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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
This is an excellent book. I've owned it for years, and it just fell off a shelf and on to the top of my "to read" list. I read it in 2-3 days. Some amazing passages and wisdom, for young and old. SO glad I read it.
“Mother was wonderful, but what was to be done with Mother? Evidently, she could not go on being wonderful for the rest of her life.” Oh, really? Just watch her!
In this droll, and very smart novel, Vita Sackville-West skewers the conventional wisdom as she, and her doppelgänger Lady Slane, prove that there is life and, miraculously, freedom after widowhood. Doddering , mouldering mourning? No way!
In this droll, and very smart novel, Vita Sackville-West skewers the conventional wisdom as she, and her doppelgänger Lady Slane, prove that there is life and, miraculously, freedom after widowhood. Doddering , mouldering mourning? No way!
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
I really love this book. The characterisation of Lady Slane and all the supporting characters is just a joy to read, and very poignant.
It's also refreshingly short, too. My copy is only 169 pages. Not a word is wasted!
Holds up very well - if not even better - on a re-read.
It's also refreshingly short, too. My copy is only 169 pages. Not a word is wasted!
Holds up very well - if not even better - on a re-read.
This novel reads like the fictional counterpart to Virginia Woolf's wonderful A Room of One's Own. What would a novel look like if it were about an aging woman whose husband has just died, whose children assume that she doesn't have any particular desires or abilities of her own, and who has definite ideas about how to live the rest of her life? It might look like this lovely, startling thing.
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
hopeful
slow-paced
September månads stora läsupplevelse. Särskilt i kombination med BBC-filmatiseringen. Se tidigare hyllningar på insta, @mindthebook
En favoritpassage i boken är den inre monologen som utspelar sig ombord på Northern Line på väg upp till Hampstead, där huset med persikoträden finns.
Gjorde ett halsband för att ackompanjera den här fina romanen om att finna sig själv och sitt eget rum innan det är för sent. "And calm of mind, all passion spent."
https://www.etsy.com/se-en/listing/733127733/charm-necklace-umbrella-with-a-pale-blue?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1
En favoritpassage i boken är den inre monologen som utspelar sig ombord på Northern Line på väg upp till Hampstead, där huset med persikoträden finns.
Gjorde ett halsband för att ackompanjera den här fina romanen om att finna sig själv och sitt eget rum innan det är för sent. "And calm of mind, all passion spent."
https://www.etsy.com/se-en/listing/733127733/charm-necklace-umbrella-with-a-pale-blue?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1