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Trip In Spain

Bill and Jake have just entered there inn in burguete for the fishing trip and later bull fighting’s Cohn did not go because he’s supposedly seeing Brett. A lot less adventure so far than previous Hemingway I’ve read. But it documents travel well. Still don’t u destined Jake yet

So far it’s reading just like I predicted a Hemingway to read. Back to the quick and punchy writing style and male main character. Starting to notice a pattern. Reads like a knife through butter🧈

Much has happened. The party made it to the mountain and bilbo spoke with Smaug and Smaug was then killed by hard in lake town. Now the negotiations have begun and the battle of the 5 armies will probably happen soon.

The gang has now entered the liar of Smaug and I just read the scene where bilbo talks to Smaug while looking for his weak spot. Very good and excited to reach the end of this classic story.

Read the chapters about the bear man and then the spiders nest. The spiders and flies chapter felt the longest but showed the most development for bilbo. He seems to shift into an asset for the dwarves more than a weak hobbit! Excited for more!

Just read a short rest, over hill and under hill, and riddles in the dark. All great chapters that lead perfectly into the next. riddles in the dark showcases Tolkien’s more sophisticated writing style, involving far more minute details about gollum, the cave, and bilbos internal dialogue. I also like how Tolkien mentions the ring changes bilbos life forever in this book, before he even wrote lord of the rings.

I’ve seen the movie and know the story like the back of my hand, it’s a shame I haven’t read this when I was younger! It’s great! Just finished the mutton for dinner chapter with the trolls. So fun !

I’ve finished this book! I really liked it and liked that the book takes a more introspective and macro worldview towards the end quarter. The ending was tragic but realistic and I was wondering if harry would interact more with the yachtsman but he didn’t . It really showed that Hemingway has a Macho exterior with a thoughtful and delicate core that shows itself briefly in a breathtaking way.

Really good section on a smuggling journey. Our main man keeps getting hurt

Read to page 112 all in one day. Hemingway has a very consumable writing style that’s a little rough around the edges. Very macho man stories so far and pretty gritty and engaging. He must be doing something right if I’ve read this far in 1 day.

Best segment, most imagination was in this one. Loved the frog and the worm and the whole thing. Super cool!!! Can’t put it into words just great

Just finished the section labeled - Thailand

Have the least to say about this excerpt. Story of an aging doctor who wishes her ex husband died in the earthquake has an interesting encounter with her vacation guide. Consistent with the books themes but was the least compelling in my open. Still good though

Just finished the 3rd section - All gods children can dance.

About a guy raised by single mom who is a religious fanatic and says his father was god himself. This passage delves into some uncharted mental territory - the man’s attraction to his own mother and his mother’s sort of abusive and crazy behavior. In the end, he follows a man who he thinks is his father and instead discovers something far more profound

Finished chapter : landscape with flatiron

This was a beautiful slow burn scene that introduced 3 completely new characters in a full circle scene. Imagery of a bonfire on a beach in the winter was written so well that it felt like I was there and the dialogue between a young girl and an old man who fears fridges was really poetic, strange, and echoes the challenges of being human and dealing with hardship. 10/10

Finished the UFO chapter! Like the slice of life quality to this book alongside the absurdity of the main characters situation so far and how he seems so go with the flow !

Edward is pushing his will on Scotland too hard. After the death of Margaret (maid of Norway) a power vacuum opened in Scotland for Edward to pick a vassal king. John Balliol was appointed king and was forced to let England appeal to Scottish cases of law, which was a step too far.

So Edward’s has been pretty naughty, he’s passed a bunch of laws and built a lot of castle and taxed his people the most in the Middle Ages to re-vamp a crusade. He has beat the welsh and now the Scottish and the French wanna beat him up.

Edward shows his strategy with fighting and beating the welsh princes Dafydd and Llywelyn. 1282 Dafydd took over Haward castle by surprise as a reaction to welsh defeat 5 years prior where his brother Llywelyn was easily defeated due to Edward’s plan to clear out to forest on his way to wales to prevent ambush.

King Edward waged war against two welsh princes, Llywelyn and Dafydd. First Edward strategically ended Llywlyns uprising by cutting a path through the forests to prevent ambushes. Then built castle and created strict laws in welsh territory. As a response 5 years later in 1282, Dafydd appeared unexpected at Hawrden castle and seized it. This lead to a war that ended in both brother being beheaded and shown on spikes.

Edward tried to crusade but failed, united england and got stabbed. Got crowned king and was obsessed with aurthurian legend

Henry 3 completely lost power and became a figurehead following the Provisions of Oxford and his homage to king Louis 9 of France. De Montfort lead a rebellion to take control of England, but lord Edward ended up defeating him at Evesham and cutting off his head and ballz. England also officially gave up any land in France.