ragazza68 t1_j9dqn2i wrote on February 21, 2023 at 4:14 AM

Reply to comment by Beiez in On February 20th we lost one of the greats. RIP Hunter Thompson. You are missed. by nits3w

The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved - a long article/essay and absolutely inspired

ragazza68 t1_j2dgyzk wrote on December 31, 2022 at 1:03 PM

Reply to What's the best looking book you own? by editingtabletremblin

I have a lovely leather bound edition of Anna Karenina I picked up at my library’s used book sale for $5.00; saw the same edition on Amazon for $70. But I haven’t gotten around to reading it yet! Also a vintage boxed & leatherbound edition of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of the Kings of Britain- this one I’ve read and I love just looking at it. Likewise the huge boxed 2 volume The Art of Florence - even the box is beautiful

ragazza68 t1_j2ah5k9 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 8:40 PM

Reply to Buy books or borrow from library? by ladyluckyy777

Both. My library has good used book sales - usually $3.00 for a hardback, $2.00 for paperback; there’s not much I can’t justify buying at those prices. And my favorite independent bookstore has great used books too m

ragazza68 t1_j2agliq wrote on December 30, 2022 at 8:36 PM

Reply to comment by gnatsaredancing in What are your Saddest DNFs? Books you think are super interesting in concept, but you just... Can't? by tiny_purple_Alfador

Thank you!! That book makes me actively hostile, and I had high hopes for it.

ragazza68 t1_j2aeg5h wrote on December 30, 2022 at 8:22 PM

Reply to comment by ArtisticLiving9 in What books made you sit and hug them at the end? by timothy_bikit

Oh it shattered me

ragazza68 t1_j2ae65c wrote on December 30, 2022 at 8:20 PM

Reply to What books made you sit and hug them at the end? by timothy_bikit

Silver in the Wood, by Emily Tesh. Started it over and read again (it’s short - too short!) immediately, such a lovely, lyrical take on the Green Man mythology. Her prose makes me want to live in that world.