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Easter Tree!
Isn’t this adorable!? An Easter tree is a splendid idea. I may follow suit and do one of my own. Yours is so lovely - Rachel
Thank you! It is a tradition from my husbands family which I have started in our own home! I am really glad you like it!
Easter Tree!
Well, this one falls into the category of books that I have never heard of!
This is actually 4 short stories, including the titular story. They are all set in 14th Century Italy and feature naughty sexy stories about naughty men and women doing naughty things. The characters are delightful, the…
Another great review by Sputnika57. Thanks alot for the review, you can follow her and read more great book reviews here - Rachel
Review 5 - Friedrich Nietzsche - Anaphorisms on love and hate
Have I got time for one more review before I go to work? Perhaps not but I am going to do it anyway! Well, it is nice to have something that's title reflect the name of my blog (odietamo) - Horace: "I hate and I love". It seems this idea of hate and love being rather close is a familiar concept. What this essentially is is a collection of philosophical judgements about life and especially about human relationships. I was able to follow it mostly but it is a challenging and demanding read in the most part. The judgements are really very cynical. I am not a cynical person so I found this rather unpleasant, but it make me uncomfortable to say the least. It was as if an old man who has lived though life is saying to me, oh you are happy are you, you think your marriage is happy? Just wait, it will all go wrong, you will see. This made me sad. Check out these inspiring judgements: "Marriages that are made for love have Error as their father and Necessity as their mother." "Sometimes just a stronger pair of glasses with cure an amorous man. And if someone had the power to image the woman's face and form 20 years older, he might go through life quite undisturbed by love." Funny maybe, but I am a true romantic at heart and I was not amused. I can imagine my lovely husband in 30 years and I am sure he will still be just as beautiful to me ❤️ Coming up next: Traffic by John Ruskin. Now I must really go to work!
Two more reviews, some quirky options here!
Review - Penguin 80 Number 4 - Thomas De Quincey - On Murder Considered As One of the Fine Arts
Well my readers it has been a while since my review of The Saga of Gunnlaug the Serpent Tongue and for that I apologise. I have continued to read the little beauties however so I have a nice collection which should stream out over the next few days. This one I found a hard read. The concept is quite entertaining, there is a group of men in London who delight in the art of murder as other men might delight in the release of a new Sherlock Holmes short story. What follows is a lecture based on the killer John Williams. It is part murder mystery (although you already know whodunit!) part discussion of what makes a good murder victim. It is in this sense rather macabre and all in all rather odd. However I did enjoy it and if you are into your murder mysteries it is certainly designed to give you a tinge of guilt about what it is you find so entertaining. Coming next - Friedrich Nietzsche - Anaphorisms on Love and Hate
Hi, apologies but I meant to ask you earlier if you'd be happy with me including some of your book reviews on my blog? I'm really interested in the Penguin80 books but won't be able to get them all so I might just pick and choose which I like best from usisng your reviews as a guide. -Rachel
Hi Rachel,
I am really glad that you are enjoying my reviews. I would be delighted for you to put them on your page. I am planning to review them all eventually! I have had very busy times at work so they have slowed up a bit but I have about 5 I have read now and not reviewed so watch this space. As you say not all of them are interesting, but some are simply delightful. I just read the Tang Dynasty poems one (8th century Chinese poetry) which was an utter treat so look out for that review soon! Best of luck with your blog, it looks really interesting, great pictures too!
Hey followers, look out for more great reviews from the lovely Sputnika57 in the future. Be sure to support her quest to read all of the Penguin80 books, that’s no easy feat! Best of luck x - Rachel
Hi, apologies but I meant to ask you earlier if you'd be happy with me including some of your book reviews on my blog? I'm really interested in the Penguin80 books but won't be able to get them all so I might just pick and choose which I like best from usisng your reviews as a guide. -Rachel
Hi Rachel,I am really glad that you are enjoying my reviews. I would be delighted for you to put them on your page. I am planning to review them all eventually! I have had very busy times at work so they have slowed up a bit but I have about 5 I have read now and not reviewed so watch this space. As you say not all of them are interesting, but some are simply delightful. I just read the Tang Dynasty poems one (8th century Chinese poetry) which was an utter treat so look out for that review soon! Best of luck with your blog, it looks really interesting, great pictures too!
