Day #2 of the 30 Day Book Challenge
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shadowkatDay #2 of the 30 Day Book Challenge.
Prompt: A classic romance
Ponders.
The Thorn Birds by Colleen MCullough.
Because I'm in that sort of mood.
Also I like this quote.
“There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. From the moment it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one. Then, singing among the savage branches, it impales itself upon the longest, sharpest spine. And, dying, it rises above its own agony to outcarol the lark and the nightingale. One superlative song, existence the price. But the whole world stills to listen, and God in His heaven smiles. For the best is only bought at the cost of great pain… Or so says the legend.”
― Colleen McCullough, The Thorn Birds
Prompt: A classic romance
Ponders.
The Thorn Birds by Colleen MCullough.
Because I'm in that sort of mood.
Also I like this quote.
“There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. From the moment it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one. Then, singing among the savage branches, it impales itself upon the longest, sharpest spine. And, dying, it rises above its own agony to outcarol the lark and the nightingale. One superlative song, existence the price. But the whole world stills to listen, and God in His heaven smiles. For the best is only bought at the cost of great pain… Or so says the legend.”
― Colleen McCullough, The Thorn Birds
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Date: 2020-11-03 08:00 pm (UTC)I guess Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell.
I don't read much romances, but this one I have at home, too.
You mention The Thorn Birds -- I read it for the first time a couple of years ago because I was bored at our summerhouse and the book happened to be there. I was surprised that it has become so popular, I thought the main "love story" was kind of icky because essentially a grown up man chooses a small child and grooms her to be his, and nothing in this book is even hinting that there is something wrong with it. 😮
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Date: 2020-11-04 02:39 am (UTC)And remember them differently.
It's why its often hard to discuss things, I think. Kind of like arguing over the color of paint - which I did once with my brother. We were painting my parents basement - and argued endlessly over whether the color of the paint was creme or off-white.
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Date: 2020-11-04 02:43 am (UTC)I didn't find it icky because she was an adult at the time. He was never sexually involved with her as a child, nor was he attracted to the child. She had a crush on him, and they got involved when she was a woman. But he was only friendly with her as a child, and he left before anything else could happen.
I think we read different books.