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In which Jill discovers why exactly a plot-driven Dickensian novel won the 2013 Man Booker Prize. Final thoughts on Eleanor Catton’s The Luminaries
I finished The Luminaries last night. I feel so accomplished. I really enjoyed this book, every single page. Even the weird ones at the end that I just told Bethany the book would have been better without. The weirdness … Continue reading
Update on Eleanor Catton’s The Luminaries, Parts II – III
I’m officially completely wrapped up in this book. I have read almost two hundred pages today. Granted, it was a hot and lazy Saturday afternoon and neither the husband nor I wanted to go anywhere or do anything, but still. … Continue reading
Thoughts on Part I of Eleanor Catton’s The Luminaries
I finally managed to get into The Luminaries. It only took like a hundred and fifty pages. Fortunately, that’s not a huge chunk of this book. Part one was three hundred sixty pages. It actually took that long to … Continue reading
Early thoughts on Eleanor Catton’s The Luminaries
The first time I saw this book in real life I already knew it had won the 2013 Man Booker Prize and had read a bit about it. It sounded excellent. And then I met it in all its … Continue reading
Postcards From Purgatory 