so-soMeh. I finished it so it wasn‘t bad but left me with so many unanswered questions and a strong feeling of ‘why go on?‘ ‘Why go on loving?‘
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so-soMeh. I finished it so it wasn‘t bad but left me with so many unanswered questions and a strong feeling of ‘why go on?‘ ‘Why go on loving?‘
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Again, having heard just enough to know that it was probably my cup of tea, I grabbed this one – a gorgeous softcover edition.
For all my Litsy friends, many of whom are dealing with last night's election results and feel like something deeply disturbing has been unleashed. As a Canadian, I hurt and fear for you.
pickThis a novel about life. Love. Friendship. Darkness and violence. Light. How such joy can be found in only a few hours. Read it. Read it now.
It caused me such joy to see her.
And such pain.
And such fear.
What combination has more power? And what combination more unusual?
Read this straight through, whew. Then found THE poem, Lines for Winter by Mark Strand. Maybe I'll learn it by heart.
A very busy day celebrating my daughter's tenth birthday with all our friends and family (a houseful of 25 people!) meant only a few brief moments of reading. But I look forward to digging into this pile of books tomorrow - all signed - that I got at the International Festival of Authors last night. I may have zero self control, but hey - free tote bag!
(Also, ten. TEN! How did ten years pass so quickly‽)
"Let's say that if you'd followed us out to the boardwalk and squinted into the darkness, we would have been shining in the night."
I'm in love with this book.
Starting this little guy today! Such a pretty cover...
so-soI enjoyed that Maksik took this novel in a different direction than I was expecting. Near the end the narrator got a bit too indulgent and repetitive for my taste but the exploration of identity and mental illness was refreshing and kept me tearing through.
Picked this book up while traveling in the Seattle-area (shot from the trip above). Started it on the plane and am really enjoying it so far.
pickShelter in Place shifts through time, moving back and forth in the Pacific Northwest, beginning in the early 90s when Joe March graduates from college, falls madly in love, and sees his mother go to prison for murder, and then forward through the years as he lives with the aftermath of that one summer as well as his own mental illness—or as he describes it, the bird, the tar, and the ecstasy. —Melinda
pickSo many emotions about this book. As a native of Washington state, I was excited to see what Maksik would do with the setting. It was fine and fun to see "home" in a novel but what Naksik does extremely well is character development-wow. You grow to know these characters; their strengths, their weaknesses, their internal prisons. He does all of this and then ties it all up like a beautifully written present.
I love book coincidences😀. Great story so far. Today is definitely 📚☕️🌨 repeat.
Been looking forward to this book. Maksik is a talented writer and I need something good to dig my teeth into😀
I just raved about this for the San Francisco Chronicle. I want to grab everyone and say "read this! Read this!"
This is my favorite bookmark, but I might be a little biased. #FunFridayPhoto
