Day One: Larkrise to Candleford by Flora Thompson, which unbeknownst to me is actually a collection of three of her novels re-formatted as a trilogy omnibus originally debuted in 1945! The original titles were as follows: Lark Rise (1939), Over to Candleford (1941), Candleford Green (1943). Nor did I realise that this particular new found trilogy was an early pitch into what I call most endearing “biographical fiction” whereupon most of the context and contents are fictional re-representations of a living soul’s life and the experiences they incurred therein.
A more starting revelation: She was bourne 5 December 1876 passing from this life on 21 May 1947. This is pertinent to me because my parents were wedded in May and my Mum was bourne in ’47! I always get a hitching of excitement when I notice numerological coincidences OR dare I say, connective threads that interlace through all of our lives if we keep our eyes open to notice them. Further still, the sequel to Lark Rise to Candleford appeared in 1979, the year of my birth!
Motivation to Read: In part due to the BBC mini-series of the same name: Lark Rise to Candleford which afforded appreciators of period dramas four series to settle into this lovely community that has spun itself into our conscienceness.
Acquired Book By: Purchased in a used book shoppe in a small towne tucked away in a yester year atmosphere that resonated with my sense of nostalgia. I used to wander around soaking in the quiet solitude of a towne un-caught up with the pacing of the modern world, having alighted its rhythm to an unseen sense of un-clocked suspension. Circa 2010.
Oh, Monday, sweet Monday! The Read-A-Thon has begun!
Number of Pages Devoured | Out of : 48 |537
Tally of Pages Read Thus Far: 48; slight difficulty in reading as this is more of a sociological accounting of real life, rather than a purely fictional piece of literature. it reads more like an observationist’s journal, crafted specifically not to let one detail go unnoticed or unwrit! in the beginning, i nearly felt i could not finish this one, as it was harkening back my nightmares of boredom with Robinson Crusoe!! thankfully, it fluttered away from those grievations!
Book in Progress |continuing onward |happily consumed: 0 | 1 | 0
A six word summary of today’s reading: a throbbing sense of real life
Best Chapter? *loved!* the Introduction by H.J. Massingham! specifically, page 1, paragraph 1, opening sentences & the bottom of the paragraph! on page 2 i appreciated his sentiments on Lark Rise and the way in which the author reveals the setting and story.
Favourite Character? have yet to determine; leaning towards Laura; as she’s a little bookworm who overcame her learning difficulties by never giving up on learning as she went with each word she came across! she did the same thing i did when i was younger: read the context to understand the words!
Challenge Participation? |unofficial: Pairathon| *to be added soon!*
|official: Bookish Bucket List| Q: What is one bookish thing you want to do before you die? OR what is one thing you want to do that was inspired by a book you read!?
I saw this go ‘live’ last night/early morn today, but it’s taken me this long to return in order to compose my thoughts properly! I have a rather extensive ‘bookish bucket list’, not that I ever attached myself to that terminology before, but it’s true enough! I think it would have to be a spilt between following in Jane Austen’s footsteps by taking a full-on Regency touring of her life + world! From being able to ‘step in’ to the literal footprints of where her stories came alive for her and what real-life counterparts are still visiable and able to be experienced! As much as to get into the core of who she was a woman, as a living person! Aside from Ms. Austen, I’d love to follow a Downton Abbey inspired tour — complete with a guided tour of Highclare! I am not sure if this last bit counts, but Julian Fellowes did release the ‘scripts’ which are in bound-book form, so perhaps by a hair?! Laughs. Most of my bookish dreams are forevermore hinged to England! {or the Highlands of Scotland!} I already accomplished the inspired by a book tick off the list: as a young woman first coming into her own, I discovered the parfum “Chanel No. 5” via Rosamunde Pilcher’s “The Shell Seekers”!! That’s a prime example of fiction bleeding into the real world! [entry for Book Depository book!]
