One may as well begin with Jerome's emails to his father.
-- On Beauty by Zadie Smith.
This book won the Orange Prize in 2006 and has been waiting for me on my iPod since about then.
I knew absolutely nothing about the book before I started it -- I hadn't read the cover or anything about it, except that it had one the prize. Sometimes I like jumping into a book like that with absolutely no expectations.
I am halfway through the audio version and enjoying it very much. Whatever I may have guessed the book to be about, I did not expect it to be an Ivory Tower novel and family drama. Pleasant surprise, since a novel of academia crossed with an Aga Saga is a genre made for me.
I have wanted to read this book for awhile! Most of the time I prefer knowing very little about a book before I start it.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to your review -- the characters seemed so unappealing I've skipped this one but if you enjoy it, I might have to reconsider!
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ReplyDeleteThe first sentence is a good opener. Hope you enjoy all of the book!
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