Thursday, August 22, 2013

GIVEAWAY WINNER & Book Beginning: What's Bred in the Bone by Robertson Davies


Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author's name.

GIVEAWAY:  Big thanks to everyone who participated in this week's giveaway for
Cleans Up Nicely by Linda Dahl, a new novel about the 1970s art scene in New York City.  The two lucky winners are Laurel-Rain Snow at Rainy Days & Mondays and Story Corner, and Tammi at Picture Perfect Cooking.

EARLY BIRDS: I am experimenting with getting this post up Thursday evening for those who like to get their posts up and linked early on. We'll try it this way for a couple of months to see if people like the option of early posting. If you have feelings one way or the other, please comment.

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MY BOOK BEGINNING



"The book must be dropped."

-- What's Bred in the Bone by Robertson Davies.

This is the second book in his "Cornish Trilogy," following The Rebel Angels. The trilogy concludes with The Lyre of Orpheus. The three books are separate stories but all related to the life and influence of Francis Cornish, an eccentric Canadian art collector.

I have been slow to get to Robertson Davies, despite recommendations I would normally jump on. Several of his books have sat on my TBR shelf for years. The basis of my reluctance is insubstantial -- I was put off by the cover art of this book and others and by his author's picture. How could someone who looks like an Oregon Trail pioneer write a book that I would enjoy?


But I took the plunge with The Rebel Angels and enjoyed it -- loved it for the most part and was put off by a couple of atrocious set pieces that took time to recover from. My review is here. What's Bred in the Bone has me sucked in and I hope to devote much of the upcoming weekend to it.

9 comments :

  1. Funny, I find the cover intriguing. I would definitely remove the book from a shelf because the cover draws me to the book. Hope you continue to enjoy it without any more rough patches!
    :)

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  2. This sounds like an interesting trilogy. The cover art is very unique! I find that the more times I went back and looked at the image, I was starting to like it! Have a great weekend!
    Happy Reading,
    Rebecca @ The Key to the Gate

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  3. I hope you enjoy this one Gilion. I like the cover design too, it would make me pick the book up. Happy weekend. :)

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  4. I have seen Robertson Davies' books too. I just never have wanted to read one. Don't know why.

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  5. I love the title...and the beginning. Thanks for sharing.

    Catherine @ Book Club Librarian

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  6. Looks like an interesting read!

    Cynthia @ The Things You Can Read

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  7. this still is on my TBR; thanks for sharing :)

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  8. Oh, wow! Thanks so much, Gilion...I'm late checking out your post today, and I am so excited about the win!

    And what an intriguing beginning for this week, too.

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  9. Yay! Thanks so much for hosting the giveaway!

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