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Our WiFi goes out 3 days at a time. Instead of reading, I've been crocheting. I need to download an audio book before the next outage. I made myself start a book though. I think the Good Earth will get me out of this slump. Here's my first One with my first attempt at a blanket.

This is the story of a poor farmer who married a slave girl. Buck was the daughter of missionaries in the late 1890s through the early 1900s, and so I don‘t doubt she describes the average life of a poor man in #China, and the role of women. Perhaps it is so striking to know that the book may accurately describe the treatment of women then. The farmer, a hard worker with immense love of the earth, becomes prosperous thanks to his wife‘s stoic ⬇️

I‘ve opted for the audiobook for this one. #China #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

I‘ll be starting this audiobook tomorrow. #China #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

The new Pearl S. Buck books plus one 😇

Did you know that The Good Earth is first in a trilogy? I didn‘t until I was searching for the #Booked2023 prompt. But this had been on my TBR since visiting one of her homes 20+ years ago. The story of the farmer Wang and how his life plays out over a lifetime was surprisingly hard to put down. While some aspects were hard to read, I really enjoyed this and am glad to FINALLY have read it.

#bookmoods #bookyouregiftoften @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
I‘ve usually gifted vintage old books 🙏🏻

My #bookspin bingo card for November. Looking forward to another great month of reading. 📚

After three days, I've read for 15 hours, so I'm on target to complete the #20in4. I listened to and finished these two books while puzzling. @Andrew65

Great book! I can‘t believe it took me so long to finally read it. I started the second book, but am not enjoying it at all which is strange because I read this one in a day, couldn‘t put it down. My husband is Chinese so I like books that give you a glimpse into the every day lives of Chinese people throughout history. Photo of one of our new gerbils, friendly little guy.

Lovely to read something very different than recent novels. I loved it.

This book was very interesting to me. I definitely intend to finish the trilogy and read more books by Pearl S. Buck as well.

I remembered reading this decades ago. It called me back and I wasn‘t disappointed. That Pearl Buck was able to step out of her culture to really see and respect another was to me deeply appreciated.

Had this on my book shelf for almost 10 years. Guess it's time to read it.

#inlaws #reviews #others An extraordinary insight into what people had to do to survive in pre-revolutionary China. The immense hardship & lack of any safety net is chilling, especially when one reflects that things are not so different for millions today, all over the world.

#Gratefulreads #readinhighschool
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

The Good Earth. : A Classic Never Read
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers : Celebrity narrator
Bridge of Clay : Doesn‘t have a person on the cover

#bookishBingo

Day 5
#covercrush
#7days7covers

A quick read last week! One off my bucket list reads.☺️

Penned by a #ChinaGirl, this classic (part of a trilogy) has been on my TBR for ages now. Will I get to it this year? We shall see. 😶

#WanderingJune
@BarbaraBB @Cinfhen

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Ever read something considered classical cannon and feel incredibly grateful that no one forced you to read it in school? That was me yesterday when I finished this. I was so sure I'd like this, but nope. I found the story boring and all the characters unlikeable. It also took me forever to read, as I was easily distracted while reading it. I feel no desire to continue with the trilogy.

#VirtualMountTBR2019 #RtC #Overdrive

Final time for #24B4Monday, and a personal best. I finished a short comic book, and am about 65% deep into the tagged book. I didn't get to #NotYourPrincess like I wanted, but hope to today. It's due back to the library soon. I'm calling this a success, even though our family outing for shopping and haircuts took longer than I thought and I had to steal some time last night before midnight. Thanks for everything, @TheReadingMermaid & @Andrew65 !

