#2019readingchallenge

[calamitysnowwhite]

Les faits de cette nouvelle commencent dans une petite pension bourgeoise ébranlée par un beau scandale, une femme, "comme il le faut" vient de quitter mari et filles pour s'enfuir avec un jeune homme rencontré juste un jour auparavant. Les jugements commencent à pleuvoir et les discussions à chauffer, la narratrice prend la défense de Mme Henriette attisant ainsi l’intérêt de Mrs. C, une femme anglaise bien distinguée, qui décide alors de lui avouer un secret enfouit depuis trop longtemps.

La nouvelle est super bien écrite, je me demande bien comment l'auteur a pu, en ci peu de pages peindre tous ces sentiments et toutes ces émotions, comment a-t-il bien pu sonder, à ce point, l’âme humaine pour afin produire un tel récit.

Il y a maintenant vingt-quatre ans de cela, et cependant, quand je pense à ce moment où j’étais là, fustigée par ses insultes, sous les yeux de mille inconnus, mon sang se glace dans mes veines. Et je sens de nouveau avec effroi quelle substance faible, misérable et lâche doit être ce que nous appelons, avec emphase, l’âme, l’esprit, le sentiment, la douleur, puisque tout cela, même à son plus haut paroxysme, est incapable de briser complètement le corps qui souffre, la chair torturée, – puisque malgré tout, le sang continue de battre et que l’on survit à de telles heures, au lieu de mourir et de s’abattre, comme un arbre frappé par la foudre.

Mais, je viens de le dire, toute souffrance est lâche : elle recule devant la puissance du vouloir-vivre qui est ancré plus fortement dans notre chair que toute la passion de la mort ne l’est dans notre esprit.

Malgré tout, le temps a un grand pouvoir, et l’âge amortit de façon étrange tous les sentiments. On sent qu’on est plus près de la mort ; son ombre tombe, noire, sur le chemin ; les choses paraissent moins vives, elles ne pénètrent plus aussi profond et elles perdent beaucoup de leur puissance dangereuse. Peu à peu, je me remis du choc éprouvé ; et quand, de longues années après, je rencontrai un jour en société l’attaché de la légation d’Autriche, un jeune Polonais, et qu’à une question que je lui posai sur sa famille, il me répondit qu’un fils de l’un de ses cousins, précisément, s’était suicidé, dix ans auparavant à Monte-Carlo, je ne sourcillai même pas. Cela ne me fit presque plus mal : peut-être même (pourquoi nier son égoïsme), cela me fit-il du bien, car ainsi disparaissait tout danger de le rencontrer encore : je n’avais plus contre moi d’autre témoin que mon propre souvenir. Depuis, je suis devenue plus paisible. Vieillir n’est, au fond, pas autre chose que n’avoir plus peur de son passé. Il y a maintenant vingt-quatre ans de cela, et cependant, quand je pense à ce moment où j’étais là, fustigée par ses insultes, sous les yeux de mille inconnus, mon sang se glace dans mes veines. Et je sens de nouveau avec effroi quelle substance faible, misérable et lâche doit être ce que nous appelons, avec emphase, l’âme, l’esprit, le sentiment, la douleur, puisque tout cela, même à son plus haut paroxysme, est incapable de briser complètement le corps qui souffre, la chair torturée, – puisque malgré tout, le sang continue de battre et que l’on survit à de telles heures, au lieu de mourir et de s’abattre, comme un arbre frappé par la foudre. Mais, je viens de le dire, toute souffrance est lâche : elle recule devant la puissance du vouloir-vivre qui est ancré plus fortement dans notre chair que toute la passion de la mort ne l’est dans notre esprit. Malgré tout, le temps a un grand pouvoir, et l’âge amortit de façon étrange tous les sentiments. On sent qu’on est plus près de la mort ; son ombre tombe, noire, sur le chemin ; les choses paraissent moins vives, elles ne pénètrent plus aussi profond et elles perdent beaucoup de leur puissance dangereuse. Peu à peu, je me remis du choc éprouvé ; et quand, de longues années après, je rencontrai un jour en société l’attaché de la légation d’Autriche, un jeune Polonais, et qu’à une question que je lui posai sur sa famille, il me répondit qu’un fils de l’un de ses cousins, précisément, s’était suicidé, dix ans auparavant à Monte-Carlo, je ne sourcillai même pas. Cela ne me fit presque plus mal : peut-être même (pourquoi nier son égoïsme), cela me fit-il du bien, car ainsi disparaissait tout danger de le rencontrer encore : je n’avais plus contre moi d’autre témoin que mon propre souvenir. Depuis, je suis devenue plus paisible. Vieillir n’est, au fond, pas autre chose que n’avoir plus peur de son passé.

