Welcome to Litsy!

Well, that was a quick good book :) ☀️🌊📚☕️#stefanzweig

#novemberbythenumbers and I now only have 24 hours left in Galway so I am off to explore. Tomorrow i head to Dublin.

My Readathon Stats! I posted more in detail on my blog. https://anotherworddotblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/30/readathon-wrap-up/

This novella was my Z for #litsyatoz. A slim, simple story without much to it, it was elevated to a pick by the writing.

This coffee place is one of my new favorites spots to read. It is super modern but housed in a house built in 1910.

I think that after 6 weeks I am finally getting the hang of this year. I am doing yoga, working full time, cooking and finally making time to focus on reading. This may be my 9th book of 2017.

Just signed up! So excited to participate in my first @24in48 readathon!!! #24in48

I have a lot of bias towards Stefan Zweig, so you should know that my rating is probably what it is because of this bias. Having said that, the beauty of Zweig's writing and his almost intimate way of exploring people can't be denied, and it's on display again in this novella. There's one part about hands that I read over and over again because it was so beautiful. His writing really does make my heart full.

Reading this book was like swimming in Jello toward the Emerald City. The writing was for the most part lyrical but I could only take small doses. I could see a denouement in the distance but the words held the narrative down. What kept me going was that it was a novella and I knew the end was in sight. Then, too, it was my first time reading Zweig. I felt I had to give him the courtesy of finishing the book.