A Challenging Read!
The Swallows of Kabul, December's Book, has been tough to get into. Around page 20 or so I started to get hooked and I am still enjoying it now. 'Kabul' has many words I do not recognize and at first that put me off but I decided to use it to my advantage. Here are some of the words and their meaning...
According to The Concise Oxford Dictionary:
banality- in sense 'compulsory', hence 'common to all'.
puritanical- often derog. practising or affecting strict religious or moral behaviour.
latent- concealed, dormant.
vacillate- fluctuate in opinion or resolution.
impassive- deficient in or incapable of feeling emotion.
impoverished- make poor, exhaust the strength or natural fertility of.
inordinately- disorderly
languid- lacking vigour; idle; inert; apathetic.
eruditely - showing great learning.
funereal- (not funeral)- of or appropriate to a funeral. gloomy, dismal, dark.
litanies- a series of petitions for use in church services or processions.
compunction- the pricking of the conscience, a slight regret.
precipice- a dangerous situation.
loquacious- talkative; chattering, babbling.
Phew! So, looking up these words has definitely made this book more time consuming; on the other hand I am challenged to add these new words to my vocabulary.
What do you think? Tough read?
Happy Reading!
When the journey is hard
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Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
Lamentations 3:22
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