so-soI finished listening to this over the weekend, and I‘m still not sure what I think about it. I frequently found the way the narrator described things and how he inserted himself in the story entertaining. However, the way things came together at the end seemed abrupt to me, and my overall impression was more a so-so than a pick.
I put this on hold for #AuthorAMonth, but just now got to it.
#1001books #audiobook
Next bookclub pick by my friend Leigh. This has been on my shelves for years glad to finally read it. I have another friend who told me this was his favorite book so looking forward to it.
My first #10BeforeTheEnd update:
I finished Edith Wharton's Ghost Stories 🎉. They were quite enjoyable in small doses: 1 or 2 in the evening over the course of a month.
I picked up The Adventure of Vela again. I'd like to finish it before the end of the month, but it is slow-going & I might not get a lot of reading time next week, so we'll see.
I'd also like to read the whole of Jami's Mejnun & Leila before Nov, 8th ⬇
@ChaoticMissAdventures
pickClassic. Gets a little bogged down at times by the exploration of the minutia of daily life (I remember, in previous readings, trying to pay attention to the poems that the students recite, but I'm never quite able to muster the interest 😋).
Southern Festival of Books was brimming with fabulous vendors. Story Keeper Studio (look for them on IG) had so many adorable tiny book cases, and I could not believe my eyes when I saw the Vonnegut one!! I had to have it. 🤩
And just that clearly, in the muddled, whiskey-soaked place where terrible ideas pose as good ones, I knew what I had to do.
Realizing there are ten weeks left in the year is ridiculous, and I can‘t resist #10beforetheend. I have 10 books left for the #192025 challenge, so that‘s my list! For some of the years I‘m still debating between a couple options, so that‘s why there‘s more than one book cover in several slots. Fingers crossed I can get all of these read by the end of 2025!
Page 19, so not much of a spoiler.
Mother and father committing double, planned suicide. The last message to his failure of a son.
The story so far is crazy. Only 30 pages in and so much going wrong. What can top a mother kidnapping her children, selling them and then dying in a crash??
