"I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us." Franz Kafka
For any author who would like his/her book to be reviewed, contact me. Poetry books too are solicited for reviewing. However, there are some genres I tend to avoid. Feel free to ask me.
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I must mention here that I read at my own pace and depending on my mood. Don't ask me to hurry.
What’s your book with weather events? Hurricanes? Tornadoes? Blizzards? Real? Fiction? Doesn’t matter … weather comes up a lot in books, so there’s got to be a favorite somewhere, huh?
First literary fiction that came into my mind after reading this question was The Tempest by William Shakespeare. It is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place, using illusion and skilful manipulation. He conjures up a storm, the eponymous tempest, to lure to the island his usurping brother Antonio and the complicit Alonso, King of Naples. There, his machinations bring about the revelation of Antonio's low nature, the redemption of Alonso, and the marriage of Miranda to Alonso's son, Ferdinand.
Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy is entirely based on weather and its effect.
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck : The Drought
Macbeth by William Shakespeare: The Fog
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak: The Snow and The Cold
Never Cry Wolf by Cynthia Eden: The Cold
Novels based on Russia do have Snow, Cold and Bleakness as a backdrop
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Ah, YES! I totally forgot about The Tempest...not sure how I could!
Awesome answer. New to the Booking Through Thursdays and to your blog. I had a hard time choosing which type of weather. My answer is at http://www.alaskanbookcafe.com
The Tempest sounds good, only Shakepeare I know is Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. :)
My Thursday!
Great answer! @ Niina Shakespeare has so many good works other than those two. . . though Hamlet is one of my favs.
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Good choices! Especially the Shakespeare. And I had forgotten all about Thomas Hardy.
Very good answer.
http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/09/booking-through-thursday.html
I would have a tough time coming up with a list, but you did great!
Great answers! I had a hard time thinking of one! New follower!
Here's mine
I came up with random scenes from books in my head, but nothing where it was the theme of the book. The Tempest is a good one though!
Loved The Tempest. I also loved the movie Grapes of Wrath and hope to read the book someday.
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