would really really highly suggest it. i love it SO so much it’s unbelievable. the imagery and characterization is just lovely.

Alright, it seems to be worth it, then :) As I said, I am planning to read it. I will probably get it from the library, as soon as it’s been returned!