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❝ Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author‘s words reverberating in your head. ❞
—Paul Auster, The Brooklyn Follies

My first Paul Auster's book.
New York make me crazy! And It's another city to visit in my tour around the world.

#book #bookly #readingchallenge2020 #litsy #litsybook #goodreads #toread #leggere #libro #paulauster #Einaudi #Brooklynfollies

7 covers you love for 7 days, no explanations, no reviews. #7covers7days

I‘ve not read the book, but the quote is too relatable. #bookquote #readingtoescape

‘I was looking for a quiet place to die. Someone recommended Brooklyn, and so the next morning I traveled down there from Westchester to scope out the terrain.‘
A divorced, retired, ex-insurance salesman who has moved to Brooklyn surely encountered his #firstsnowonbrooklyn 🤷‍♀️.
#winterwonderland

Picked up the tagged book today. Also ordered A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley. Also In The Dark by Cara Hunter. Pic of me & hubby ... the small granddaughter got camera shy & turned away. A verse from hubbys song Princes Street 1983 on blackboard behind us. Sofia came home with some pretty bookmarks

OK, so this is a redeemed grumpy old man novel. What makes it so impressive is the lovingly drawn cast of characters, in all their flawed beauty. Particularly the women. Auster writes some fabulous, strong women who are deeply appreciated by men not for their looks. It's also a book about books and stories, and the stories are weaved skillfully in. Particularly liked Henry, the loveable art forger. Might be too sweet for some tastes though.

Drowning in #mtbr 🏔️ at the moment, I think it's a combination of finding The Explosion Chronicles quite difficult and just being tired, stressed and with a slight cold. Hoping to finish a book shortly and this is going to be a #libraryfail if I don't hurry up and read it.

Nathan Glass moves to Brooklyn after retirement after alienating his family and friends... in hopes to die in peace. Instead he is reunited with his long-lost nephew, Tom, in a used bookstore and adventure ensues. I love Auster‘s writing, although the second half of the story definitely took a bit of a wild turn and he must have been thinking #letsgetridiculous 🤪
#getmovin

Meh. Some of this, I loved. Some of it though was clumsily handled and a couple chapters were just eyerolls.

Sometimes I appreciate a scene in a novel rendered as a script. Also, I feel those feels, Tom.

I feel these feels, Nathan.

I hope Nathan lives a long life.

Pretty sure I'm over-thinking my last read of the year.... But these 3 are in the running. Anyone have specific plans for their last book of 2017?! 🎉

Another Litsy book trade, this one with @Billypar - thanks again guy!

#rockinmay #newyorkminute Some books set in NYC waiting patiently for me on my TBR shelf. 🙈
Which one should I push further up my TBR mountain?

My wife procured me a signed copy of this book as a gift years ago. She met Auster in NYC at a reading and the two even shared a few words en francais. This is such a heartwarming, funny, and generous novel. I love it. #signedsundays

Can't get enough Paul Auster...

I'm melting...

"One must never own up to a fart in public...farts come from no one and nowhere..." ??

"Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author's words reverberating in your head."

I love Paul Auster and this is a great one #setinabookstore. Also, can I just say how much I really hate it when bookstores (I'm looking at you, Barnes and Noble) put their stickers directly on the dust jacket. So annoying. #seasonsreadings2016

Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author's words reverberating in your head -Paul Auster
A Million Worlds With You & The Diabolic: New Books!
A Thousand Pieces of You series complete✔️
Excited to read

Join us, along with our friends @Litsy and @bookriot , this Sunday, 9/18, at the Brooklyn Book Festival! ➡️Booth 229⬅️ Bonus: Pick up these exclusive pins 👍 #BKBF #BKLovesLitsy #PinsWornWell

Hey, NYC-area Littens! Is anyone else going to Brooklyn Book Festival? I'll be at the Brooklyn Indie Party at Greenlight Bookstore on Friday and around all day Sunday. Let's grab a drink (Friday) or coffee (Sunday) and talk about books! #brooklynbookfestival #BKBF #nyclittens

Reading was my escape and my comfort, mu consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author's words reverberating in your head. #p13