BlackRose2400
Hello, my name is Angie. I love reading. I love writing. I also love watching anime and listening to music!
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What are your personal reading quests?
and not like, how many books you want to read this year or actual quests you're currently working through (tho those are really fun too, so lmk those too if you want) but like what are some personal reading goals/quests/ideas you have at the moment? now I'm finishing up with the semester I'm thinking about reading seriously again (but maybe a bit too soon cos im not quite done yet hahahaha)
For me, some of them are:
- I really want to read all the Lord of the Rings books (I was read the Hobbit when I was a kid but mostly forgot everything hahaha)
- and also all of Agatha Christie's work (I've read a couple and I have the Mysterious Affair at Styles out from the library rn)
- I actually do want to read through one of the quests hahaha but I haven't decided which one yet cos a sidequest seems easier but i know there might be books I don't want to read so completionist badges might be off the table for a bunch of them (smut is a hard no from me so let me know if you have recs đ)(im thinking one of the fantasy ones???)
- also, the readalong books, as well as Dark Wild Shore which is our unofficial southern hemisphere winter readalong book
- also with the Southern Hemisphere books, more local stuff (New Zealand and more generally SH stuff)
- I've been wanting to read the "classics", but like, both literal greek/roman stuff and whatever the "classics" are. maybe a list or quest for that đ
- I've been wanting to get into comics for a while, and I just read Batman: Year One which I enjoyed, so more of those!! (I've been following this list)
- After John Flanagan died earlier this year, I've been wanting to reread all of his Ranger's Apprentice universe books
- also, Redwall
- Mistborn. and then, the entire universe
- maybe a little non fiction? I was recced some classical history books by @eleanors in this forum post
- trying to keep up with the 500 books i randomly impulse requested from the library
- i dont buy a lot of books, but ive a few on my shelf i need to read đ so also those
- and i want to reread the hunger games books before the new movie
- and not reading specifically, but I said i was going to review more books this year, and so far,,, ive reviewed zero. so more book reviews!!
So I have definitely got way too much going on, but what about you guys??
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The Odyssey
Homer Homer
Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns
driven time and again off course, once he had plundered
the hallowed heights of Troy.
So begins Robert Fagles' magnificent translation of the Odyssey.
If the Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, then the Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey though life. Odysseus' reliance on his wit and wiliness for survival in his encounters with divine and natural forces, during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, is at once a timeless human story and an individual test of moral endurance.
In the myths and legends that are retold here, Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom, and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery.
Renowned classicist Bernard Knox's superb Introduction and textual commentary provide new insights and background information for the general reader and scholar alike, intensifying the strength of Fagles' translation.
This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the public at large, and to captivate a new generation of Homer's students.
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Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, presents us with Homer's best-loved and most accessible poem in a stunning new modern-verse translation.
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Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0Audiobook: 5.0
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Under a Painted Sky
Stacey Lee
Missouri, 1849: Samantha dreams of moving back to New York to be a professional musicianânot an easy thing if youâre a girl, and harder still if youâre Chinese. But a tragic accident dashes any hopes of fulfilling her dream, and instead, leaves her fearing for her life. With the help of a runaway slave named Annamae, Samantha flees town for the unknown frontier. But life on the Oregon Trail is unsafe for two girls, so they disguise themselves as Sammy and Andy, two boys headed for the California gold rush. Sammy and Andy forge a powerful bond as they each search for a link to their past, and struggle to avoid any unwanted attention. But when they cross paths with a band of cowboys, the light-hearted troupe turn out to be unexpected allies. With the law closing in on them and new setbacks coming each day, the girls quickly learn that there are not many places to hide on the open trail.  This beautifully written debut is an exciting adventure and heart-wrenching survival tale. But above all else, itâs a story about perseverance and trust that will restore your faith in the power of friendship.
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How to End a Love Story
Yulin Kuang
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780063310681.
Two writers with a complicated history end up working on the same TV show... Can they write themselves a new ending? A sexy and emotional enemies-to-lovers romance guaranteed to pull on your heartstrings and give you a book hangover from brilliant new voice Yulin Kuang.
Helen Zhang hasnât seen Grant Shepard once in the thirteen years since the tragic accident that bound their lives together forever.
Now a bestselling author, Helen pours everything into her career. Sheâs even scored a coveted spot in the writersâ room of the TV adaptation of her popular young adult novels, and if she can hide her imposter syndrome and overcome her writerâs block, surely the rest of her life will fall into place too. LA is the fresh start she needs. After all, no one knows her there. ExceptâŠ
Grant has done everything in his power to move on from the past, including building a life across the country. And while the panic attacks have never quite gone away, heâs well liked around town as a screenwriter. He knows he shouldnât have taken the job on Helenâs show, but it will open doors to developing his own projects that he just canât pass up.
Grantâs exactly as Helen remembers himâcharming, funny, popular, and lovable in ways that sheâs never been. And Helenâs exactly as Grant remembers tooâbrilliant, beautiful, closed off. But working together is messy, and electrifying, and Helenâs parents, who have never forgiven Grant, have no idea heâs in the picture at all.
When secrets come to light, they must reckon with the fact that theirs was never meant to be any kind of love story. And yet⊠the key to making peace with their pastâand themselvesâmight just lie in holding on to each other in the present.
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The Housemaid's Secret (The Housemaid, #2)
Freida McFadden
As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors. But I can't risk losing this job â not if I want to keep my darkest secret safe . . .
It's hard to find an employer who doesn't ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want. It's almost perfect. But I still haven't met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I'm sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I'm doing laundry. And one day I can't help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything...
That's when I make a promise. After all, I've done this before. I can protect Mrs. Garrick while keeping my own secrets locked up safe. Douglas Garrick has done wrong. He is going to pay. It's simply a question of how far I'm willing to go...
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