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I do this as well, I have this little hobby of making posts or scribbles in my notebook writing down paintings, music and poetry I find beautifully mixing together. For example I've got this page containing of "The sensetive plant" by Percy Bysshe Shelley + Buckethead and Viggo Mortensen - Sunrise + illustrations by Charles Robinson. Or illustrations by Anton Pieck and music by Carl Nielsen. It's a great way to create a whole story by finding the right picture and the right music and poem. And, yes, letters are great.

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Haven't seen this one but I will

I love Bill Nighy, have just seen Their finest (2016) with him and remembered that I LOVED Bookshop (2017) and About time (2013) and... and... can't stop Seems that I've got a film to watch tonight

19th - Italian Journey by Goethe I have difficult relationships with Goethe. I've been reading "Fasust" for several years, we had on and off romance. In the end I made myself finish it because I felt extremely guilty in front of the shabby book I'd grown to use for reading fortunes on (form a question, choose a line number, open a book on any page, count the lines and voilà, you have the answer, sometimes too weird to understand). I didn't enjoy the story and we had to part in a civil but cold way. Nevertheless, the "Italian Journey" I liked at once. It represents a sort of diary and letters from Goethe's travels in 1786-1788. Despite his passionate passages about rocks and clouds thet scared me a little bit, I've totally dived into the descriptions of Italian life. I don't know whether I liked this book because I liked Italy or because Goethe and I've finally still have a chance to be friends and I will appreciate his world view. I felt his desire to create and learn and that was really catching. It motivated me to find out more about art and literature, encouraged me not to give up studying Italian though I don't really know if I will ever have an opportunity to go there. And though I'm still not sure about Goethe as "my" writer or "my" type of a human-being, I definitely enjoyed Italy through his eyes.

18th - Can you keep a secret? by Sophie Kinsella. This was my one-day reading, fast, amusing and not really momorable. But I've enjoyed it, it raised my spirits for a bit and I even giggled couple of times.

17th I capture the castle by Dodie Smith. When I decide to read something by the author I have never encountered before, I usually read some reviews because a non-spoiler review gives a better image of the plot than abstracts on the cover. And this book has almost started a "war" on some websites. So many one-star reviews, so many 4-5-star reviews. I couldn't resist reading it, of course. Remember my theory that the season, weather, reader's mood and million of other tiny circumstantial factors influence the way we read the book, the way we see characters and the plot and even embrace the length of the work of fiction? In my case the book had an ideal timing and an ideal me (as a reader). I liked its warm, sunlit, cozy atmosphere. I like peculiar characters, even though if I met them in real life I'd probably think that some of their actions are unacceptable in real life or signs of being soft in the head (such a bliss they live in the book so I can like them as much as I want). I didn't regret reading "I capture the castle", I felt my time was pleasantly spent.

I agree with every thought from this review! Controversial feelings about the book that is a great example of the French literature and depicts such disagreeable characters at the same time.

Thank you! I'll consider it for my summer break reading!

On my way to find everything about it such an intriguing review!

Is it good? Have it uploaded on my e-book for months, haven't decided yet if to read it or not .

16th - The man who laughs by Victor Hugo Well. I liked it a bit less than the LM, but I know that Hugo is definitely my kind of author. Though I read the books in translation, I believe his style and language be the thing easy to read and feel. The characters, again, so well-written, there are so many layers of their true selves, the decisions, feelings are unfolding in front of you that it's not difficult to understand, accept and forgive them for being just humans, strong or weak, spiritual or godless, beautiful or utterly monstrous inside. You just understand. Of course, you worry a lot about the future of your favourites and wish ill to all the evil plans of their enemies, but you can also see through them, see their origin, how they've become what they are and that's absolutely great, when a character is not given to you as a ready-made villain or hero, but rises (or falls) in front of you.

15th - Where'd you go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple I enjoyed it, it was easy to read, it was witty and funny. Absolutely in love with the epistolary novels (as I have mentioned many times). Liked the caricature of the school mums (working at school I wonder sometimes what's going on inside their "club" when I'm not around ). And I totally enjoyed the plot itself, it happens while reading that one cannot believe such things take place in real life or that such eccentric and complex characters as Bernadette actually exist as every day one sees people that are showing their personalities that are accepted and expected by the society. So it's great to be reminded that all people have something peculiar about them and who knows what an interesting and deep person your colleague or neighbour might be

Oh, I'm so glad my scribbble can inspire people to read Thank you!

14th - Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert Honestly, it wasn't my cup of tea at all. I read it because I wanted to finish it. The language is great, descriptions are sincere and so lively that I could feel myself surrounded by the atmosphere of a little French town. But the plot, the characters, oohh... Balzac all over again, when I knew the story is powerful and honest, but couldn't make myself enjoy it.

