Welcome to Litsy!

Y‘all is fine, it‘s an interesting enough story but it starts to drag if you don‘t read fast enough and I think it would have been a better audiobook than a read

So far this book has mostly succeeded in making me deeply sad (almost nostalgic except for something I‘ve not been in this life) that I am not a white man who is able to simply travel Europe without worrying overmuch about personal safety. There‘s a corner of my soul that wants nothing more than to travel and wander new streets at twilight but unfortunately I am a small clearly female human and that automatically sets the risk much too high.

@Read-y_Picker your package has arrived! I can't wait to read everyone's thoughts on the #LMPBC books. And thank you so much for the extras, I adore books about Paris, and the pencils are the cutest!

#3Books that inspired my first solo travel experiences. 📕Ovid‘s Metamorphoses 📗 The Agony and the Ecstasy 📘Time Was Soft There. I remember reading these and falling down the rabbit hole referencing art and music and books. The rest is history ❤️✈️🖼🏛⛲️🎼☕️🍷💜

I read this quite some time ago, and decided I really wanted to visit the infamous bookshop in #Paris. Haven‘t made it yet 🙄

#JamminJune @Eggs

Next up!

When I made my reread list for #BookSpin April, I felt disappointed that this one's number didn't come up. Which is as good a sign as any that I really want to read it!

Day off reading spot #4. Different library, different chair - still just as comfortable! I've finished my first book of the day (The Alcatraz Escape by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman), and now I'm moving on to the tagged book.

A week ago today I was there! It was so dreamy

#feelsohigh#lilithjuly
Some highlights from my Paris trip 😁

I really enjoyed this 😁 It captures the essence of Shakespeare & Co. It‘s full of stories and anecdotes about the people that lived in the bookshop with him and filtered with little bits of info about the owner and the history of the shop. Hopefully get to visit in June 🤞 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #booked2019 #remindsyouofyourhappyplace

I‘m off work this week so enjoying a bit reading on a morning ☀️

I think this is called Time Was Soft There in the US. Started it a couple days ago and I‘m really liking it. Bookshops are my happy place and this one in Paris is special 💗#remindsyouofyourhappyplace #booked2019

This stack is what I've added to my White display.

Have you read any of these?

#LitsyLovesLibraries #MrBooksDisplays

This memoir made me want to visit this famous #bookstore, but not befriend the author. #readingresolutions @Jess7

1. TGIF shows, My So Called Life
2. Time Was Soft There
3. Spicy foods
4. Opening swap packages!!!! Maybe a visit from some family
5.❤️
#friyayintro

Started interesting enough but fell into the trap of bad autofiction and bellybutton gazing. The writing is average, the tone is uneven. I usually like memoir about writing, books and especially this part of Paris, if only because it has so much history, the neighborhood (St-Julien les Pauvres, the bookstore) is something Highlander fans love. But it's not enough to help the poor style of writing and squattered way the story is told. YMMV

I love the romantic idea of upping sticks, running away and sleeping rough in Shakespeare and Co 💓 the actual thing - not so much!! No proper bathroom facilities, cockroaches in the kitchen, no money....
The book is a great little read about someone doing just that. Braver than me!

#currentread A little light interlude in the dark reading. Another story about Shakespeare and Co, with their bookmark 😀

I wanted this book to be...romantic, soft or opitimistic (as the cover/title may suggest) ,but i found it dark and gritty almost.
I know this is a memoir but i think there could have been a really nice fictional book in there.
I guess “don't judge a book by it's cover” really does go both ways, because that cover has me all over it.
#disappointing

Dottie isn't a fan of grooming, but I like to take a picture before the bows fall off. They usually last 15 minutes because of the horseplay when she gets home. #dogsoflitsy #dottie

A Parisienne cafe. A glass of wine. A visit to Shakespeare and Co. Sounds like #paradise to me!
#lyricalapril @Cinfhen 🗼

Interior shot of the book shop at the top of my bucket list, the famous Shakespeare & Company.
One Day ...

#getindie #litsy

It's #TBT! This week I chose this little gem of a memoir. It brought back so many memories of my own time in Paris and my frequent returns to this wonderful bookshop (Shakespeare & Co). ❤️

#24in48 #readathon #spinepoetry -- I crossed out one author name so it wouldn't interfere with the titles. Hope that's alright. 😊 Time was soft there:
the signature of all things [is]
pale fire,
infinite jest [in]
the center of winter.

Library sale find #1.