I Found My Tribe

Sharpeipup

I Found My Tribe | Ruth Fitzmaurice

Thank you Littens for being so welcoming and helping me both expand my reading horizons and tackle my TBR.

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SRWCF

I Found My Tribe | Ruth Fitzmaurice

Guys, I am not exaggerating when I say I am so very happy that I found this place! I tried Facebook and that fizzled out quickly. Next was Instagram, where book lovers seem more interested in taking pictures of books rather than actually reading or discussing them. Then there is Litsy. You guys are da best! 🥰

Nutmegnc So glad you‘re here!! 3y

SRWCF @Nutmegnc awww, thank you! 3y

KellyK I find myself scrolling Litsy much more than FB and I‘m happier for it! 🥰 3y

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SRWCF @TheSpineView agreed! 3y

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SRWCF @RaeLovesToRead the only social media apps I have on my phone are all book related! 3y

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SRWCF @Vansa That's what I like so much about this place; engaging with others on the topic of books! 3y

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TrishB

I Found My Tribe | Ruth Fitzmaurice

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#buddyread with @Cinfhen gave it a pick because I was so engrossed in the story - I know what you mean about the writing, but I think it matched her life really and I would have felt the story would have been even more painful told in a linear, straightforward manner.
But, this is why I can‘t read real life sad very often, they are inside my head now and I‘m thinking about her and those kids! 👇🏻

TrishB Trying not to sound judgemental- I don‘t think I could have planned to have two more kids!! (edited) 5y

TrishB The Pooh Bear plate and the dog did me too. 5y

TrishB And he died on my 50th b.day!! 5y

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TrishB Using for chronic illness - #jennyis30 @jenniferw88 5y

Cinfhen Oh wow !! I didn‘t pay attention to the date and I should have warned u about the dog 😞I‘m glad you liked this one more than I did. I felt pretty awful not loving it more. I‘m pretty sure we have more books to buddyread 😜 5y

TrishB @Cinfhen I‘m sure we have! Just maybe fiction 😁 5y

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Cinfhen

I Found My Tribe | Ruth Fitzmaurice

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Picked this up a few hours ago for an impromptu #BuddyRead with my buddy @TrishB and poof, it‘s completed. Writing is jumbled,messy, hectic but full of grit, determination and a fierceness. Ruth‘s husband is diagnosed with MND & their well orchestrated life is thrown into chaos. It is a small group of women, her tribe, who help Ruth navigate her new normal by turning to the sea as a way of grounding her energies. Sad story but still inspiring.

Cinfhen It fits a bunch of challenge prompts and I‘ll share them tomorrow. I‘m too emotionally exhausted from this book right now to think about prompt boxes. 5y

Cinfhen My so-so rating is because this book felt like a sea swell and it was sometimes rough and tiring trying to get through Ruth‘s sugary writing and metaphors. I‘m in awe of her and admire her deeply but I‘m not sure I really enjoyed this memoir as much as I should have. 5y

Cinfhen Curious to hear your thoughts @TrishB !?!?! 5y

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TrishB Wow 😮 a lot to take in! I probably won‘t get to it until tomorrow night or Monday. This makes me very curious though. And are we cursed for buddy reads! 😘 5y

Cinfhen I‘m not sure @TrishB 😂😂we‘ll just have to try again 😘😘I‘ll be very curious to see how you react to this book. 5y

TrishB Very curious too! Will let you know when I start! 5y

marleed I would have chosen this book on title alone! 5y

BarbaraBB This sounds so sad... 5y

Cinfhen Beyond sad @BarbaraBB but it was put together in such a whirlwind that I didn‘t have time to actually sit with the story, if that makes any sense. The title is brilliant @marleed and this book was gifted to me by a fellow tribesmen @TrishB who I‘d always want on my team 🙌🏻😁💕 5y

TrishB 😘😘 5y

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Cinfhen

I Found My Tribe | Ruth Fitzmaurice

I‘m just glad I found you my sweet friend🙏🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Thank you for always spoiling me and bringing laughter to my days xx Best to you and the family 😘Merry Christmas and Happy New Years 🎊🍾

TrishB

TrishB So glad they got there! It‘s such fun sending stuff. A definite seasonal miracle of sorts! Enjoy. 😘♥️ 5y

umbrellagirl Merry Christmas 🎄🎄 5y

Cinfhen Thanks so much @umbrellagirl Hope you had a wonderful day and Happy New Year 🎊 5y

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kaysworld1

I Found My Tribe | Ruth Fitzmaurice

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The last 3 chapters are hilarious.
This woman has had a shit life and is holding it together with humor and naked midnight swims with the girl's. 👏💕♀️
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#audiobook #librarybook #readingthelibrary #femaleauthor #femalereader 🍷😘

TrishB I now immediately want to read 👍🏻 5y

kaysworld1 @TrishB howling at the moon, naked swims, tea I would love a tribe like that ☕ 5y

TrishB Exactly 😁 sounds like the best stress buster! 5y

kaysworld1 @TrishB might have to try it in these UK waters 😯😆 5y

TrishB Lol!!! 🥶 5y

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BookNAround

I Found My Tribe | Ruth Fitzmaurice

This is what my Friday night looks like. A warm Gatsby and an appealing book, what more could I possibly want? #schnauzersoflitsy #dogsoflitsy

YouReadMyEyes Schnauzer love 😘😘😘 7y

CindyMyLifeIsLit Your dog‘s name is Gatsby? That‘s awesome!! Every dog we‘ve gotten already has a name that it answers to. I still haven‘t had a chance to bestow a great bookish name. The dog we have now (adopted) is Oliver, so we call him Oliver Kingsley. 😁 7y

BookNAround @CindyMyLifeIsLit Yep. She‘s Gatsby and her late sister was Daisy. I love the name Oliver and would have assumed he was named for Oliver Twist. 😁 7y

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ValerieAndBooks

I Found My Tribe | Ruth Fitzmaurice

This was in my mailbox the other day, but I don‘t recall requesting it (not via LibraryThing, apparently). Maybe through one of the many bookish email newsletters I get?

It looks interesting, though— it‘s a memoir, and the author‘s husbands has/had a serious disability due to a chronic illness.

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Rhondareads

I Found My Tribe | Ruth Fitzmaurice

An emotional moving memoir a family a husband suffering from ALS ,escaping to the water to find solace from her husbands illness finds solace& a tribe of women who support help each other while healing through swimming.

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GirlWellRead

I Found My Tribe | Ruth Fitzmaurice

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Fitzmaurice doesn't use any type of timeline, or write in any kind of order. Instead, she chunks her staccato type narrative into mini essays. To be honest, it took me a while to get into her groove, there are times where she is all over the place and it feels like she has simply taken every thought in her head and put it on the page in order to make sense of her life. While this type of writing doesn't appeal to all, it works for this book.

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