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RE: Paying it Forward (#PIF) - How much do you Love Books? Contest ed 6 (Delegations, HBI & tokens)
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"The profoundest distances are never geographical." ~ John Fowles
"That was the tragedy. Not that one man had the courage to be evil. But that millions had not the courage to be good." ~ John Fowles
The Magus
John Fowles spun me in delirious circles of emotional turmoil. ❤️💕❤️
The first book I read of his was The French Lieutenant’s Woman. I proceeded to devour everything and anything he’d ever written, with The Magus emerging as one of my all time favorite books.
My pattern is very linear, I discover an author then read absolutely everything they’ve ever written. Most recently, my new idol is Maggie Shipstead. I have read two of her books in the past two weeks. Excellent, hilariously funny accounts of life, family and the times we live in. Charmingly engaging characters, which I’m missing already - they were that REAL.
Apart from these, there’s Khaled Hosseini whose lyrical works captivated me entirely. (oh dear there are so many. Are we only allowed to name three???🤔💭❤️💕 because there’s Huxley, Heller, Kundera and Ondaatje)
That’s my list. But you’re terribly unfair to only allow THREE 😍😆
PS: edited to include invitations (sorry)
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I do THIS❣️ hehe ... As a kid during Junior Primary... I don't think I ever managed to get through the whole of Enid Blyton...but I made a valiant effort after The Famous Five haha. I remember doing the same at Senior Primary with Willard Price's Adventure series. I also consumed The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, The Secret 7...gosh...all adventure/mystery tales. Then when I was older I read all of Richard Bach's books - he combined his love for flight as a pilot with spirituality. I found him profound at a young age. I also discovered Shirley Maclaine as an author whilst at University (who knew she wrote alongside her acting career) and proceeded to devour everyone that she had written too...it's like the longest autobiography that covers every aspect of her life. Fascinating, deep, spiritual. Jodi Picoult and similar authors are my go-to's for a GOOD lighter fiction read. The books that really touched my heart were primarily individual books, although some would be included in the aforementioned - I'll speak of those when I do the winners post 😉💞 ....aah now I just want to do the winner's post already !LOLZ I have some gems from my childhood that I have collected and some from adulthood. Can you believe I have never read Fowles...I have to get on that!!! and your other recommendations... thank you💗
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Also, Lecarre (Smiley’s People).
Do try Fowles, but I must warn you that my glowing devotion was born in my 20’s...I don’t know how they would resonate with me today????
Also South African author David Lambkin’s The Hanging Tree
These days I don’t read as much as I used to. My mother, however, is ferocious; consuming 3-4 books per week...thank goodness for Scribd and Kindle Unlimited.
I read every book on your kiddy list too, often at my mother’s knee, when I was a kid. She’s a great inspiration.
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Well I guess I'll be checking out that book, the title is already calling me in.