What a great book haul, Gavin! Those Arthur C. Clarke books are really great. That Harry Harrison cover is wild! East of Eden is a beautiful novel. I think I had forgotten Classics and Company was doing it this year. You found some real treasures here!😊📚👍🏼
Haha! 😅 The cover just flops over- plot twist! Freakin’ good haul maybe not the same vibes but those covers are still pretty sweet. Dude, I’ve dipped out twice on trying to participate in the Classics & Company reads. I’m weak, too 🫢 I still might finish The Pillow Book cause it’s one you can enjoy bit by bit.
I've always meant to read A Dance to the Music of Time, but just looking at that row of 12 volumes is intimidating (and people complain about Proust's measly 6!). Then I saw that the University of Chicago had published the series in 4 volumes, 3 books in each. They were subtitled "First Movement," Second, Third and Fourth. I found some good used copies at Thrift Books. This may be another series to tackle next year, along with Proust. They can act as palate cleansers for each other. Now I also have the Cazalet series on my Kindle...
East of Eden is great, I think most people's favourite. I enjoyed The Passage, the second one not as much and I never got to the third one, they remind me a bit of Stephen King. Some truly classic book covers on display.
What a great book haul, Gavin! Those Arthur C. Clarke books are really great. That Harry Harrison cover is wild! East of Eden is a beautiful novel. I think I had forgotten Classics and Company was doing it this year. You found some real treasures here!😊📚👍🏼
Thanks Pat. Reading Arthur C Clarke (different book) at the moment, he does not often disappoint!
Haha! 😅 The cover just flops over- plot twist!
Freakin’ good haul maybe not the same vibes but those covers are still pretty sweet.
Dude, I’ve dipped out twice on trying to participate in the Classics & Company reads. I’m weak, too 🫢 I still might finish The Pillow Book cause it’s one you can enjoy bit by bit.
I’m still going through the Pillow Book too. Steinbeck may have a bit more narrative drive! I’ll let you know how Volstead Gridban goes :)
I've always meant to read A Dance to the Music of Time, but just looking at that row of 12 volumes is intimidating (and people complain about Proust's measly 6!). Then I saw that the University of Chicago had published the series in 4 volumes, 3 books in each. They were subtitled "First Movement," Second, Third and Fourth. I found some good used copies at Thrift Books.
This may be another series to tackle next year, along with Proust. They can act as palate cleansers for each other.
Now I also have the Cazalet series on my Kindle...
If Proust is as breezy a read as ADTTMOT, then we're laughing. I somehow don't think this will be the case however..
East of Eden is great, I think most people's favourite. I enjoyed The Passage, the second one not as much and I never got to the third one, they remind me a bit of Stephen King. Some truly classic book covers on display.
Thanks. Read a far amount of Steinbeck, just never this one - looking forward to it.
1 away from 350 subscribers Gavin. Happy reading!
Thanks! Was 352 during the week so I must have annoyed someone :)
Nice haul! Thanks for sharing. I absolutely love _The Passage_. Also a trilogy, by the way. Happy reading!
Did not know it was a trilogy (please tell me I got the first book!)
@@GenreBooks23 You did.
Huzzah! Thanks!