1. The Struggle of Getting Started – A book or book series you struggle to begin because of its size
I dont know – I usually risk it, and at worst don’t continue or pause a series. There are a few that I am curious about, such as Poldark, that I haven’t really gotten around to as it seems a bit overwhelming.
2. Cleaning Out the Closet – A book or book series you want to unhaul
None, actually. I’ve only kept the books I really like and want.
3. Opening Windows and Letting Fresh Air In – A book that was refreshing
Oh, refreshing... The Rosemary Tree by Elizabeth Goudge is refreshing in a clear spring air and morning dew sort of way. Refreshing as something new in more recent literature, Piranesi by Susanna Clarke.
4. Washing Out the Sheets’ Stains – A book you wish you could re-write a certain scene in
Urgh... I don’t know. There are parts of books that would certainly be different if they were mine, but as they are not! And shouldn’t be... I don’t know.
5. Throwing Out Unnecessary Knick-Knacks – A book in a series you didn’t feel was necessary
Huh, I tried reading A Song of Ice and Fire. It’s just... superfluous really. At least – to me.
6. Polishing the Door Knobs – A book that had a clean finish
I love perfectly smooth, fitting endings, and always notice them – yet it wasn’t too easy to think of one just now. But a lovely example is Henrietta’s House by Elizabeth Goudge, as it’s a perfect example of a short novel in which everything comes together in a very that is very neat without being contrieved. In a larger story, I should say Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh, which ended perfectly.
7. Reaching to Dust the Fan – A book that tried too hard to relay a certain message
Ugh...I don’t know. I am generally not into books that take painstaking efforts to be deep and meaningful when they just...aren’t. But I don’t have a typical example in mind right now.
8. The Tiring, Yet Satisfying Finish of Spring Cleaning – A book series that was tiring, yet satisfying, to get through
Oh. Lord Peter Wimsey perhaps – one of my most beloved series in the world, yet sometimes a strain (and more often a delight).
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