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I hate to do this especially after how much I loved rereading House of Leaves last year, but I just can‘t go on. I‘m over halfway through this book and the only plot thread I‘m remotely interested in is Xanther and her bizarro cat. The rest of the threads support this one eventually (I assume) but it all feels like filler written in the most alienating style possible. Here‘s hoping Danielewski‘s next project is more up my alley.

Getting some post-swimming reading in before I head out for a family supper. Yay, long weekend!

(This is actually not the beginning of the book, mind you.)

Excited for this ine

The Book Nook in Peoria, IL — definitely my favorite local used bookstore. Huge selection, super organized, well-lit with a homey feel. Left with 5 books!

A must read for everyone wanting more from a book than just reading!

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I'm in a horrible reading slump. I should be reading the above book for an online book club as well as a library book, but I doubt I've read more than 10 pages a day all week. I hate this feeling so much! Anyone else in a slump?

Photo from marriedtothesea.com

#maybookflowers day 23

The Familiar series has ended at least 2 books with #cliffhangers concerning it's main protagonist, and I haven't even finished book 4 yet. This sort of gets at my issue with conceiving of The Familiar as a single 27 volume book rather than as a planned 27 book series: you can do what you can to have it function as the former, but you're ultimately bound by the necessity of having it work as the latter.

#marchintoreading day 12 - #bookishpetpeeves

I love getting books in hardback / coverbound, but am always wary of loose / uneven looking bindings. Didn't pick up The Animators the other day because all the copies on display had shallower binding on the bottom than on the top. That may be how you're supposed to do it, but I just couldn't get past it without knowing for sure.

As with promises, so with stories. The only question is whether they arrive kept or already broken.

Volume 2 continues right where volume 1 finished. Where volume 1 covered just 24 hours, this volume covers more time. I find the balance between the different characters to be better in this volume, but we are still getting to know these characters and their surroundings. I am eager to start 📖 the next volume. 💜😻

Before a new chapter, there is always a picture and quote. And I just really loved this one. Isn't it just beautiful?

My next read. Really wondering if the 12-year old who was the focus of volume 1, will be the focus of volum 2 too. Or will someone else "steal" it now.

Do they know how to set the mood with this picture, or what?

Just finished the first and can not wait to see what happens to the characters and pets and animals in the second! Such a good series, excited to get three soon :)

Pluto couldn't wait to sink his teeth into this book. Continuing where the last story left off, you really get the sense that this cat is not quite normal. The characters have also started to intertwine just a tad bit. Pluto isn't sure if he wants to know about the cat or the orb more!

I'm saving the second Familiar novel for the last of my library books. I am pretty stoked, the sense of unease that the first one ended on has me super hyped for this one.

"For those who seek perfection, tell them to consult the dead. Or play tic-tax-toe."