13th - "Good omens" by Terry Ptatchett and Neil Gaiman. Again, the bits of information I've picked about the upcoming TV series brought me to the book. Ooooh, it's so delicious! I find that the passages that make me laugh inwardly or lines that contain such deep, hidden irony or satire (that I need to re-read them several time to fully grasp the idea of it) are extremely rare and thus precious to me. And this book is full of such. I liked every bit of it and am looking forward to see the charcters on the screen (love for David Tennant will make sure that I watch it).

11th and 12th are 2 volumes of "Les Misérables" by Victor Hugo. I've got this habit of watching promos of some TV series or films, find out that there is a book (or couple of them) and decide to watch these things after reading. Guess what, after reading I never actually watch anything. Same with the LM. I saw trailer of the TV series with Lily Collins as Fantine and thought that the time has come to read the book. I did it and never ever shall I say that I regret that I've spent almost whole March on it. it is sooo powerful, beautiful, crawling under my skin, into my consciousness, enriching my understanding of the world, of people and, of course, French revolution. Besides, where else could I find such entertaining description of the Paris' sewage system? What else could make me think of people who build, fix or clean them? Not the smallest chapter or detail in the description of the characters' lives seems insighificant. The characters are so vivid, so real that I feel as if I've met them the other day on my way from work. Looked into wise and sad eyes of Jean Valjean on the bus stop, took a stroll in silence with Monseigneur Bienvenu, listened to the passionate "ABC" club's discussions in the local pub. This book is in my list of favourites. P.S. Although, I know Cosette represents the chastity, innocence and beauty of the world, but as a character she became the most unnoticeable one, such a pity. P.S. #2 I'll try to find time to watch the film and/or TV series.

10th - Outsider by Stephen King That was great. Creepy, tense and gripping. it was a bit darker than I am used to, a little less of the supernatural in it and focused on the psychological side of the story (characters' behaviour, thoughts, doubts and worries), but I liked it just the same.

8th - Mort Well, I did enjoy it! It was fun, easy reading. Waking the desire to immerse into the Pratchett's Discwolrd even more. 9th - A man called Ove by Frederik Backman Moving, touching, striking the chord. I liked it immensely. Cannot even count how may times I've felt tears running down my cheeks while reading it. Such a bleak existence that the main charcater leads and still so much space for kindness, friendship and empathy in it (even when he tries to hide from everyone and gives them hell). I'll rememeber this book with a great warmth, because everyone has a bit of Ove or Sonia inside and that's wonderful.

7th -From the other side (Bernard Werber). When I was 15 or 16 I really enjoyed the "Angels" and the "Gods" cycles. Really liked his Universe and ideas, but this was so long ago so I've decided to find out if I still love Werber's style. Well, the answer is clearly "Yes". Although when I was a teenager the books seemed(for my inexperienced mind) to be the essence of wisdom and originality at the same time and now I've just had a good time reading a book about something grim written in a light and humouristic way. Not that I'd add it to the list of my favorites, but it amused me for the time. And now I'm finally reading Mort, I've switched back to e-book from paper ones, so need a bit of time to get used to the screen.

Always promising myself to watch all the TV series and screen adaptations of the books I've read (Electric dreams, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell, Gone with the wind, Blade runnner). Still none of them have been watched.

Certainly! This book will create a whole new world in your mind, so it's better to start with it and then, if the idea sinks in, continue reading other works of Ph. K. Dick

6th - Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams A collection of stories that became a basis for the TV series. As I like and love and adore and worship Bradbury (I've read almost everything I could have found on paper and on the Net), I try to find same themes (space travel, machines, aliens) in other books and Philip K. Dick's are certainly ones I'd love to read. From the Do androids dream of electric sheep I fell in love with his style and now I'm very fond of these short stories as well.

I've neglected my writing for a period, couldn't get myself to switch on the laptop. But now I'm ready to report 5th - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell All the praises I've heard about this book turned out to be truthful indeed, I liked this book and for 2 weeks I've been living inside it. I liked the slow bits that dragged me into the atmosphere of 19th century Britain and helped to unravel the essence of the British magic.Sometimes I even thought it to be a real historical book (so many footnotes ). And I was more than satisfied with the last part of the book that added the sense of an epic battle between and within the characters. I also enjoyed noticing that all the heroes have their own flaws and nobody's absolutely blameless (though you have favourites in spite of this or even thanks to this anyway), at first you desire them to be all chivalrous and "practically perfect in every way", but then you realize seeing them with shortcomings we all may have is much better.