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Thomas Larson's avatar

I like this survey of your current reading, don't remember seeing these in the past. I always look forward to the similar postings by Cowen.

Henry Oliver's avatar

I do them sometimes yeah, it’s a fun format I think

Gilbert Hennessey's avatar

Henry, Curious if you've read Claire Harman's Charlotte Bronte: A Life and, if so, what you thought about it. I have a copy, but haven't read it yet.

Henry Oliver's avatar

I have not

Rosie Millard's avatar

PS I've just bought Wuthering Heights, I read it when I was far too young and didn't really understand it.

Henry Oliver's avatar

lmk what you think, and do read some of her poetry, she’s a wonderful wonderful poet

Rosie Millard's avatar

Lovely post. I have to say I was quite relieved to find you occasionally give up on books, I always feel guilty when I do that (and I do) so it's reassuring to find such an accomplished critic playing the same game.

Henry Oliver's avatar

Thank you! There’s a wonderful conversation in Boswell about not finishing books

Mr. Elphinston talked of a new book that was much admired, and asked Dr. Johnson if he had read it. JOHNSON: “I have looked into it.” “What,” said Elphinston, “have you not read it through?” Johnson, offended at being thus pressed, and so obliged to own his cursory mode of reading, answered tartly, “No, Sir, do you read books through?”

Rosie Millard's avatar

Marvellous!

Christina Migone-Benfield's avatar

Thanks, Henry, for saving me the time and disappointment of reading Lutz's biography of the hardly known Bronte :-) and for recommending Loved and missed. I shall seek it out. I wonder whether it would be similar to Susannan Tamaro's 'Va dove ti porta il cuore'?