Where'd You Go, Bernadette: A Novel | 
Starting my December #TBRTarot book because I can‘t remember where I set the one I was gonna read today 😈 The prompt is “has a blurb that starts with It”. This is actually one of the books that I received from my first ever Litsy swap so it‘s been waiting a long time to be read. #WinterReadathon Also it‘s nice to be using my patio again while it‘s cool enough.
pickI finished this one just in time before tomorrow‘s #BookClub meeting! I didn‘t realize at first that this book is a decade old already- but a few technology references do date this. Otherwise it‘s a funny epistolary novel that really works well with this lively audio performance! A few things seemed there just for the added drama, but overall I enjoyed listening while decorating for the holidays!
On the lighter side of #breakdown moments. An enjoyable read, but dare I say it… the movie was better!!!
#indeliblemoments
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“My heart started racing, not the bad kind of heart racing, like I'm going to die. But the good kind of heart racing, like, Hello, can I help you with something? If not, please step aside because I'm about to kick the shit out of life.”
#Movie2BookRecs @klou
Prompt: Kramer vs. Kramer
Another one on the #tbr!
#Epistolary
#BookMoods
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pickBernadette is a ball of anxious energy. She‘s quirky, a bit annoying and arrogant. She‘s on the brink of a meltdown. Her daughter Bee and her husband are left to pick up the pieces after she disappears. This is an epistolary novel, told through letters and e-mails that Bee has compiled. In a way, they are a love letter to her mom. I had a hard time connecting with any of the characters, but the story was engaging and funny at times. ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 / 5
pickI was very surprised by how much I enjoyed reading this book for Stockton Book Club these holidays. Bernadette made me laugh. It was a quick read for me. Now to watch the movie…
Quiet time on the Rehoboth Bay. ❤️📚 Love girls‘ weekend with my besties, who are also readers!
Took a 2 hour kayak tour earlier today at the Burton‘s Island Trailhead, then a delicious lunch in Rehoboth.
Enjoying the back patio after some spring cleanup. Now it‘s time to relax. Will be using this space for a fire pit night later. Meeting our oldest son‘s GF‘s parents for the first time tonight. 😊❤️📚
Just starting to get the rhythm of this epistolary novel.
Getting in a little reading time before tackling some chores. Dinner out tonight for our annual “Sibling Dinner” (instead of giving Christmas gifts to each other, my brothers and our spouses choose to spend time together and go out to a really nice dinner). A little delayed this year. It‘s always a fabulous night; we have so much fun together! Looking forward to it, but won‘t get much reading time today. 🤷♀️❤️📚
Reading this one next. It‘s been on my TBR for a while, and it‘s lined up on my #bookspinbingo board in the most likely spot to achieve a bingo, as the 4th book to be read in a line. ❤️📚 Looking forward to finally reading it!
On Thurs night I had a surprise night off ballet. The weather in my city has been pretty bad so my teacher cancelled & when I‘m happy or sad I go op shopping! The dress cost more than I usually pay at the op shop but it still had the tag on it. Worth $120 & I got it for $55! My nickname is Lil so I had to have the shirt signed by an artist to another Lil. Ha! The shark tooth earrings are to make my fishing obsessed nephew think I‘m cool. ❤️ hats.
February round up!
Where'd You Go, Bernadette 5 ⭐️'s
Couldn't put it down. Started at 7pm finished @ 5am. Next day was rough, but worth it.
Deal Breaker 3 ⭐️'s
Classic noir. Language surrounding sex work doesn't age well.
The Ninties 4 ⭐️'s
Fun book. But having lived through it, there wasn't much in here that I didn't already know.
The Anthropocene Reviewed 5⭐️'s
Essays both broad and specific with a mix of memoir and interesting facts.
