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I'm quitting Tumblr for a while, probably permanently. I probably shouldn't have come back last time I quit, but I missed my friends on here. I'm not deleting the blog, it'll still be here, but I am deleting the app and walking away for a significant period of time. It's just not a fun place for me anymore, this blog has been dying since I stopped studying full time, and a lot of my friends have chosen to leave anyway.

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So I'm 22 chapters in and the main thing I can say so far is it reads fast... Probably not a good sign?

I'm internally cringing more than ever at the quality of Sanderson's writing. It's probably not fair to start W&T immediately after finishing Emma and Storm of Swords - Sanderson isn't going to show up well next to Martin and Jane Austen! However, everything feels clunky, the "humour" is worse than ever, and Sanderson seems to be allergic to subtly. I KNOW Sanderson writes to be accessible, he wants as many readers as possible to enjoy his books. But that still comes with a cost, and that's putting off readers who look for more luxurious, artistic, or stylistic prose. The writing itself is half my fun with reading these days and Sanderson's is sucking the joy out of my reading experience.

It's still early days in the book and I might change my mind, but I'm probably saying goodbye to Stormlight and Sanderson after W&T. I think I'm done.

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The great thing about an ereader is I can happily skip through to the title(?) page for each part and see who the viewpoints are without spoiling myself! Somehow I still fucked up and ended up on the first chapter in Day 9 😩 Those later chapter headings?!

It's time! All my obligations are complete, I've got the rest of the month free, and my ereader ready. Hopefully it will save my love for Stormlight 🤞

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It's time! All my obligations are complete, I've got the rest of the month free, and my ereader ready. Hopefully it will save my love for Stormlight 🤞

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Bless my postman! He found my package and delivered it specially on his way home - what an amazing man

I ordered a buddy read book last weekend and it was meant to arrive yesterday... It got delayed to today, irritating but I could live with it. Today it has been delayed again because Royal Mail have decided the weather is too bad... This would also be understandable, only I live 30 seconds from the sorting office where I KNOW the book is according to the tracker, I have spoken to our postman not 5 minutes ago, and (despite apparently being in a storm) we've only had half an hour of light rain today? What the fuck??

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I ordered a buddy read book last weekend and it was meant to arrive yesterday... It got delayed to today, irritating but I could live with it. Today it has been delayed again because Royal Mail have decided the weather is too bad... This would also be understandable, only I live 30 seconds from the sorting office where I KNOW the book is according to the tracker, I have spoken to our postman not 5 minutes ago, and (despite apparently being in a storm) we've only had half an hour of light rain today? What the fuck??

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That was truly bizarre.

I still hate the pastoral second half, the two halves don't fit together? Although Greene's version is slightly less jarring once Dorastus (Florizel) and Fawnia (Perdita) leave Sicilia. Weird, weird story though - favourite version is still the ballet

In a bid to, apparently, make my reading as chaotic as possible, I have just dug out an old print out of Robert Greene's Pandosto - the inspiration (plagiarised) for Shakespeare's Winters Tale. I have yet to properly work out why and I'm willing to bet it'll be painful to read, but I'm doing it...

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Why are there always incestuous themes? 😩

In a bid to, apparently, make my reading as chaotic as possible, I have just dug out an old print out of Robert Greene's Pandosto - the inspiration (plagiarised) for Shakespeare's Winters Tale. I have yet to properly work out why and I'm willing to bet it'll be painful to read, but I'm doing it...

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I miss the bear... The bear was definitely an improvement

In a bid to, apparently, make my reading as chaotic as possible, I have just dug out an old print out of Robert Greene's Pandosto - the inspiration (plagiarised) for Shakespeare's Winters Tale. I have yet to properly work out why and I'm willing to bet it'll be painful to read, but I'm doing it...

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Just to illustrate, I definitely printed this out while still at uni and promptly forgot about it... 🤷‍♀️

In a bid to, apparently, make my reading as chaotic as possible, I have just dug out an old print out of Robert Greene's Pandosto - the inspiration (plagiarised) for Shakespeare's Winters Tale. I have yet to properly work out why and I'm willing to bet it'll be painful to read, but I'm doing it...

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In a bid to, apparently, make my reading as chaotic as possible, I have just dug out an old print out of Robert Greene's Pandosto - the inspiration (plagiarised) for Shakespeare's Winters Tale. I have yet to properly work out why and I'm willing to bet it'll be painful to read, but I'm doing it...

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02.12.2024 - It has been a long day and I'm exhausted... So I'm taking some time for myself this evening to snuggle up with my heated throw, reading journal, and Emma. I'm just starting volume three and the ball at the Crown is imminent! I'm definitely way too excited about this book 😅

Currently reading: Emma by Jane Austen; A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin

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I finished! I very much enjoyed myself with this reread and I'm now free to return to Storm of Swords without guilt 😂

It's Saturday, I have a free afternoon, AND the last day of the month... So, I'm going to take a pause on Storm of Swords and finish my reread Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell! We're thinking positively and I WILL do it, then I can reward myself with a Jaime chapter 😉

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It's Saturday, I have a free afternoon, AND the last day of the month... So, I'm going to take a pause on Storm of Swords and finish my reread Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell! We're thinking positively and I WILL do it, then I can reward myself with a Jaime chapter 😉

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Since when have Wordsworth printed pretty covers? Or illustrated editions? This is far from my favourite cover for Emma but it's one hell of an improvement on their usual monstrosities!

Hugh Thomson illustrations are always a win with me too - I even found the Mr Knightley illustration to match my bookmark 😂

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I bought 3 copies of Emma today... Oops... Worst part is none of them are fancy or special editions 😅