Hi, do you mind me asking what Disney on Ice you went to see? I was thinking about taking my gf to see Frozen Fever but am not sure if it will be too childish (we're both 21). Thanks for any advice you can give.
Yes it was magical ice festival we went to see. I am 27 and my husband is 31. I am a massive disney fan and he bought me the tickets as a treat. I had a fantastic time.On the plus side it is a genuinely impressive show. The ice skating is really skilled and there are lots of special effects. The shows covered are The little Mermaid, Tangled, Beauty and the Beast and Frozen will a few fillers by mickey and minny. I loved it and was happily singing along. I think frozen fever just has frozen though.On the negative side I think we were genuinely the only people I saw that didn't have children. The overwhelming majority were families with little children dressed in elsa costumes! This was particularly noticeable at the start and in the interval where you were literally tripping over people's children! It was also annoying that during the show lots of them couldn't last through the hour and needed to go to the toilet and had to push pass you!Having said that, if your gf is a massive disney fan I am sure she would love it. The show itself is not childish. There are just loads of children there!
Disney on Ice @ Echo Arena. Great times!
Hi, love the blog so far. Which of the penguin 80 books are you reading at the moment? will you be reviewing them all? X X X
I certainly plan to review them all. I am currently reading "A cup of sake under the cherry tree". I have not had much chance over the last week because of busy times at work but I am planning to get a load done over Easter. Have you been reading them too?
I'd love to visit the Twinings tea shop in London. I have to buy my tea from a specialist shop which is very expensive. I believe there is a tea museum in London as well which is provided by Twinings. Did you visit that as well?
When I was at the shop there were lots of people from other countries buying tea by the crate to take it back to their own country. Two American ladies in there at the same time as me spent over £400! That is a lot of tea! Yes I went to the museum, it's quite small but lots of information about the Twinnings family and some displays. The best bit in the shop is the free tasting. They have hundreds of teas and you can try which ever one you like it tiny little ceramic shot glasses. Great fun! What is your favourite tea?
Hey, I love Twinings! How did you find the Bold Kenyan tea? I thought it would be more powerful. Would be interesed on your thoughts.
I really enjoyed it. I found it to have a strong flavour, with a touch of Redbush flavour (which I really like). I brewed it for the recommended 3 mins and it was certainly bold, but I suppose you could always brew it for slightly less time to still enjoy the flavour. I chose it as part of a pick and mix selection from the Twinnings shop in London, along with a few quirky others, so that was my only one sadly.
Always nice to try a new tea!
Two more reviewed!
Review Number 3 - As kingfishers catch fire by Gerard Manley Hopkins
Well, I have heard of Gerard Manley Hopkins, but I couldn’t have named one of his poems, so it was with interest I delved into this particular classic, the first poet of the collection so far.
I struggled with Hopkins. I did however enjoy it more when I either just let the words wash over me, or when I read some out-loud and listened to the very interesting word patterns. He does this lovely thing were his words repeat or have rhymes within the same line, which I enjoyed.
The actual book is split into two, the first much larger section contains his poetry. There is a lot about loss and nature and suffering and it is not vastly cheerful on the whole.
The second part is a selection from his diary which is mostly about the colour of the sky. Seriously. But to give him credit it is beautiful stuff. It made me feel wistful, if nothing else.
This is what I really love about these classics. It is just enough, I feel I have read enough Hopkins to say that I have read some Hopkins!
Coming soon, The Saga of Gunnlang Serpent-tongue. Off I go to read it!
Review Number 2 - Mrs Rosie and the Priest by Giovanni Boccaccio Penguin 80 N*1
Well, this one falls into the category of books that I have never heard of! This is actually 4 short stories, including the titular story. They are all set in 14th Century Italy and feature naughty sexy stories about naughty men and women doing naughty things. The characters are delightful, the descriptions of the city and times are colourful and interesting and the style of writing is just exotic enough (in translation by Peter Hainsworth of course!) to transport you to the distant land. This is why I am so enjoying these little gems. I would never, never have stumbled across this, So thank you penguin for another little delight.