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Not read Forster for some time, and picked this up in the Oxfam bookshop. In truth, I'm struggling with it, but it is readable. The hardest aspect is that it's a novel deeply set in its time and a lot of the idioms, especially the years in Cambridge
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“Hear my wife speak of John Lewis and you might picture a stately pleasure dome of ornamental cascades and hanging gardens, staffed by muscular Centaurs who know all there is to know about kitchenware and soft furnishings. But really it's just a big hall full of wanky chrome fridges.”
― You are Awful (But I Like You): Travels Through Unloved Britain
― You are Awful (But I Like You): Travels Through Unloved Britain
“The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed, the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually slaves of some defunct economist.”
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Rob’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Rob’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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912 books
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697 books
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350 books
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