"From time to time, however, they break out -- lava cracking the pumice -- and dominate with the same rampaging potency. What is lust, adult lust, after all, but the desire to recapture the heady sensations of adolescent sexuality?"
-- The New Confessions by William Boyd.
This is a great book -- funny and full of life. It is entertaining from the get go as the hero describes his Scottish upbringing, WWI experiences, and nascent film career in post-war Berlin. At over 500 pages, it would count for the Chunkster Challenge if I had started it after the challenge starts on February 1. Oh well.
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It does sound interesting.
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Great teaser! What confessions it must have. Hope you enjoy the book.
ReplyDeleteNow that I like. I've read some William Boyd - I particularly enjoyed The Blue Afternoon - but the length rather put me off this one. Maybe one day I'll get to it!
ReplyDeleteKaye -- Thanks for the link!
ReplyDeleteBDakaBBD -- I love this book because it has lots of plot, a few big ideas, an engaging narrator/hero, and interesting historical information. I love a good yarn, and this is it.
FF -- I will have to find The Blue Afternoon. I want to read all his books, but I haven't come across that one yet. This one if long, but it reads very fast -- thoroughly absorbing.
This one sounds like a fun read - but a little long for me, since I'm the world's slowest reader. Great teaser, though!
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Glad you're liking it! My teaser is at The Crowded Leaf.
ReplyDeleteExcellent teaser this week. Looks like an interesting book :)
ReplyDeleteI am re-reading Watership Down by Richard Adams this week. You can find my teaser here.