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Went to my local baker this afternoon and she asked if I'm okay because I look so stressed and unwell... I guess that's how my life is going right now...

On the plus side I FINALLY booked my mini-break to Bath and I'm going to the Hay Festival for a few days. So at least I managed to make myself schedule some time out next month.

#the baker is lovely #she gave me a free lemon drizzle to cheer me up #hoping to get my life back on track #i need a holiday #and I'm very glad I've booked some

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Tag the ONE character that is the most just like you fr

#emma woodhouse #I remember reading Emma for the first time with my best friend and we were both amazed by how much Emma is a regency version of me #well excluding the rich bit of course and I'm only passably pretty on good days #the rest is pretty accurate #both for good and ill

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poll plagiarism <3

#i got 79% #but some of that was me accidentally clicking on the neighbouring countries because I'm in bed and on my phone

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Books of 2024 - January, February and March

I may have been absentee but I have read a fair bit during the last few months. There's too many here to do reviews but I'm always happy to discuss my thoughts if anyone is interested.

January

The View from the Cheap Seats - Neil Gaiman

The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman

The Blade Itself - Joe Abercrombie

Epic of Gilgamesh - Anon

A Brightness Long Ago - Guy Gavriel Kay

February (or the month I went mad)

A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Mist and Fury - Maas

A Court of Wings and Ruin - Maas

A Court of Frost and Starlight - Maas

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories - Ken Liu

The Fellowship of the Ring - J.R.R. Tolkien

Before They are Hanged - Joe Abercrombie

March

Last Argument of Kings - Joe Abercrombie

The Sunlit Man - Brandon Sanderson

The Lions of Al-Rassan - Guy Gavriel Kay

Moving Pictures - Terry Pratchett

Not many classics are coming through, although I think April will make up for the deficiency at this rate... I may have read too much fantasy and it's making me a bit loopy.

The standout for the first quarter of the year was definitely The Lions of Al-Rassan. I knew I'd love this book but I needed to find the right time, well March was that time and I'm absolutely obsessed. I may even love it more than Tigana?! Time will have to tell but I'm so glad I've finally finished it and I'm looking forward to a reread in the future.

#books of 2024 #books #bookblr #reading #january wrap up #february wrap up #march wrap up #the lions of al-rassan #guy gavriel kay

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#i said much ado about nothing because it's the one i like most as a casual viewer/reader #but i love Othello Twelfth Night and Richard II for research purposes much more #which one is my favourite depends on what I'm researching/interested in

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09.04.2024 - Finishing my reread of Emma and updating my journal! Emma has been such a comfort over the last few evenings as we've had a very difficult time. Falling into her world for a few hours has been like heaven and I'm so glad I decided to come back when everything else has felt quite bleak. I'm slightly worried about what I'm going to do when I have finished because nothing else is "sparking joy".

Currently reading: Emma by Jane Austen; Grand Conspiracy by Janny Wurts; The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

#books #reading #emma #jane austen #bookblr #reading journal #personal #i love my mr knightley bookmark too #that has brought a lot of joy

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#i organise by fiction or nonfiction #then genre or subject matter #finally by author surname

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Goodreads has just told me I've read Emma 7 times in 4 years... I definitely have a problem... And that doesn't even count the times I've picked up a copy and read my favourite scenes on a whim

#emma #jane austen #rereading #books #reading #i have an addiction #or obsession #emma is my happy place

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as someone who can have two cups of black tea several hours apart (never even one caffeinated coffee!) and then if i dare to venture any further i’m a jittery dizzy wreck who can’t sleep, i am so curious about how other people’s bodies handle this substance!

#i don't even think about caffeine #I'm almost never without a caffeinated drink #Tea or coffee doesn't have any effect

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Photos here!

I just spent too much money on a vintage edition of Emma but I'm SO EXCITED for it to arrive! Pictures will be following.

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Emma by Jane Austen - Illustrated by Hugh Thomson (1896)

She's here, I'm so excited! I spent too much money (well not as much as I could) but I managed to snag a 1896 copy of the Hugh Thomson illustrated edition of Emma. Apart from the spine she's in a relatively good condition for her age and is very much readable if I felt so inclined - I have no intentions considering this is my 8th copy of Emma. Anyway here's the promised photos.

I love the catalogue at the back to advertising what Macmillan had for sale in 1896, and the tiny ticks that clearly mark books the original owner (Henrietta) either bought or wanted.

My only real complaint is I couldn't afford the fancy edition with the gold gilding, this one:

But even my bad financial decisions can only go so far (one day I'll find one I can afford!) In the end though it doesn't really matter and I'm very, very pleased with my latest edition to my growing collection of Emma. Next on my list is a copy with the C. E. Brock illustrations!

#emma #jane austen #hugh thomson #illustrated book #vintage book #classical literature #emma woodhouse #mr knightley #my obsession has reached new levels #in my defence Emma is my favourite book #and yes that includes Lord of the Rings #i might do a post about all my editions of Emma #I have some really nice copies now #i hoped the lighting would get better for photos but alas it's the UK and it's raining

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SHE'S HERE! PICTURES COMING TOMORROW 🥳

I just spent too much money on a vintage edition of Emma but I'm SO EXCITED for it to arrive! Pictures will be following.

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I just spent too much money on a vintage edition of Emma but I'm SO EXCITED for it to arrive! Pictures will be following.

#emma #jane austen #emma woodhouse #i have an addiction to this book #but it makes me happy which is thin on the ground at the moment so who cares

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it's definitely my predisposition to extreme frugality+redneck engineering, but i'm now obsessed with creating things literally without buying Anything. no supplies no tools no nothing, only the stuff you can just find outside, like Plants, Sticks, and Rocks.

I'm making textiles with nothing but foraged plant materials using no tools except sticks. Nature allows you to do this! There's no rules! I mean okay well maybe there might be some rules sometimes but they're just weak human rules! The plants themselves? They're like "Why sure! You can make yarn with nothing but fibers from the dead stem I don't need anymore, a couple sticks from that tree over there, and your own body and mind! Why not?"

Plants like to give us gifts! And nobody has the power to stop them!

#this was fascinating to read #i know nothing about spinning thread or yarn but absolutely fascinating

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i made a stormlight character quiz

#the stormlight archive #brandon sanderson #i got navani #I'll take it

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14.03.2024 - I wasn't going to read any more of the Sanderson Secret Projects after finding Tress so painfully mid. However, here I am reading The Sunlit Man after impulsively buying it in Waterstones. I may know most of the main twists by now (like who Nomad actually is 👀) but it's SO much better than Tress!

Currently reading: The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson; Tales from Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin; The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay; the pile of shame on my bedside table

#books #reading #the sunlit man #brandon sanderson #impulse buy #i hate reading hardbacks #but the Stormlight hype hit me at an inopportune moment #at least I'm enjoyig myself!