#5JoysFriday @Debinhawaii
At the start of 2026, I drift a bit from the norm. #ranttime
1. We survived #CheetoSatan and his demonic administration.
1. We still have a democracy.
2. We still have a democracy.
3. We still have a democracy.
4. We still have a democracy.
5. I still have Matt, Katie, and Pippa.
Have a lovely weekend, everyone. 💙🇺🇸🤍
#bookspin #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
January 2026
BTW, I'm loving all the posts about challenges and read-alongs. So much love for books and reading is so refreshing to see. Happy to have this community ❤
pick“I didn‘t know that he would stop loving me. I didn‘t know that he could. Now I know.”
pickA classic for the best book of August. I know Holden isn't the most intriguing of main characters, being a teenage misanthrope and all, and not much really happens, but I still enjoyed it.
#12Booksof2025 @TheEllieMo
"Eugene Carmen
Life was not gentle to him
and the elements so mixed in him
that he made warfare on life
in the which he was slain."
This was our presentation piece for my actor's process course.
#Celebrate Title based on song. Go Tell It On The Mountain was 1st classified as a Christmas Carol. In 1963 Peter, Paul and Mary sang it. This book by James Baldwin sounds interesting. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
pickThe Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925) [RE-READ]
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Premise: A young man from the American Midwest is introduced to the life of jazz-age New York by a high-living neighbour with a mysterious past.
Review: There‘s no way I can add to the discourse around this, so I‘m not going to try. It does what it does exceptionally well, and I was glad to make it my final read of its centenary year.
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pickTold through the eyes of a 10 year old, this is the story of Vera, trying to figure out life, why her mom mom left her, if her mom mom has cancer, will her parents divorce, how to make friends and keep straight A‘s in school. Her anxiety is overwhelming, then throw in an AI chess board ‘friend‘ helping her figure things out. I adored this child but not so much this near future world of AI‘s and self driving cars.
