![]() I wholeheartedly recommend all bookish souls join Livira on this hauntingly memorable journey through their library and time.īOOK RATING: The Story 5 / 5 The Writing 5 / 5 Get your copy of The Book The Wouldn’t Burn from: Amazon Bookshop US Booktopia AU “A good book invites the reader in,’ Livira said. But do not let that put you off, because the fast-paced plotting and alternating narrative perspectives make this novel a genuine page-turner. Yes, The Book That Wouldn’t Burn is kind of chunky at 576 pages. Be prepared… this conclusion really tugs at the heart strings. The effect is highly thought-provoking and moving reading. But in The Book That Wouldn’t Burn the challenges of racism, bigotry and political corruption is overt and Mark Lawrence digs deep in his exploration of these themes. Great fantasy novels typically give nods to, or cameo, real-world societal issues. ![]() They wrote everything in blood, which he felt was trying too hard, but perhaps a good way to conserve paper and make sure you get to the point quickly.īook Quote – The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence Thematic gravitas “Yute said there was a people who took that literally. Yute told me a great writer once said that fiction was easy-all you have to do is sit in front of a blank page and bleed.” Livira snorted. These two lead characters are supported by an equally colourful and engaging ensemble cast, and Lawrence fuels this narrative with bookish banter peppered with entertaining irony and philosophy. The library’s silence and the solitude of his walk polished the stone of Evar’s ever-present loneliness, burnishing it until it gleamed with a high shine. He is a deep thinker, an introvert lacking confidence in his own strength and capacity to contribute. ![]() She is fantastic.Įvar is in some respects the yin to Livira’s yang. She is a natural born leader, not afraid to push the boundaries for a worthy cause. She is an impetuously gutsy underdog and loyal to a fault for those deserving of it. She is innately curious, a voracious learner, and not afraid to ruffle feathers by asking questions. The Book That Wouldn’t Burn‘s Livira is the perfect ‘imperfect’ female lead character. Pride is stupid, pride is blind, but pride is also the backbone that runs through us: without pride there’s no springback, no resilience. Some undeniable part of Livira wanted to bite the hands that offered so much so freely. But it was his wonderful characterisation and this story’s strong dramatic threads that captivated me from the very first chapter. That his world-building in The Book That Wouldn’t Burn is both vivid and detailed while at the same time epic in scale and scope, is perhaps not a huge surprise given his bestselling fantasy author status. My first experience of Mark Lawrence’s writing, this novel exceeded my expectations. I am not a big reader of fantasy, but this combination of parallel worlds, a central library setting and the promise of a trilogy from a bestselling author, was enough to tempt me. The Book That Wouldn’t Burn is another that is going straight on my Best Books of 2023 list. I have not read as many books as I would have liked so far this year, but those that I have made time for have really delivered in quality. Bring these with you to your next meeting, and you will be hailed a book club hero.Disclosure: If you click a link in this post and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission. Luckily, there's no shortage of thought-provoking book club questions. Then, all it takes is one or two prompts to get everyone sharing their takes. "Always get your questions ready beforehand and keep in mind some quotes you'd like to discuss," Cerff tells. Samantha Cerff, an editor for Fandango Latin America and member of the book club Sinopsis in Lima, Peru, recommends organizing all those thoughts prior to the meeting. Ideally, everyone would come to the book club bursting with feelings, impressions, and ideas that the book had sparked. "I put sticky notes on pages that really move me or get me thinking so we can revisit and discuss during book club," Rickard says. For those of you with a library book, author Elise Williams Rikard shared a trick with. If you're not squeamish about writing in the margins, try taking notes and underlining passages as you go along.
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