“No, I meant why are books important? she said. Apart from that they‘re a pleasure? I said. Because, uh, because they‘re one of the ways we can imagine ourselves otherwise.“
Edgar is a great reading companion.
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“No, I meant why are books important? she said. Apart from that they‘re a pleasure? I said. Because, uh, because they‘re one of the ways we can imagine ourselves otherwise.“
Edgar is a great reading companion.
#AdventRecommends December 8th
This is classic Ali Smith. I love her writing and the way she mixes art, especially female artists, into the story.
This is also set during the pandemic and raises some questions regarding how people handled that
pickLoved. Ali Smith has such a great style - fluid speech and wonderful turn of phrase. Pandemic novel, about a caring daughter who lives a more unusual life working and thinking about words. As well as a medieval young female blacksmith who is resilient and smart. Really enjoyed the human connections
pickIt‘s so hard for me to review books that are very near & dear to my heart. This novel set during the early part of the Covid 19 pandemic is about our need for the companionship of others, our responsibilities to our fellow citizens, how our actions have unseen repercussions. I ached for the narrator, feeling lost while her father is in hospital, unable to visit him on account of Covid restrictions. Brilliant, wry & playful.
5
Companion Piece: Ali Smith 📖
4.5 🌟
My Name is Lucy Barton: Elizabeth Strout 📖
4 🌟
Abigail: Magda Szabo 📖
Sea of Tranquility: Emily St John Mandel 📖
The Last Thing You Surrender: Leonard Pitts Jr. 📖
3.5 star🌟
Horse: Geraldine Brooks 🎧
3🌟
Book Lovers: Emily Henry 🎧
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves: Karen Joy Fowler 🎧
Savage Lands: Stacey Marie Brown 📖
The Buddha in the Attic: Julie Otsuka Audio
pick5 🌟. I read this in one day. I just love how her mind works.
I answer questions about my reading in the first half of 2022, including best book so far: Mid-Year Freak Out Tag
https://youtu.be/BWnphz9ju7A
I talk about five books plus natural dyes in my latest video: Friday Reads May 27 - Canadian literature; lesbian literature; covid literature; birds; diets
https://youtu.be/Wan4UAoVEBk
pickI loved this. This is amazing. Smith‘s play with words and language - I love it.
About a woman who out of the blue is contacted by a woman she knew back at university. Before she knows it, she‘s contacted by the woman‘s kids as well.
In the background is the pandemic which is supposed be over.
A book about the meaning of words, about respecting how other people may take precautions you don‘t see the need to and about taking strangers in.
#ThoughtfulThursday
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