Busy day with no time to read till now, so I made myself a late night dinner of a cheese omelet and will try to get further into the tagged read while the husband gives the twins their baths. I still have a few hours left on #24B4Monday ... @TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65

"Snack" entry for #24B4MondayGiveaway. I'm not much of a snacker, but I will probably be opening this box of truffles after dinner. And yes, I buy my coffee from Costco. It's a full blown addiction at this point. Lol My stack is the pictured book as well as a couple items on my Kindle (under the truffles). Thanks for the giveaway, @TheReadingMermaid and @Andrew65 . What a pleasant surprise for our friendly #readathon! #24B4Monday

End of Friday time for #24B4Monday. It would have been more, but strong winds gave me a sinus headache and then my littlest stinkers conspired against me. Busy day today, but I hope to read in between stuff and hopefully it will add up. Trying desperately to make a dent in the tagged book, but might switch it up later tonight. @TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65

Finished Becoming Wednesday, and spent my limited free time Thursday catching up on reviews, finally setting up my new journal (I may post about that later on.), and figuring out my plan for #24B4Monday. Hope to finish #NotYourPrincess and Adulthood Is a Myth, and read far enough into the tagged book to feel engaged in the story. Not sure how that will translate into hours, but hoping to be set a new personal record. @TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65

Reading along with my friend's book club #RtC, but it is so hard for me to get into this one. Granted it is not an easy read to begin with, but the last few days have not been very inducive to reading. As if the sink drama was not enough (new faucet installed today), a scheduled overnight power outage sent us packing to a hotel. It was too cold last night to go without heat. Read a little last night when I couldn't sleep. That's about it.

This book surprised me in a few ways. Though set in the early 20th century, how little things have changed. The lives of the farmers, who are dependent on good weather and hard work; the aspect of humanity. The writing style is simple yet descriptive. An engaging rags-to-riches story of a hard working farmer and his obsession with the land.👇

#litsyclassics #g

This book was very good. I was never bored, even though the characters went through similar tribulations. The ending left me already hooked to the next book. It gets a 10/10.

This graphic novel by Nick Bertozzi gives a makeover to Pearl S. Buck's 1931 Pulitzer Prize-winning classic about the rise and fall of Chinese villagers before WWI. I didn't realize I was requesting a comic/graphic novel adaptation. If I had realized this, I wouldn't have requested. That being said, I was pleasantly surprised. This actually works as a graphic novel and it will put this classic willingly into the hands of the YA audience.

Day 1: Most Wrecked Book
I have loved this book for over 20 years and it shows! It is literally in 2 pieces! But I don‘t think I will ever get rid of it because I have such great memories of reading it!! ❤️

Most of my other well-loved books are in my classroom so I don‘t have access to them right now.
#crimesagainstcovers #photochallenge

Then there was always distrust of that which one did not know and understand. It is not well for a man to know more than is necessary for his daily living.
#classics #quotes

1. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck. Soooooooo good!
2. It‘s so tough to pick just one...but Ireland.
3. @kellyann28 #giveaway

My plan to work through my #litsyclassics list in alphabetical order hit a roadblock at ‘B‘. I just couldn‘t get going with Beautiful and Damned. So I skipped ahead to ‘G‘ and am loving it.

Since this book is not yet in the Litsy database, here is the info about it from the flap. #NickBertozzi

This newly released graphic adaptation is not in the Litsy database yet. #NickBertozzi

Here's Earth, Jupiter and planet, literally.
#aplanetinthetitle #junebookbugs @RealLifeReading

#RockinMay Day 28 #ChinaGrove From my top 10 Favorite Books, I present the Good Earth 🌏 🇨🇳 The epic rags to riches story of O-Lan & Wang Lung, a poor Chinese farmer & his dedicated wife who work the land, raise their children, struggle against famine,drought & stereotype to eventually become super successful but at what cost to each other. I highly recommend this classic! And The Doobie Brothers have their blouse game on @LeahBergen 🙌🏻😜

I haven't read this book. I tried years ago and just couldn't get into it. And now there's a graphic novel version coming out in July!
#titlewithgood #aprilbookshowers @RealLifeReading

LOVE this book. There are only a handful of books that I reread, and this is one of them. Pearl Buck - amazing storyteller.

Ginger checking out the book haul from Goodwill tonight. #catsoflitsy