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In this case it's also a pun, because they're talking about a book club.
by scandinavegan 7y ago
In this case it's also a pun, because they're talking about a book club.
- brianmcc 7y agoExactly - novel meaning "new" is perfectly valid usage but it's the dual meaning that's the intention here, the "I am reading a novel" one. This got me wondering why books are called novels - apparently from the Italian "novella": https://penandthepad.com/history-novel-6305937.html https://penandthepad.com/history-novel-6305937.html