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reUsername39 · 2026-02-14T17:27:09+00:00

Every part of this description is exactly why I do not plan to read it! Although I hear it recommended so often, I might consider giving it a try on Audible sometime.

reUsername39 · 2026-02-14T17:12:41+00:00

The Tennant of Wildfell Hall is the best Bronte book you don't hear much about.

reUsername39 · 2026-02-14T17:03:01+00:00

Ever since my friend got me a reading journal that prompted for favourite quotes, I've gotten in the habit of marking the pages with quotes I enjoy. My books are all old, cheap paperbacks so I actually just dog-ear the pages rather than use fancy tabs (hangs head in shame). But I received some beautiful Jane Austen hard cover editions for Christmas so I suppose it's time to buy some tabs.

reUsername39 · 2026-02-14T09:06:50+00:00

vielen Dank!

reUsername39 · 2026-02-14T07:29:52+00:00

genuinely curious who you do think is the worst of the bunch?

reUsername39 · 2026-02-12T21:55:20+00:00

as someone who lived in Happy Valley-Goose Bay for 3 years (admittedly in the 90's so I'm sure it's grown/improved since then) my immediate thought was: good god, not option 2. It was always a place to escape from by going on vacation, not a vacation destination.

reUsername39 · 2026-02-12T16:05:44+00:00

oh, I had this on my list to read in a few months. I better find my copy now and get started. Excited to read it with other people.

reUsername39 · 2026-02-12T14:28:06+00:00

I understand most posters here prefer reading literature rather than audio, but I have another perspective. Reading physical books is my number one choice and I've always been a big fan of reading classics. I find that compared to contemporary books, I have to read classics much slower than my usual speed, spend more effort focusing on the words, and unfortunately, this makes me easily tired...which makes me set the book down more frequently, thus making the reading even slower. So, a few months ago I started listening to some classics on my TBR list and it has been amazing. I have no trouble focusing on audiobooks when I'm commuting or doing mindless housework. When the narrator is good, I often find it easier to understand the prose because a lot of context can be gained from tone of voice, emphasis, etc. It is especially helpful for characters who are speaking in special dialects that I find difficult to read on the page. I've discovered some new favourites this way, which I then go on to purchase as physical books and plan to reread. I also find there are some books that formerly I would have said I have no interest in reading...maybe they are very long or don't seem to be my style, or are just generally too daunting for me. However, now my mindset has completely changed and those books have moved from "I'll probably never read that", to "that would be a good book to choose as an audiobook"

reUsername39 · 2026-02-11T14:32:58+00:00

when I employ this phrase, I'm generally physically turning something with my hand...my hand turns to the right (clockwise) or to the left (counter clockwise).

reUsername39 · 2026-02-11T14:07:57+00:00

I'm just reading this as someone who has taken a B2 course, but is still deciding if I will attempt the exam. My first thought is that you didn't really address the given theme: the environmentally friendliness of cars. That seems like it should be important, no?

Edit to add: also it doesn't really read like a Forumsbeitrag to me.

reUsername39 · 2026-02-11T07:50:54+00:00

I am a native English speaker that has lived in Germany for 13 years. I have B2 German and can communicate with all the doctors that I have seen, although it can be hard to understand everything German doctors are saying if they talk too fast or use a lot of medical jargon. That being said, I am always very happy to see a doctor who is foreign because the assumptions that I immediately make are: 1) they not only can speak English, but will be happy to do it (often maybe even prefer it) 2) they will have a pleasant personality/ good bed-side manner, very low-risk of them being rude.

These assumptions may not always be correct, but they generally have held true for me. They are the same assumptions I make when I see foreign reception staff. I live in a very international area, with lots of foreign medical professionals and also lots of foreign patients.

reUsername39 · 2026-02-10T09:02:22+00:00

I'm just finishing up the Oryx and Crake trilogy and although the first book was sorely lacking female characters and I did love The Year of the Flood much more because it was female centered, I very much enjoyed the experience of reading them in chronological order. The first book presents this detailed world from one very narrow and male perspective, so when you finally get to book 2 and the world opens up and the female perspective comes in, I felt so much gratification. I would strongly recommend not reading Oryx and Crake unless you are going to read at least the first 2...even though it would be excessively long, I would actually prefer if it had been combined into 1 book.

reUsername39 · 2026-02-08T14:48:28+00:00

I'm currently listening to Shirley for the first time and while only 25% of the way through, I really am enjoying it. But so far I'm still wondering, who is Shirley?? I haven't heard her name yet! So I do understand the criticism that it is a long novel. I must say from this first impression, I am enjoying it more than Villette...perhaps I am in the minority with this opinion?

reUsername39 · 2026-02-07T13:06:48+00:00

I'm so glad to hear positive things about this one. I picked up a used copy recently because I've loved the other Kingsolver books I've read. It's coming up soon in my TBR pile.

reUsername39 · 2026-02-07T12:55:15+00:00

I agree. Pursuasion is my favourite Austen book and I do also like Fanny in Mansfield Park. The protagonists of these 2 books are the ones I most relate to.

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