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Whoa — my heart needs a lift. After Adichie‘s stunningly tragic Purple Hibiscus and then this collection of heart-breaking, amazingly crafted stories from Alice Walker, I reach for some lighter fare. But wow do these women have a gift for putting me in the story and slowly wrenching my heart out.

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Book 12 of 2018: I don‘t know what to think of most of these stories 🤷🏽‍♀️ But here are some of my favorite quotes.

“How could such pretty brown fingers write such ugly, deep stuff?”

“That his odor is of ashes while hers is of earth and sun.”

Used book sale at work today = more books I don't have time to read! 😂 #bookhaul #bookstack

THREE book stores in one block in Juneau! And the library is just a block further. Bought an used copy of Alice Walker's book at Rainy Day Books. Drooled over all the graphic novels. Will make lots of library reserves when I get home.

This looks interesting. Does anyone have feedback or reviews on this? Trying to limit my purchases to the really good stuff!

Day 107: "Her troubles started noticeably when she fell in love with a studiously quiet schoolteacher." #shoes by #jcrew

i'm in need of short doses of Ms Walker's transcendent writing in between chapters of dark fantasy (K Hurley) & brutal fantasy (GRRM).

I loved reading this book so much. The characters are rich and the emotions were raw. Each story was its own complex world, but the whole experience left me full.

"Why don't you look for other things? Like neither Truth nor Beauty, but places in people's lives where things have just slipped a good bit off track?" ~ "That's too vague." ~ "So is Truth. Not to mention Beauty."

I picked up an interesting haul at the local Half Price Books on a recent outing that I'm looking forward to diving into!