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Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac
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The premise consisted of a lot I would like. The printing industry for one, an industry I have been working in for the entire 45 years of my working life. And the literary arts, us Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ people love that or we would not be here. That issue of the urbane life of the major city over the provincial snobbery of the small town. Everywhere in all times has this been a divide. And the sheer greed of individuals over the dreamers who trust others no matter what, we all like that in a story don’t we? Yep! A heady mix that was guaranteed to be a successful read for me I would have thought.

But nope! It all became a chore, and a long one at that. Nothing wrong with a long novel but when several paragraphs ramble on when the same point could be made with one then I admit to losing interest. Is there anything wrong with the story and the writing? No but is just draaaaaaaaaged.

Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ friend Carl tells me that Henry James said something along the lines of one keeping ploughing onward, certainly this sentence will end? you realize you'd rather be shot in the leg, but the word 'classic' calls, like duty, you saddle up, and head out one more time... Hee hee!
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Reading Progress

January 24, 2013 – Shelved
July 18, 2020 – Started Reading
July 19, 2020 –
page 32
4.55%
July 22, 2020 –
page 73
10.37%
July 27, 2020 –
page 151
21.45%
July 28, 2020 –
page 187
26.56%
July 29, 2020 –
page 215
30.54%
August 2, 2020 –
page 244
34.66%
August 3, 2020 –
page 260
36.93%
August 4, 2020 –
page 276
39.2%
August 5, 2020 –
page 302
42.9%
August 6, 2020 –
page 339
48.15%
August 9, 2020 –
page 355
50.43%
August 10, 2020 –
page 370
52.56%
August 12, 2020 –
page 384
54.55%
August 16, 2020 –
page 406
57.67%
August 18, 2020 –
page 425
60.37%
August 20, 2020 –
page 440
62.5%
August 24, 2020 –
page 463
65.77%
August 26, 2020 –
page 502
71.31%
August 31, 2020 –
page 572
81.25%
September 1, 2020 –
page 594
84.38%
September 7, 2020 –
page 650
92.33%
September 7, 2020 – Finished Reading
September 10, 2020 – Shelved as: the-classics-or-deserve-to-be

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message 1: by Daren (new)

Daren Sounds like a good effort to stick with it!


fourtriplezed Daren wrote: "Sounds like a good effort to stick with it!"

I always try to finish a book! More fool me? :-)


message 3: by Ian (new)

Ian Like you say, the set up sounded great.


message 4: by Daren (new)

Daren fourtriplezed wrote: "I always try to finish a book! More fool me? :-)"

Same - a stubborn streak in my case - but with a 650 page book that I wasn't enjoying I might have pulled the plug part way through.


message 5: by carl (new)

carl  theaker Because, it's there !


Geoff Wooldridge Henry James is a fine one to talk about long sentences! Jeez, pot, kettle, black 😂


fourtriplezed Geoff wrote: "Henry James is a fine one to talk about long sentences! Jeez, pot, kettle, black 😂"

Haa! You have put me off.


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