[missfliss88]

Books I’ve Read:

My Review....I thought this was a great retelling of Othello. Set in and taking place over the course of one day, at a co-ed primary school during the final weeks of the school year.  Reading of these 6th grade students playing out the tragic story of jealousy, betrayal and revenge was as poignant as any interpretation I've read or seen before. - 4 stars

(via New Boy (Hogarth Shakespeare, #5) by Tracy Chevalier | Goodreads)

[little-dhampir-1508]

You were the sun, and I was crashing into you. I'd wake up every morning and think, "This will end in flames" 2019 Reading Challenge 23/50 29) A reread of a book I like - Carry On by Rainbow Rowell #2019readingchallenge #books #carryon #carryonbook https://www.instagram.com/p/B3pIFaXFkzR/?igshid=1d4bgs1mllnrc

[thebookkook]

Book 46 of 2019 /// Left from the Nameless Shop by Adithi Rao. This is a collection of charming, sweet and heartwarming short stories set in a small town in Karnataka in the early-mid 80s. If you are looking for a heartwarming read about kind, simple and good people and about the simple life in the 80s, then this is a perfect book to pick up! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 . . #book #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagramindia #bookreview #bookblogger #bookish #bookcover #booksandcoffee #indianbookblogger #indianbookreviewer #kookyreadsin2019 #2019readingchallenge #india #mumbai https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz5aOYklAUm/?igshid=1crjb6q1r69le

[caseycassidy]

Finished my first #romanceopoly read (Memory Lane - An Extraordinary Union 5🌟) and rolled for my second choice which ended up being Sweet Street, which I think I’ll be reading From Scratch for. . . #currentlyreading #bookstagram #amreading #romance #2019readingchallenge #readingchallenge https://www.instagram.com/p/BsOjbbznZJE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qq9bwhvg8pje

[a-reader-at-the-gates-blog]

Happy Super Bowl Sunday to all the football fans out there! 🏈I know nothing about football so I probably won’t be watching it lol Do you guys plan out what book you want to read through the year? I normally don’t really besides rereads because I’m such a moody reader. Im going to try to at least reread one book a month. I made this calendar in my bullet journal with all my anticipated new releases for the year, and if I need to reread anything before they come out. Did you guys know that Aurora Rising and Broken Throne come out on the same day?! Crazy. The sequel for Skyward doesn’t come out until October so I’m definitely going to have to read that one again. I’m not going to remember anything. I was tagged by @maddness22 to do the #helpfromfictionalcharacters tag! ☀️help you pick out an outfit: Sofia from Their Fractured Light! She has some pretty awesome outfits 👏🏻 ☀️Cheer you up: Laia from An Ember In The Ashes. Seems pretty supportive 😂 ☀️Help you rob a bank: June from Legend definitely. Or Ruby from TDM. Both. Can’t decide ☀️Help you study: Citra from Scythe! ☀️help you when you are sick: Helene Aquilla from AEITA. ☀️help fight if the bad guys: . . . Elias Veturius this was a v long post. I not going to tag anyone. If you want to do it go ahead. #bookstagram #readingplanner #bulletjournal #pens #defythestars #thisshatterdworld #newreleases #anemberintheashes #rereading #bookstoread #2019readingchallenge https://www.instagram.com/p/Btbct61l7eq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=susyo5ooxkoc

[herbookaffair]

In January, I read 6 books for prompts on @creatingandco’s Book Map - Pretty impressive if I do say so myself. #ccbookmap #2019readingchallenge https://www.instagram.com/p/Bta6gT3HUnN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5vmbaqww9wa1

[humansarebecomingmoreselfaware]

Finished! 🤓📚🐛❤️ #SabaaTahir #ATorchAgainstTheNight #Laia #Elias #Reading #Books #Bookworm #2019ReadingChallenge https://www.instagram.com/p/BtRmvCzh3pq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ow7r7oa4wf6i

[adeliesandwich]

I have finally finished my first book of the year! My goal for 2019 is 50 books over 500 pages. One of my goals is also to record the books I read on Instagram so here we are. The Once and Future King is 639 pages and took much longer than expected. It was my first time reading this book. 3 out of 5 stars #2019readingchallenge #theonceandfutureking #books #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BtKTqxEFkoV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ah19mpbt3i43

[dalmaszentpaly]

First book of 2019: The Dark Artifices: Queen of Air and Darkness by @officialcassandraclare . Even though I have been reading Cassie for 15 years she can still make me look silly on the public transportation when I laugh myself off the seat;) This is the first in 52 books that I’ll read in 2019. 13 different genres (from #ya through #suspense and #scifi to #poetry and #mythsandlegends), 4 books/genre. Each week I’ll draw a title from a meticulously compiled list of 8 books in each category. Each category has at least 4 female writers, 4 writers of color, 1 lgbtq+ writer, 1 Hungarian writer, 1 book from 2018, one book between 1950 and 2000, one book pre1950 and a non-English/non-Hungarian writer. Couldn’t be more excited. Let the challenge begin :) #52booksin52weeks #2019readingchallenge #ireadya #readingaddict #januaryisforreading #ilovebooks #yaforthewin #reading #readingtime (at Budapest, Hungary) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsbhq4xn01g/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16znqw84beamp

[calamitysnowwhite]

Who read it? What did you think of it?

