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Heather Papps posted:a book report, in 3 parts.
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May 18, 2020 02:43
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Heather Papps posted:a book report, in 3 parts. Genius. It WAS written to transmit ideas! Okay! So, slavery bad, scifi is about winking to the audience, maps are cool, Hogwarts is selective. Does anybody else have anything to add about Thomas More's Utopia? I will change the dates and signal the next book's start later today if nobody else has anything else to add. Thanks for reading everybody!
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May 18, 2020 18:44
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be careful how many sheep you have, war is bad except when it's good and it's a good idea to just be the best at it
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May 18, 2020 21:31
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biosterous posted:be careful how many sheep you have, war is bad except when it's good and it's a good idea to just be the best at it Word! We have officially begun reading The Blazing World! Links are in the OP, discussion is set to start in 2 weeks on the 2nd of June, cool with everybody? I'm excited to read a book by a princess, though it won't be my first- I read Budgie the Little Helicopter by Sarah, Duchess of York. So good luck Margaret, Duchess of Highcastle, you got big princess shoes to fill.
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May 20, 2020 05:27
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The Blazing World is my favorite book of all time, I saw this thread because I clicked on the wrong subforum but I'm so excited now
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May 20, 2020 07:07
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Really? Awesome! I just started but I can't wait to hear everyone's thoughts afterwards, hopefully the 150 years that elapsed between the last book and this one will help general readability.
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May 20, 2020 23:43
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May 21, 2020 00:21
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How Wonderful! posted:The Blazing World is my favorite book of all time, I saw this thread because I clicked on the wrong subforum but I'm so excited now Have you read this? https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-First-Novel-Danielle-Dutton/dp/1936787350 I really liked it. It is a very understated book that does a wonderful job of imagining a plausible personality for Cavendish. Without making a big fuss it has a lot to say about gender politics, genius, and the relationship between the natural and political worlds. Some readers think that not enough happens but I personally enjoy narrative minimalism a lot so that didn't bother me. Real life is a lot more texture than plot. |
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May 21, 2020 00:27
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How Wonderful!, as a connoiseur, do you have a particular e-reader or cheap print source for The Blazing World you could recommend? Or any links you think might be good ancillary materials for readers? If so I will gladly add them to the OP.
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May 21, 2020 00:52
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Discussion date has been moved to Saturday June 6 by popular demand! Me, I wanted an extra few days to finish this awesome book, I'm the demand.
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May 29, 2020 00:00
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hi it's your boy "forgot about the book again"! i might make it in time or i might not!
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May 29, 2020 00:03
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Good mungo, my orbs! I have moved the schedule forward to discussion of The Blazing World, because I know we have a few posters who already have things they want to say about it. My sincere apologies, I did not have time to read it, my last two weeks have been a labyrinthine roller coaster hedge maze royale and I got like 10 pages in total, so I will sit this one out and read it another time. C'est la vie. This is now a spoilers ok zone for The Blazing World! See you guys next Monday, I look forward to trying again!
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