The Member of the Wedding | 
A successful op shop from the 🏫 hols while my dad ran errands for my nan. The Dior scarf was $3 but the lady behind the counter thought that was too much so knocked it down to $1! A bargain as it‘s hand stiched & rolled towards the front so authentic, I think? The patchwork vest appears to be handmade. The stationery is for #LitsyLove. I realised after purchasing the 👚 that it‘s missing a button but that is an easy fix. The eyelashes are for 🩰
#12booksof2022
I only read 4 books in November, but 2 of them were excellent. McCullers managed to capture adolescence so well in her short novel; I just love her Southern Gothic style. Fasthorse‘s critique on smug “wokeness” was 👩🏻🍳💋. I listened to the audio production of the play and Liza Weil (Paris in Gilmore Girls) was the female lead- she nailed it 👌. Thanks to whichever Litten mentioned the play on Tgiving and got it on my radar!
“Now hoppin'-john was F. Jasmine's very favorite food. She had always warned them to wave a plate of rice and peas before her nose when she was in her coffin, to make certain there was no mistake; for if a breath of life was left in her, she would sit up and eat, but if she smelled the hopping-john, and did not stir, then they could just nail down the coffin and be certain she was truly dead.”
Happy New Year! If you know, you know.
Greetings from Cumberland Island National Seashore! 😎
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Thank you so much to @Weaponxgirl for reading this with me although I've proven to be the worst buddy in the history of buddy-reads! (I just need more time to read these days, bear with me)
McCullers has yet to disappoint me. She writes about the margins of society with a grace and sensibility unlike others. A pick for me! Especially enjoyable in long sittings.
This month was full of amazing books for me and I can‘t pick a favourite.
Doing a buddy read of the tagged book with @ephemeralwaltz was a highlight as I‘ve been having trouble with fiction recently and this book was amazing!
Other highlights were in extremis and becoming.
Next month I‘m going to have to sneak in an extra book in translation as I like to have one in the mix each month.
F. Jasmine (Frankie) Addams
pick#booksandvinyl this book takes place over summer and I felt summertime sadness was a good choice for this book.
This is my kind of fiction, it‘s mostly internal so not for someone hugely plot driven but the characters are just so wonderfully drawn. Not always likeable but that‘s how people are. There are wonderful parts in this that just drag you back into remembering that the main protagonist is a child. #mccullersbuddyread
I'm underlying so many passages in this 💜 (yes, I'm dog-earing and writing in my book - it allows me engage with it on a completely different level) #McCullersbuddyread @Weaponxgirl
Spent my morning with the best company! @Weaponxgirl This prose is glorious read in long sittings.
Finally got a chance to sit down and read Part 1 of this for our #McCullersBuddyRead! @Weaponxgirl How did you find it? What did you think of how our protagonist was presented?
So excited to finally be able to start the tagged book for the #McCullersbuddyread!
I‘m always reading more than one book at once and put my hold in for the Marie Colvin biography ages ago so must start that right away! I have a book of her journalism to go alongside whilst I‘m reading this.
I‘ve also got Marianna faithfulls memoir in my locker at work and a book of essays by Rebecca solnit to get to before it expires. Great start to April!
Repost for @ephemeralwaltz :
Me and @Weaponxgirl are reading The Member of the Wedding together starting Monday - 3 parts in the book means 3 weekly discussions, one for each part. If anyone feels like joining, please feel free to do so! We'd love to include other Littens in our discussions. Discussions could be on Sundays, if that works well for you as well :) I'll post a small schedule soon. We can discuss part 1 on Sun the 7th!
Repost for @ephemeralwaltz :
Hi everyone! Me and @Weaponxgirl had been planning a #buddyread for this book for the month of March, but since my copy arrived a bit late we've been putting it off. I'm excited that I finally received my copy in the mail! How about April 1st as official starting date? Should we take a look & organize the chapters for weekly discussion?
This is to let everyone know and encourage anyone to join! #McCullersBuddyRead
I finally have my copy ready! Me and @Weaponxgirl are reading The Member of the Wedding together starting this next Monday - 3 parts in the book means 3 weekly discussions, one for each part. If anyone feels like joining, please feel free to do so! We'd love to include other Littens in our discussions. Discussions could be on Sundays, if that works well for you as well :) I'll post a small schedule soon. We can discuss part 1 on Sunday the 7th!
Just in case anyone missed it yesterday when @ephemeralwaltz posted it. For April we are planning on doing a buddy read of the tagged book. If anyone wants to join in feel free to do so. 😁#mccullersbuddyread
Hi everyone! Me and @Weaponxgirl had been planning a #buddyread for this book for the month of March, but since my copy arrived a bit late we've been putting it off. I'm excited that I finally received my copy in the mail! How about April 1st as official starting date? Should we take a look and organize the chapters for weekly discussion?
This is to let everyone know and encourage anyone to join! #McCullersBuddyRead
I'm ready to start reading!
My library holds came in! 😍
panI don't understand the love for this. Honestly, I thought the girl was just psycho. I was mistakenly told that the play was the original format, so I read that (audio), not realizing it was abridged from the original novel. I most likely would have enjoyed the novel more. This version is actually an audio recording of a live performance of the play.
#readingwomenmonth I love what I have read by this author so far. Yet another #tbr
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I‘ve not been on Litsy much because I‘m on the opposite coast for the wedding of my nephew to this sweet girl. (I did get a lot of reading time on the plane!) I‘ve also gotten up on east coast time, so quiet morning reading time! Yay!
panI completely failed to connect in any way with this story, and could never focus on it or care what happened.
I bought this last time it was an Audible deal and it‘s excellent. https://mobile.audible.com/pd/Classics/The-Member-of-the-Wedding-Audiobook/B007B...
I went to a wedding today. Bubba the ring bearer got a little overwhelmed, but he looked very dashing.
"It was better to be in a jail where you could bang the walls than in a jail you could not see."-Carson McCullers, The Member of the Wedding||
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#carsonmccullers #thememberofthewedding #fiction #igreads #currentlyreading #womenauthors
Not sure this book is doing anything for me. I actually started it about two weeks ago. It should have been a quick read, but here I am struggling to finish.
This photo comes from this article on booknerd weddings: http://www.popsugar.com/love/Book-Wedding-Ideas-22405409?utm_campaign=share&utm_...
#bookstacks
pickAfter reading Heart is a Lonely Hunter years ago I wasn't expecting much out of Wedding. But the frustrated thoughts and feelings of 12 yr old Frankie felt very real. A classic who's theme of being an outsider is still very relevant
Just starting to plan my Sept. 2017 wedding and I found these invitations on Etsy and, you guys, I'm just so obsessed with them I can't even.
pickI enjoyed the language of the South, and the adolescent anxiety of Frankie. (Or F.Jasmine) This book is only 132 pages long, but I found the plot and the characters to be very well-developed. The dialogue is very honest, and her Black caretaker is more than a flat one-dimensional character.
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This book is great not so much for what it says on the page, but for what it conjures in the recesses of your mind. McCullers is a master. This is the perfect coming-of-age tale from a girl's perspective.
