Welcome to Litsy!

Any novelist who quotes Lady Gaga is *very* high on my list. Danielewski is extremely high on my list already though. 😉

#music #ladygaga

1. Kitten. So many more. Peregrine. Phoenix. (Lol, they are animals...)

2. Four or five. Right now fave series is The Familiar by Danielewski.

3. I do write poetry and but haven‘t done so for awhile. Also like to journal.

4. @la_rose_noire @TamTracy @Butterfinger

Thanks for the tag, @Zoes_Human !

Thanks for the game, @Eggs !

#wondrouswednesday

If you look closely at the cover, you‘ll see pink cats. I know there‘s no #BlackCat in this book/ series, but the white cat we do meet is very scary.

#ScreamathonPhotoChallenge @4thhouseontheleft

Day 2 #7days7spines

Join in if you want! 😊📚

I had to get the 1-year subscription to Gagosian Quarterly when Mark Z. Danielewski announced his new story Love is Not a Flame would be in it in four parts, from Spring 2019 to Winter 2019. All of his stories are connected, but this one is said to connect heavily to The Familiar. I'm excited to finally dig in. And of course I am reading the rest of the quarterly, too.

It‘s got a publication date! *screams internally* 😬😬😬😬😬

1. Blue
2. I don‘t tend to binge watch things.
3. Every book in this series. I practically lived on the Wikia pages.
4. Mayo and ketchup
5. 🤷🏽‍♀️

#FriYayIntro

May 10th is when our story starts. What called her now calls you. Xanther lives.

I should have plenty of time to read this month with the pack up of all our electronic devices and a long road trip ahead. 😁 #readingresolutions #maytbr

"... but I could ride a horse. Came as natural as rain and dying I guess."

#animals #horses

1. 'House of Leaves' by Mark Z Danielewski
2. 'Fortune's Daughter' by Isabel Allende
3. 'Bad Monkeys' by Matt Ruff
4. I usually try to ask musicians that I love for book recommentations, they tend to have really good taste...
5. 'The Familiar' by Mark Z Danielewski because it brought back curiosity into my life. (Tagged book)

@OSChamberlain @Ecatstic @shadowspeak17 @Realitybynate

#recommendationrainbow #recommendation #litsygame #litsylist

I didn't go to mine...
#ButThatsOkay 😁

A quote to live by...

#favoritequote #favouritequote #quote

The best series you're not reading. Briefly, the story of a little girl who finds a cat. But really so much more. It's the story of nine people whose lives are suddenly entangled. The first of proposed 27 volumes, One Rainy Day in May is a wonderful introduction. A must read for fans of Danielewski's other works, and readers of sci-fi, detective novels, YA, graphic novels and so much more will also find something they will enjoy. A worthwhile read

#ReadingResolutions Day 6: I promised myself I #MustRead a Mark Z. Danielewski this year. Seems to be a good place to start.

Pantheon Books canceled Mark Z. Danielewski‘s series The Familiar and broke my stupid, little heart. I encourage everyone who likes vibrant imagery with some real brain exercising prose to check out The Familiar and maybe we can get this series back on track.

Noooooooooooooo!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Finished this book for #24in48. This was great. There were some of the POV that I did not care for. But overall I enjoy MZD‘s writing style.

I‘d been actively avoiding series books for years when I stumbled upon The Familiar and it sucked me back in. So far it‘s been a totally unique experience that‘s more satisfying the more you put into it. I just really hope the series gets completed. I did not jump back into this madness for nothing. 😂

Thank you for hosting this #giveaway @MinDea! I would really like to read His Dark Materials. 😃

#YAFantasyGiveaway

1. The Familiar v. 6 by Mark Z. Danielewski
2. The Avengers: Infinity War
3. Wine
4. My boyfriend reads, but so incredibly slowly. He‘s been reading a 600ish paged book for the past 7 months, and he‘s still not done. 🙃 It hurts me a bit thinking of all the books he‘ll probably never get to. 😂😭
5. 👍🏽

#friyayintro

Thank you @Avanders for hosting this giveaway!

Right now I would most recommend One Rainy Day in May (TFv1) because it‘s an incredibly unique read. It‘s an interesting story on the surface and even more interesting the deeper you dig. There‘s also a really awesome community of TF readers on Facebook, and I thoroughly enjoyed rereading this book with them and getting to hear their thoughts on the series.

#JanuaryJoy

This was not my best reading year. However, I finished every classroom credit needed for my bachelors degree from April-December, with only 15 credits transferred over. So, while I hardly read for pleasure, I kicked ass in other areas. Hopefully 2018 brings more reading, when I‘m not student teaching, that is.

This was one of my Christmas gifts from my husband. I'm a little nervous about reading this one, I really want to like it. This is going to be my slow and steady read of 2018..here goes nothing!

My one bookish gift- The Book Seat. It is awesome and works very well as demonstrated by this book I just started, The Familiar, which is huge and very heavy. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy Monday to all.

