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I loved rereading these interconnected short stories running from London Gatwick around the world to Senegal, Brazil, Vietnam, #Hungary, and more. #readingeurope2020

And...expect more rereads because things are about to get stressful/good because Dad‘s finally coming home!! It‘s going to be Sept 15 or 17. 💖🎉

So I‘m going to be rewriting my #BookspinBingo list to include more rereads.

Also, I got this cute #booksleeve in the mail! Big day!!

3/5🌟This book was just ok for me. I didn't love it as much as I thought I would but I didn't hate it either. Follows several characters, showing the interconnectedness of people and the mark they can leave on us even if only meeting briefly. The connection used here is through an aiplane which I thought was brilliant! This is a very quick intriguing read, I did wish some of the characters got bigger parts. The writing itself was very good though.

Yes, it‘s snowing in the middle of April in New England 😖
This book was ok. It‘s a collection of short stories in which a character in one story connects to another in the next as they move the reader around the globe. I love that premise, but the stories themselves were a bit lackluster. Having recently read Florida by Lauren Groff, this short story collection couldn‘t hold a candle to hers.

A very fast progressive book about relationships. It begins with a woman getting sick on a plane while sitting next to a man. It then takes you to the man‘s story and then a character from his story, and so on. Very creative and a great read.

Short read on 12 people who lives are connected, in a
“6 degrees of separation” kind of way. Szalay did a great job of writing this from an aerial point of view. My only issue (lately, always the issue) was the ending. It just dropped off, as if it reached the maximum allowed characters or someone ripped the last few pages out 🤷🏾‍♀️
I would still recommend reading based on how the connections were written.

I definitely would have never picked this book up if not for #newyearwhodis

I wasn‘t sure how I was going to feel about this book. It was a short look into a lot of lives and how they were slightly connected. I really liked the way the writer did that. I always get nervous about plane books, but no need to be. All of these people had a lot going on in their lives and you got a sneak peek into everyone‘s mind.

Loved it! I have a thing for interconnected short stories and these were perfect. I can‘t think of a thing I would change about this book! Excellent #jolabokaflodswap choice @Moonprismpower b/c I finished it today. (And ate some of those yummy wc discs!) It also made me think of all the people traveling today. Prayers for safe journeys for any Littens traveling. 5⭐️

PS My total favorite thing, though, is my sea glass worry stone. Perfect!! 💕😘

Omg, thank you so much @Moonprismpower !!! You are the BEST! What a wonderful #jolabokaflodswap package. Not only did she get me really yummy (white chocolate!) candy, but also some sea glass, which I immediately purposed into a worry stone. Love those!

She picked up the tagged from her local indie! 👍🏻🎉The other two were donated to the library where she works and are basically new, and I am so happy and spoiled to have all three! Thanks Court!

This book is a great short read. It‘s like a movie and the reader is the voyeur who gets to jump into a d out of several entwined stories all based on people coming and going from flights. The characters are great and the stories are just interesting and short enough to hook you before you jump into another.

#octoberwrapup
A month of challenge reads, some lovely cookbooks and a fabulous reread, on audio (Daisy Jones)
My favorite fiction was Turbulence.. a beautifully written collection of linked vignettes that really spoke to me.
The Art of escapism cooking is a gorgeous memoir/cookbook - my favorite combo!
I realized that space stuff (Descender for #pop19) is not for me, and I‘m just #meh about YA fantasy (Blood and Bone for #booked2019) 🤷‍♀️

Shining softly and strung together like pearls, twelve brief, interlinked stories connect readers with people across the globe. Clever and humane. #Audiobook narrated by Gabra Zackman.

Each chapter is a separate story but you can see the links between them by looking at the airport codes, starting with LGW–MAD (Gatwick to Madrid) and ending back at Gatwick via Budapest. You can also see how brief this audiobook is: only 2.5 hours long.

This slim book is a collection of linked short stories all somehow related to airline travel. Each story takes its main character from the prior story and follows that person forward, handing the baton through to the end, when we come back around to the beginning. I enjoyed it, though I don‘t think I found it as profound as did the NYT book review podcast.

Based on @Cinfhen ‘s review I bought this one and she was right, it is very good! Losely connected stories, all based on people travelling by plane to go home, visit friends, family, escape the turbulence of their own life etc.
Just like in Szalay‘s other book, All That Man Is, his characters and plots are so interesting that I would like to read (much) more about all of them.

(Pic: Our AirBnB in The Hamptons, New York)

Best reads: Turbulence and A Girl Returned

A beautiful beautiful book. I read it in a single sitting, hugged it and reluctantly passed it on to my husband. I‘ll definitely reread it.

#LilithJuly This slim little volume of interconnected stories all revolve around airplane travel. Each chapter is headed by airport destinations and the stories start and end at the previous destination. I was hooked from the very first “flight “ and delighted with each encounter. It‘s not available until September but reserve your #WindowSeat now 😜 #NetGalley #ARC

“For, in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet.” Wow!!! This book was fabulous....just wish it was longer 😉Twelve stories that are loosely connected join to make a full circle. 5 shiny stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 #NetGalley #ARC @ScribnerBooks 🙏🏻

Thank God for my fully charged Kindle and the beachside bar...got my awesome salad, fabulous drink and I‘m ready to start a new #ARC #HappyMemorialDay 🇺🇸❤️#NetGalley #ReadAndEats

This one is intriguing. Just started, but it‘s very short. I‘m sure I‘ll finish it tonight. #ARC

Just started this advance copy the upcoming title by David Szalay and it grabbed me from page one. It‘s gonna be a good one!