[missfliss88]

Books I’ve Read:

My Review.... If you've heard the lovely Joanna Lumley speak, you will thoroughly enjoy this, I clearly heard her voice throughout the book. Written as a conversation between herself and an interviewer, she natters on about family life, her house, mementoes and things that are important to her. When I'd finished, it felt like the end of a happy day spent chatting with a friend. I sighed as I put the book down, stood up and went off to bring in the washing. - 5 stars.

(via No Room for Secrets by Joanna Lumley | Goodreads)

[renovationwellness]

💗 #happiness #gratitude #grateful #bookworm #books #ilovebooks #reading #reader #read #readingchallenge #2019readingchallenge #cozy #relax #sundayvibes #RenovationWellness #RWCrew #RW https://www.instagram.com/p/BsTZ14CBSa_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1p98cixq6200v

[mypineappledreams]

Book 5 of 2019: Flowers for the Judge by Margery Allingham He heard the bell ringing in the far-off mom for some time before a voice answered him. "Yes? Maida Vale 58423. Who is it, please?" Mr. Campion was puzzled. It was a womans voice and it was familiar, but he could not place it. Completely in the dark, he proceeded cautiously. "I say, I’m afraid you’ll think it frightfully odd of me ringing up like this," he began. "I wonder if it would be too much to ask you if I could come along and see you? It really is important and I wouldnt take up more than ten minutes of your time." "Do you know the address?" whispered the voice. "Its Thirty-two, Dorothy Studios, Denbigh Road, Kilburn. You open the garden gate and come down the steps." "Splendid. Ill be right along," he said, completely startled. "My name’s Campion, by the way." "Yes, I know. Ive been expecting you. My names Teddie Dell." Mr. Campion hung up the receiver slowly. He was very conscious of the fact that he had never heard either the name or the address in his life before. #2019readingchallenge #margeryallingham #bookstagram #campionmysteries #1930 https://www.instagram.com/p/B12ucdXFeqs/?igshid=1kcrm8zjdlzst

[thebookkook]

Book 54 of 2019 /// Before You Breathe by Tanushree Podder. This is the second book in the Major Acharya series and is set in the same little idyllic hill station. This time the mystery revolves around two thefts where there was a break-in but nothing was taken. A few days later, a rich businessman is found dead of a heart attack. Are these events connected? Why would someone want to kill the old man? Now, this book is decent but not as good as the first book in the series. The overall pattern of the case is very similar to the first, which is a trap that no aspiring crime writer should get into at all, least of all, in their very second book 😊 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ . . #bookreview #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagramindia #bookblogger #indianbookblogger #indianbookreviewer #books #bookcovers #kindle #kindleindia #kookyreadsin2019 #2019readingchallenge #days #life #india #mumbai https://www.instagram.com/p/B1UDfNgJHTp/?igshid=1pgth75b3zu1j

[3sumitofficial]

Last year, in 2019, I could very well made a habit of constant reading with 26 books and I fell for the craft of different great authors of the world. I used to think, I know it all, until I read and reread people's work of different genre. This year 2020 has a big goal to achieve. I'm focused, and pulled my socks up to read the hell out of books. It's the double of what I've read in #2019readingchallenge. 50 books in 2020 . . . Are you in with me? What are you planning to read this year? Committing to only 2020 releases or adding in some back-lists?⁣ ⁣ _____⁣ #backlistbooks #bestsellers #bookstagram #historicalfiction #romancebooks #contemporaryromance #SumitOfficial #sciencefiction #bookofthemonth #theblinds #undercoverbromance #humifyoudontknowthewords #agoodneighborhood #alongpetalofthesea #tbrlist #bookstoread #2020books #2020goals #readinggoals #readinglists #thebromancebookclub #bookrecs #bookstagrammer #bookblog #bookish #bookstack #readingchallenge #bookrecommendations #booksbooksbooks ⁣ (at Mumbai, Maharashtra) https://www.instagram.com/p/B65-G7UlgAA/?igshid=1dkdkj7hhkojz