This has to be my #MostAnticipated2018 read. Why couldn‘t it be coming in January? The summer is too far away. 😩😂

#JingleShelves

Not sure why Phoenix chose this moment to try and eat my tiny tree 🤦🏽‍♀️ but here it is with all the books I reread this year.

#BooksYouReread #AllTheBooksOf2017
#Phoenix #CatsOfLitsy

I‘ve read a lot of books this year that we‘re beautifully written, but once again, The Familiar stands out to me. Not only is it written beautifully in the more conventional sense, but also in a more unconventional sense as shown above.

#BeautifullyWrittenBook
#AllTheBooksOf2017

Excluding Harry Potter again because that‘s not even fair, my favorite series this year would have to be The Familiar. On top of just being a really interesting series, I also got to participate in a reading group for it which made the whole experience even better.

#JingleShelves
#BestSeries2017

Things get worse...

#beahymnforgood

Fahrenheit 451 has been on my shelf all year, and I still haven‘t read it for some reason. 🤔
#OnYourShelfAllYear #JingleShelves

There are a lot of #CharactersWithCoolNames in The Familiar, but Xanther is by far my favorite. ❤️
#DecInBooks17

A Constellation of Vital Phenomena is #SetInWinter.
#DeckTheShelves

And here‘s more of my tiny tree 🎄 for the #threeformegiveaway. Congrats on 3,000 followers @Tiffy_Reads!

First step towards a life long friendship...A must read for everyone wanting more from a book than just reading!

#bestbookever #myfavorite #markzdanielewski #thefamiliar #cat #catandbook #beahymnforgood #houseofleaves #readingclub #mustread #addictive #bookrecommendation

Not going to lie, I'm a little intimidated by this one.

I think Im too dumb for this book. I‘ll keep going, even so.

This book is.... Well... It's kind of odd, but in a good way. I really enjoyed this massive book. It's told from several different perspectives and each has its own font. It's really interesting the way it's all put together. Apparently, it will be a huge series, he's written up to 5 now, I have them all, but am only about half through the 2nd one.

Litsy Party of . . . 5? Ready to hunker down with some gatos and read for a bit, if there‘s any room for me #litsypartyofone Sorry, @tricours , only 5/8 cats pictured! #catsoflitsy

For yesterday's prompt #novemberbythenumbers

The to-read list was once very out of control, ive finally gotten it down to about half of this!

#Day24 #GreatBookClubReads

I‘m currently in a book club for #TheFamiliar, so of course I‘d have to say The Familiar is great for a book club. There are so many things that I didn‘t pick up on when I read them on my own, so reading them with a group and getting to hear other people‘s thoughts and interpretations of things has really enhanced the reading experience so much for me.

#riotgrams

I was torn between a 3 and 4 but I thought a 4 was more appropriate because, good lord, Danielewski definitely tried to make a uniquely experimental book of fiction.

You have to wade through a lot to get to the underlying story of a complex 12 year old girl's life. Is it really worth the effort? Could this book be so popular because of name recognition only or because it is really a good book?

You'd have to be the judge of that.

These are all of the books that I have checked out from my local public library right now... What was I thinking?!? #tbroverload

⠮ A good enough place to pause. ⠝ Today's THE FAMILIAR (VOLUME 1) Reading Group post is all about the Narcons, a favorite topic among TF readers. (And if you're not in the club, join us at www.facebook.com/groups/TheFamiliarBookClub!)

As we're introduced to them, who or what is a Narcon (p. 563) and what is its function? How does the description of the Narcons change your overall understanding of THE FAMILIAR (VOLUME 1)?

Regram from bondimanche_

I just ❤️ this paragraph

The reading club for THE FAMILIAR (VOLUMES 1-5) is happening now! Grab your copy of TFv1 and join us over in the official group page:

www.facebook.com/groups/TheFamiliarBookClub

There will be discussions, prizes, cat photos, and Q&As with MZD. Prizes will go to those who participate the most, participate well, read hard, and go the distance. We'll be reading one volume per month leading up to the release of VOLUME 5 on Halloween!

This entire book takes place during a rainy day #rain #jubilantjuly

#jubilantjuly day 15: #rain

The first volume of Mark Z. Danielewski's The Familiar is called One Rainy Day in May, and the text is arranged in all sorts of different ways (as it is in all his novels). I haven't picked up the next book in the series yet, but I really need to do that soon.

I think I have a problem, but I'm not quite sure exactly what that problem is at the moment. #libraryhaul #tbrfordays #toomanybooks #toolittletime #icecreamaddictsanonymous

Kittehs decided to rough house the couch when I sat down with this brick to try and give MZD another go. I tried to read House of Leaves a long time ago, but maybe being more mature and not in high school will help me this time.

Look what the postman just brought me! 😍🤗❤️

#junebookbugs day 18 - #fathers

Xanther's stepfather Anwar is probably the most unrealistic character in the series thus far, in that he is seemingly perfect in every way. Soft spoken and hard working, wise and gentle, warm and stable, Anwar is so good to his wife and kids that I can only assume he'll be the first main character to be killed off or, barring that, will be cruelly corrupted beyond all but the most last minute of redemptions.