kaggsy59 📚📚📚😷
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"Vivre le livre!" Books. I love books and read books and write about books! MD Alternative National Treasure. IG @kaggsy59 Mastodon: @[email protected]
In case things continue going the way they are here, you can find me elsewhere, still rambling on about books...
On the blog today, a final read for #parisinjuly2025, a hypnotic book by Paul Morand - more here: kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/i-d…
"Learn how to read the love letters sent by the wind and rain, the snow and moon." Ikkyu (images: Harunobu Suzuki / Hasui Kawase)
On the blog today, another entry for #parisinjuly - and it's another work by #huysmans - more here! kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/the…
Off on my summer train travels again - as always, with Jackie-boy in tow! 📚🕌🚂
…in which I revisit Kerouac’s The Sea is My Brother and find it’s better than I remember… kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/07/23/the…
Read, share, discover
Today in 1967 died famous avant-garde 🇺🇦 artist David Burliuk (born 1882). "My color is deeply national. Yellow-hot, green-yellow, red, and blue tones beat Niagaras from under my brush", he said. Big thread about Burliuk and Ukraine 🧵 'Ukrainians', 1912
On the Ramblings today, I continue my Proustian journey with The Captive, read for #Parisinjuly2025 - more here! kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/07/21/jea…
A Holiday and 10 Books of Summer round up! 746books.com/2025/07/19/a-h… via @cathy746books #20BooksofSummer2025
On the blog today, I share my thoughts on an absolutely stunning book I read for #parisinjuly2025 - Changing Track by Michel Butor. It's marvellous, why have I not heard of him before? More here! kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/07/18/per…
On the blog today, this month's #moomin80 read is Moominland Midwinter, and it's a wonderful tale! More here: kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/sno…
On the Ramblings today, my thoughts on a beautiful collection of short pieces on Venice in the City Tales series for @OxUniPress - more here! kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/the…
Today on the blog, I take a look at Domenico Starnone's 'Trust' (translated by Jhumpa Lahiri, courtesy of @EuropaEdUK), the story of a woman, a man and a dark secret overshadowing his life... tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2025/07/07/tru…
On my blog today, I spend some happy time with a wonderful collection of summer crime short stories from @BL_Publishing - Cyanide in the Sun! More here: kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/07/07/how…
Keir Starmer's Labour party: funded by rich donors Nigel Farage's Reform party: funded by rich donors Conservative party: funded by rich donors Jeremy Corbyn's new party: not funded by rich donors
Jeremy Corbyn was the Opportunity of a Lifetime. He was removed from his office as Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition quite simply because he was Too Democratic! And those that will be most affected by the loss of human rights & public services say: "Jog On" Kamikaze Brits 🤢
New on the blog today, I've written about ON THE CALCULATION OF VOLUME I by Solvej Balle (tr. Barbara J Haveland). An intriguing, high-concept, metaphysical novel that I didn't quite connect with. #BookTwitter #WomenInTranslation #BookReview jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/07/06/on-…
13 and a Half WEIRD Experimental Books from My Library youtu.be/sqTViHpYyok?si…
The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie: A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie (1982; revised in 1999; 2000) crossexaminingcrime.wordpress.com/2025/07/05/the…