The unusual format put me off the first time I attempted to read this but I picked it up for book club and am enjoying it so far. Bernadette makes me anxious but I‘m starting to like her this time…
pickLots of detail, liked the “letter-writing” theme that carries throughout ~~~ 1st person got a little confusing at times. Normally, it is Bee, but at times “I” is another character(s) ~ especially during a letter. Made me pay attention!
pickThis has been on my TBR forever. I‘m not gonna lie, things have been pretty craptastic around here lately and I needed something to make me laugh. This was on a bunch of funniest books list and I figured, why not? 🤷🏻♀️ Guys, I freaking loved this book! It has an underlying tinge of sadness to it but I love the characters. Bee is a little badass and I wish I had her spunk at that age. The #audiobook was so good! So many lol moments. 😅 5⭐️
#12booksof2021
After a slow start to the year, this was the book that helped kick my reading into high gear. Super entertaining and my favorite for #April
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I mailed this off today. Tracking says it should arrive on Monday. #LMPBC :)
pickThis was a soft pick for me. I liked it, but I didn‘t love it, and there were certain things about Bernadette that really annoyed me. Overall, I‘m giving it a pick because I actually really wanted to see how the author was going to wrap up the book, and that was a good thing. I read this for #LMPBC. I‘ll be mailing it out sometime this week, so it should arrive a little early.
#NovelNovember
#33by33
#AnyWayYouReadathon
I had the best of intentions when it came to finishing The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness, but I decided to start my #LMPBC book instead. I‘m about 40 pages in, and I decided on blue ink.
Yay for weekend readathons! #33by33 #AnyWayYouReadathon #NovelNovember #readathon
pickI always like a book that makes me do a little research out of interest of topics in the story. Traveling to Antarctica? Never realized that is it was legit cruise that was extremely expensive and obviously extremely cold 😆. This book was light hearted, funny and exactly what I needed for a escape from the hell environment of my job right now. Pick!
pickAMAZING! I‘m sure everyone that was going to have read it has done so at this point but in case you haven‘t…..
I had to tear my eyes off the pages to enjoy the beautiful Alaskan landscape haha
Day 20 #MayCharacters
Prompt: Maladjusted
Bernadette does not handle normal social interactions very well...
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pickWhere‘d you go on your 2021 reading adventures so far? This is just a quick (non exhaustive) peek into my recent reading endeavors!
so-soIt has taken me soooo long to finish this book. It was honestly so much effort to push myself to finish it. The book is fine, but it just didn‘t pull me in.
pickWhen Bernadette — a miserable, non-practising genius architect who hates people and living in Seattle — suddenly disappears, her daughter Bee must travel to the ends of the earth (Antarctica, specifically) to find her.
Read January 8-11
Rated 3.5/5 ⭐️
Book 3/60
Another book of lists to keep those tbr lists full! I‘ve only read Crime and Punishment of the lot, so I‘ll be stocking up my tbr list!
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I just saw this film is on Hulu, so now I can see how Cate Blanchett plays Bernadette! I pictured her the entire time I read the book.
so-soI was into it until the end. It all tied up so perfectly and didn‘t make sense for the characters.
1. The book I tag.
2. The Goldfinch - Metropolitan Art Museum if New York in the spring in the terrace. But I will need to stay there for a very long time 😊
3. Depends... But is getting Chilli so chocolate will do 😊
#wondrouswednesday
so-soI seem to be very much in the minority here but this was a so-spread for me. I loved the beginning and middle, but felt the end fell a little flat. Maybe it‘s because I‘ve been busy and not had much time for reading.
#BookSpin @TheAromaofBooks
Good morning. It‘s an XL coffee kind of day.
Nobody tags me in these things, so I‘m tagging myself😂
1. A woman on the brink
2. Define “bare essentials” - I take it or includes coffee and books?! Beyond that, my daily need is being able to get outside at least once a day.
3. 1985, and this time I‘d get tickets for Live Aid.
#WondrousWednesday @Eggs
pickTook me a couple tries to get into this one. First in print then audio. I think that may have been due to the writting style (epistolary). However, once I got into it, it was quite funny & witty.
pickWhat a unique read this was! I loved it! I‘ve never read a book structured in this fashion before. I loved the characters, especially Bernadette. I have to admit that I can relate to her way of thinking. I‘m looking forward to watching this movie! There is so much more I‘d like to say, but don‘t want to ruin the story for anyone.
