First book by this author and won‘t be my last. It‘s such a uniquely bookish feeling when I find a writers whose catalogue I know I‘ll devour. 📖
so-soI wanted to love this book. I really did. I kept putting it down and picking it up. Maybe it was better suited for one long reading session.
so-soAbsolute eye candy. The art is so pretty, and every character is ridiculously gorgeous. I love the concept of painted magic. Unfortunately, the story is very much under-developed and the painting magic plays very little role. I'd give this a read because of the pretty art and story potential, but don't bring high expectations for the storytelling aspect. #lgbtqia #comics #astrology #UniqueMagic
A peek into the Leo pack!! This was fun! Thank you again Christine- I really love it!
pickThis quoteable little gem was philosophical, convincing, well-characterised, and eccentric. I truly appreciated it.
It did, however, take me far too long to finish. I struggled to stay focused. My mind just kept wandering.
If you want to watch me say a variation of the above out loud, click on the link below 🤣🤣
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-_WxKMoDHB/?igsh=anppNHlxM29rdGFn
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This one is slow going. Good, and very quotable, but slow going.
90% sure I know where this one is going.
To the point where if what I think is going to happen DOESN'T happen I will be surprised, and possibly disappointed.
We shall see...
pickI had no idea what to expect when I started this. In fact, 🤦🏻♀️ I was foolishly thinking it was a short story collection. Kept seeing it on many Best Of lists and somehow grabbed a copy from a LFL or the Library sale, can‘t recall. I am starting to wonder if I should do more prep. I usually don‘t read/enjoy mystery/thrillers because then I start thinking they will be fast and twisty. This is NOT. This is definitely on the literary side and ⬇️
so-soMy reaction to this book is like a pendulum. It swings one way and I‘m excited by the writing, how Tokarczuk delivered the story almost obliquely, from the POV of Janina who, perhaps admirably, doesn‘t seem to waiver from her righteous (?) moral system. It swings the other way, and I‘m in awe that I finished the book, having found Janina mean and often unsympathetic and the “mystery” predictable. ⬇️
It was incredibly difficult to capture a shot of a plow while driving from Nebraska south back home to Kansas but I liked the photo composition of this farming implement and decided to use it anyway. Starting this now.
