Lia quoted Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov (Vintage international)
A genius needs to keep so much in store, and thus cannot offer you the whole of himself as I do.
— Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov (Vintage international) (Page 183)
My heart 💔.
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56% complete! Lia has read 9 of 16 books.
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Contains: The Awakening Beyond the Bayou Ma'ame Pelagie Desiree's Baby A Respectable Woman The Kiss …
He thought it very discouraging that his wife, who was the sole object of his existence, evinced so little interest in things which concerned him, and valued so little his conversation.
— The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin (Page 6)
Lia wants to read The bonesetter's daughter by Amy Tan
LuLing Young is in her eighties, and finally beginning to feel the effects of old …
From a little free library.
Lia wants to read Death comes for the archbishop by Willa Cather (Vintage classics)
Been sitting on my bookshelf way too long!
Lia wants to read The poetics of space by Gaston Bachelard
I need to get around to this.
Lia reviewed Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov (Vintage international)
Beautiful.
4 stars
Comical in a tender and touching way, Pnin takes you on a journey of fond reminiscence. I know will be remembering Pnin's character for a long time.
Lia finished reading Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov (Vintage international)
I wish I hadn't read this book so fast.
Lia started reading Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov (Vintage international)
August's bookbug book! (And my first Nabokov.) Got it used off eBay, and it has so much marginalia, I'm so excited.
"Command the murderous chalices! Drink ye harpooners! Drink and swear, ye men that man the …
Be sure of this, O young ambition, all mortal greatness is but a disease.
— Moby-Dick (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Herman Melville (Page 106 - 107)
"Command the murderous chalices! Drink ye harpooners! Drink and swear, ye men that man the …
Finally found it at a local used bookstore. This massive thing for $5? Hell yeah
Lia started reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
"The real cycle you're working on is a cycle called 'yourself.'"One of the most important …
Thanks, grandma. I know it took me a while to start it, but I'm still excited.
Lia rated One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: 4 stars
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, this is the unforgettable story of a mental ward and its inhabitants, especially the tyrannical …
Lia finished reading My Antonia by Willa Cather
My Antonia, first published 1918, is one of Willa Cather's greatest works. It is the …
This book will forever be in my heart ❤️.
Lia rated Strangers on a Train: 2 stars
Lia rated The Master and Margarita: 5 stars
The Master and Margarita by Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков
The battle of competing translations, a new publishing phenomenon which began with One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, …