love hamnet, i keep walking past it in the bookstore and looking at all the copies fondly. if there was a way to forget the book and experience it for the first time again, i would.
Same! Another one very dear to my heart is The Song of Achilles. I know it's basic but idk how to describe the feeling I got when I first read it. Btw I think we have very similar tastes in books, and your comment gave me an idea -- would you be interested in collabing on a post about 'books we wish we could read for the first time again'??
Aww well done. I felt similarly moved by Hamnet. My favorite image was when Agnes tried the snake oil remedy (I think it was a sachet of herbs) as Hamnet was failing. After telling the vendor she didn't believe in false remedies. Sob!
omg thank you for reading :") and yes, that scene was so heartbreaking. the sheer desperation of agnes as she tried all her poultices and tinctures and nothing was working )): she must've felt like such a failure. i am in PAIN
love hamnet, i keep walking past it in the bookstore and looking at all the copies fondly. if there was a way to forget the book and experience it for the first time again, i would.
Same! Another one very dear to my heart is The Song of Achilles. I know it's basic but idk how to describe the feeling I got when I first read it. Btw I think we have very similar tastes in books, and your comment gave me an idea -- would you be interested in collabing on a post about 'books we wish we could read for the first time again'??
👀 👀 👀 yes that would be so fun! lmk if u want my email or to dm somewhere!
I dropped you an email at the address you used to subscribe :) Lmk if that's ok!
Aww well done. I felt similarly moved by Hamnet. My favorite image was when Agnes tried the snake oil remedy (I think it was a sachet of herbs) as Hamnet was failing. After telling the vendor she didn't believe in false remedies. Sob!
omg thank you for reading :") and yes, that scene was so heartbreaking. the sheer desperation of agnes as she tried all her poultices and tinctures and nothing was working )): she must've felt like such a failure. i am in PAIN
Historical fiction rarely gives me this feeling of versimilitude. I hope to read all her books soon!
Well, your post got me to buy The Marriage Portrait! See you on the other side!
Omg i've been seeing the cover everywhere. so gorgeous. tell me what you think!! (or write a post about it xD)
For sure!