Not like any book I've read before. Starts off as a murder mystery before going in a couple other directions, all centered on the life of one man and his interaction with the people in a small alpine village. The book leaves you with a lot to think about. I look forward to reading more by Jean Giono.
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I love to read but many of the books I 'read' these days are audio books because of how much I travel for work. My reading habits are a bit chaotic, and it seems I either binge a book in a couple weeks or take years of stopping and starting. However, since I started tracking my reading 5 years ago I've gotten much better at not leaving books on the back burner. I love to learn about and read history, science fiction, biographies, essays, politics, philosophy, popular science, and more. Recently I've become interested in reading classics too.
I consider the day a book is acquired to be when I start reading it. This is mostly for motivational purposes, otherwise I will get distracted by new books. I will likely move away from this system in 2025.
I love the concept of Bookyrm, and after tracking my reading in spreadsheets for the past 5 years I have now moved it all to Bookwyrm.
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Jayp wants to read To Each His Own by Leonardo Sciascia
Jayp wants to read Nada by Donald Nicholson-Smith
Jayp wants to read Fatale by Jean-Patrick Manchette (New York Review Books classics)
Fatale by Jean-Patrick Manchette (New York Review Books classics)
Jayp wants to read Basic black with pearls by Helen Weinzweig (NYRB classics)
Basic black with pearls by Helen Weinzweig (NYRB classics)
"A brilliant, lost feminist classic that is equal parts domestic drama and international intrigue. Shirley Kaszenbowski, nee Silverberg, is a …
Jayp finished reading Armageddon in Retrospect by Kurt Vonnegut
Armageddon in Retrospect by Kurt Vonnegut
To be published on the first anniversary of Kurt Vonnegut's death, Armageddon in Retrospect is a collection of twelve new …
Jayp started reading Armageddon in Retrospect by Kurt Vonnegut
Armageddon in Retrospect by Kurt Vonnegut
To be published on the first anniversary of Kurt Vonnegut's death, Armageddon in Retrospect is a collection of twelve new …
Jayp started reading Whipping Girl by Julia Serano
Whipping Girl by Julia Serano
A provocative manifesto, Whipping girl tells the powerful story of Julia Serano, a transsexual woman whose supremely intelligent writing reflects …
Jayp reviewed A King Alone by Jean Giono (Le Cycle du Hussard, #3)
An existential detective story by one of France's most popular modern writers, set in a …
A King Alone
5 stars
Jayp reviewed A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh Fermor
A Time of GIfts
4 stars
I picked up A Time of Gifts during a NYRB sale. The blurb made it sound like an interesting and relaxing little travel journal. Somehow I completely missed when it was that the author started his sojourn across Europe to Constantinople.
Given the time we're currently living through, the author's description of pre WW2 Germany and the people he interacted with acquires an even deeper level of significance.
Putting that aside though, it's an extremely interesting and often funny travel journal. I can't wait to read the next volume.
Jayp started reading Novel Science by Adelene Buckland
Jayp finished reading A King Alone by Jean Giono (Le Cycle du Hussard, #3)
A King Alone by Jean Giono, Susan Stewart, Alyson Waters (Le Cycle du Hussard, #3)
An existential detective story by one of France's most popular modern writers, set in a mid-nineteenth century mountain village, available …
Jayp wants to read Marsha by Tourmaline
