Welcome to Litsy!

I have a day off after a horrible few weeks, and tomorrow is a public holiday because we won the Rugby World Cup (only in South Africa!) so I'm enjoying a bit of time with my girls. Sadly the water slide at this park with a shallow pool is broken, but they're stull having fun.

#bookspin #november Pigs in Heaven
#doublespin #november #The Magnificient Ambersons #pulitzer #bookspinbingo#1

This is a continuation of Taylor and Turtle‘s story, 3 years after the end of The Bean Trees.

I spend an amazing, much needed weekend in Illinois with my best friend. Didn‘t get much reading time but we had tons of fun. Gonna try to get a few chapters in while I wait to board my flight.

Hooray for bookish coworkers 🥳🎉 She brought this gem in for me to borrow so I can continue on with Talylor and Turtle's story 💜

Kingsolver is one of my favorite authors, so I thought this was a great opportunity to finally participate in #AuthoraMonth!

Unfortunately, this is my least favorite Kingsolver so far. The story felt meandering and soapy to me and was missing a lot of her signature light touch and gentle orchestration. Even so, this is a soft pick, especially if you loved Taylor and Turtle from its prequel, The Bean Trees. And it‘s sleepy puppy approved! 😆

Cozy on a rainy Saturday morning 🥰 #catsoflitsy #dogsoflitsy

This book picks up about 3 years after The Bean Trees—which I finished recently and really loved, this one was a really good one too though I wasn‘t filled with the same affection. Still, it pulls at your heart strings and asks some challenging questions about identity, family, and love. It was nice to follow up with Taylor and Turtle again to get some answers and to be introduced to new characters as well.
Definitely recommend!

Books for #24in4 🎉🎈🥳

Thanks for hosting @Andrew 😘

I recently finished reading The Bean Trees, the prequel to this book and I absolutely loved it—naturally I had to buy this one (from thrift books) and look forward to reading it soon!

The character building in this book is so good! Although the plot fell a bit flat in the middle, I was captured completely by the story of Taylor and her adopted daughter Turtle, a Cherokee. A Cherokee lawyer fights the adoption and states that Turtle should be raised by her own community. Taylor of course can‘t let her go and fights back in the only way she knows.

#ReadingUSA2019 OK
#ATY2019 book about indigenous people
#SaveMe #MayMovieMagic

The cover of this book is gorgeous! I wanted so much to like it, but I've had it for more than 2 weeks and I'm less than halfway through. I was not wanting to pick it back up.

Cats apparently like to smell books also. #Punki

#augustisatrip #heaven

It's been many years since I've read this but I remember loving The Bean Trees and its sequel, Pigs in Heaven.

This is my 2nd Kingsolver book. I love her writing. She has a way of making you homesick in a way, though you‘ve never experienced what she‘s describing. I love the last sentence.

“That people don‘t really love one another and dance in the woods for no other reason than to promise goodness, and lose track of themselves, and keep an old fire burning.”

Starting this one while waiting for 3rd period to start.

“Alice realizes something important about her daughter at this moment: that she‘s genuinely a mother. She has changed in this way that motherhood changes you, so that you forget you ever had time for small things like despising the color pink.”

Great story!