Bout of Books blogs I visited: quite frankly, I lost count! laughs! :) i was on such a sweet roll, that i didn’t really keep a tally! i will attempt to sort out a rounded # to post! i will take better notes on the morrow! :) :)
Tick Tock, there goes the clock:
07:15a: woken up by a siren! what is up with alarm clocks! sighs!! sat straight up like i was flinching from a bolt of lightning! the dreamscapes dissolved faster than you can say, “poof!” i was hoping the morn would be delayed [somehow] a wee bit, as i didn’t get to clock off until 2am!
07:16-08:07: scouting more Bout’er blogs! [too much talk, not enough music! c’mon KISS Boston! ack! the Sox were creamed!] i think i NEED a chai!! can you order those in!? from an indie coffeehouse!? apparently you can!! bairbre rocks!! erm, should i have made that an espresso latte, instead!? hrmm,… [newsflash: my bookish blog is writ on EVERY order book in a mad dash to get the ‘name’ right! now that’s positive ‘word of word’ signage!]
09:00-11:35: ? projected time to start reading ? hey, its the first day! i can be be a bit behind the eight ball! actually, i was noshing on a fried egg, homemade hummus, & paul newman salsa sammie! :) i’m getting a bit of a late start, but i have the bout’er blogs set up {will have to check back when the sign-ups close for latecomers!}, and as I embark on my rounds, i will continue to clean up the ‘quick reference’ wordage per blog!! :) :) i feel good, and that’s the best way to go into a read-a-thon!
now then, check out this wicked sweet blog badge for bookish girls + blokes like us:
i am forgetting which Bout’er had it on their blog, but i will sort that out lateron!! :) its more to reflect that i am taking a hiatus from: the netherspheres, email stalking, radio rockin’, cats who act like toddlers [smiles fondly], the telly, and everything in-between, including the plumber pounding away! for all visitors + Bout’ers alike: kindly drop me notes! during my breaks i’ll approve them + drop a note back!! peace to readers everywhere!!
official start time: 11:40am!!
1:53p: [short break!] i am running into things that are more confuselment than enjoyable! need to do a bit of digging online to sort through it! lovely depictions of country life, though! my mind is darting about making cross-comparisons in both literature & film! :) received confirmation that my First Impressions [ARC] choice will be sent to me! [overjoyed!!] KISS Boston is back on whilst i haul into research! :)
3:30-4:30p: [short break] began to compose my review for Lark Rise to Candleford
7p-8:32: [dinner break]
8:33p-10p: [longer break, a bit under the weather!] touring the Bout’er blogs, slowly catching up the comment threads + enjoying ‘meeting’ other bookish bloggers! added more wicked awesome {FREE!} bookish love badges from squeesome! check it out!
10:01p-03:00am: reading Lark Rise to Candleford. instead, i felt like getting full of INK! i monked around with my distress inks, washi tape, and vintage ephemera, created envelope art, and followed it up with finishing my letter to CaffienatedLife! will have to key in my daily totals after I put the book down for the evening! i wake up! :) overall, it was not a bad first day! i wish i had felt better [overall], but i feel good in what i am accomplishing which is the only part that matters! :) despite not getting too far into the book, my mind was lit alive with things to write about, which is why my [review!] impressions of the book are off to a hearty start!
Reflections shortly after the ending is revealed:
will come back and enter in my thoughts once I finish the book!
Review: Betwixt Lark Rise and Candleford will update when my post goes live!
All the posts interlinked to *Bout of Books, 8.0* are a work-in-progress post! Therefore, what you read on one visit, might alter/change or be added to by the time you swing back!!
In closing, if you have read “Lark Rise to Candleford” or the books in their individual volumes, what did you find the most difficult to get used to as you read them!? OR, did you find that they were easy to swallow and wished there were more volumes!? Is this a book that appeals to you to read, if you haven’t yet read it!? Did you watch the mini-series instead!? Will you watch the mini-series if you read the book(s)!?
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