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At Swim, Two Boys
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Got me rendered tender by the sweetness, and the ingenuousness; the story carried itself with such sincerity, grew, and ultimately achieved that warmest of feelings: laughter through tears.
Not firsthand involved in the machinations of the national politics, the story has it's very own trajectory and objectives, which yet felt inescapably affected by their contemporary atmosphere, bringing worth great, bittersweet pathos.
The Irish syntax, with which the narrative is conducted, took initial adjustment, but eventually won you over completely, enhancing the whole authenticity of the characters, and ultimately delivered the most impactful final note, too.
Profound, darling and oh, so imperfectly human.
A well earned 5.
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Not firsthand involved in the machinations of the national politics, the story has it's very own trajectory and objectives, which yet felt inescapably affected by their contemporary atmosphere, bringing worth great, bittersweet pathos.
The Irish syntax, with which the narrative is conducted, took initial adjustment, but eventually won you over completely, enhancing the whole authenticity of the characters, and ultimately delivered the most impactful final note, too.
Profound, darling and oh, so imperfectly human.
A well earned 5.
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Reading Progress
February 27, 2020
– Shelved as:
to-read
February 27, 2020
– Shelved
June 21, 2020
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Started Reading
June 21, 2020
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25.0%
"Took a while to get into the rhythm of this, but there's a compelling sweetness surfacing, which is starting to reel me in.
Last one to complete the 'swim quartet':
The Swimming-Pool Library
Swimming in the Dark
Nightswimmer
At Swim, Two Boys"
Last one to complete the 'swim quartet':
The Swimming-Pool Library
Swimming in the Dark
Nightswimmer
At Swim, Two Boys"
June 22, 2020
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30.0%
"This morning I am absolutely loving the form of this. Stylized like Ulysses.
And there's already been couple of these for the records, too:
"He felt her searching through the kid of her glove the calluses of his fingers."
"He took out his case but, choosing a cigarette, he saw the calluses on his hands."
And there's already been couple of these for the records, too:
"He felt her searching through the kid of her glove the calluses of his fingers."
"He took out his case but, choosing a cigarette, he saw the calluses on his hands."
June 22, 2020
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45.0%
June 22, 2020
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51.0%
June 23, 2020
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74.0%
"Ah, is this where that genuineness I remember felt missing in The Charioteer got hidden? Precious."
June 23, 2020
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81.0%
""Something with the door to the tomb, mechanism had jammed. Savior hasn’t quite risen yet, but we’re working on it. We’ll keep you informed. In the meantime, let us, um, pray."
*ha*"
*ha*"
June 24, 2020
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100.0%
"“I’ll find an island where we’ll live. A small island all to ourselves. There’ll be sand and dunes and cliffs. We shall call it Noman. Do you know why we shall call it Noman?”
“Go on so.”
“Because no man is an island.”
You so want to groan for it, but it's too dang sweet *tear*"
“Go on so.”
“Because no man is an island.”
You so want to groan for it, but it's too dang sweet *tear*"
June 24, 2020
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Finished Reading