Litsy

"She was no longer the listless creature who had lived at his side in a state of sullen self-absorption, but a mysterious, alien presence, an evil energy secreted from the long years of silent brooding. It was this sense of his helplessness that sharpened his antipathy. There had never been anything in her that one could appeal to."

Once we stop talking, there is no way to start again. There is too much that has to be said to know where to start.

shawnmooney

Old New York | Edith Wharton

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ImperfectCJ

The Little Disturbances of Man | Grace Paley

What an odd little book this is! It's taking me a while to figure out how to read it (and not just because I didn't realize at first that it's short stories). We'll see how it hits me as I make more progress.

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sherri

My Antonia | Willa Cather

Just started this, which I picked up either at a used book sale or online through a used bookstore, I don't remember which. This was a 10th grade English class reading assignment that I didn't like but has called to me recently so I'm giving it another try. So far just a few pages in, I'm intrigued. Did you read this one, either for school or later in life?

Ruthiella I read “Death Comes for the Archbishop” in my 20s and found it boring, because it‘s all descriptive- nothing happened. 20 years later I read My Antonia and loved it. I think I personally needed to grow as a reader to appreciate Cather. 1d

PurpleyPumpkin I read this classic in 2020. Glad I finally got around to it as I quite enjoyed it! 1d

sherri @Ruthiella - I agree. It was hard to appreciate and understand some of these stories as a young teen in the early 1990s. Life experience has made me really enjoy reading fiction, whereas I used to gravitate to non-fiction, because I didn't like stories so much as learning stuff. College helped me realize that I can learn so much from fiction. 1d

sherri @PurpleyPumpkin - So glad to hear you gave it a try and loved it. I'm only a few pages in, and I'm looking forward to sinking in. 1d

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Mission Thaw

Mission Thaw | Kay Sparling

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TrishB

Small Rain: A Novel | Garth Greenwell

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Brought this after @squirrelbrain review and then bumped it up the list after @BarbaraBB review this week.
Thoughtful, reflective, detailed musings on life,death and poetry after an emergency medical event. Beautifully written.

squirrelbrain It‘s such a beautiful book! ❤️ 3d

Cathythoughts Lovely review ❤️ 2d

BarbaraBB Glad you loved it too! 2d

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