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Just wondering what's your reading progress of Billy Liar? :-D
Reading has been slow for me this week due to work demands (I've barely had time to read anything -- horrors!) but I did finish through ch. 3 last night and will post tonight as discussion leader when I get home from the office tonight (I'm posting from work on Friday afternoon as I write). I'm reading it on my Kindle, and I'm also finding that I feel much less engaged in the text on an e-reader. (This study seems to suggest that I'm not alone in that!) Hopefully I'll be able to focus on it more soon.
I have just started it...my first group read with this group...looking forward to it!
I've just started Chapter Four.....really enjoying reading this novel again and I can see why it was such a favourite of David's.....his aspirations must have been similar to Billy's at some point but he realised them.....big time. Also David's father was born in Yorkshire.....in Doncaster I believe so maybe he sometimes would speak the dialect to his son.
By complete coincidence I have just finished this book. In fact it was through this book that I discovered this group.I’ve been meaning to read Billy Liar for many years. The 1963 John Schlesinger film adaptation with Tom Courtenay and Julie Christie is a firm favourite and remains etched into my memory. The 2013 Valancourt Books reissue - complete with the lovely, original jacket art - gave me the final push I needed...
Click here to read my review
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I’ve been meaning to read Billy Liar for many years. The 1963 John Schlesinge..."
It is great that you found our group because of this book Nigeyb. Please, share your review on this thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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