My library hold came in for #camplitsy #betterlatethannever
My library hold came in for #camplitsy #betterlatethannever
It only took me almost 3 months, but I finally finished this, #CampLitsy! I thought of quitting many times, but something inside of me wanted to finish. Learning about the culture and delicious descriptions re: food was what made me want to finish. The story itself dragged on way too long, and I found most of the characters unlikable, especially Kajii, the so-called serial killer who is set to go on trial. Too much telling and not enough showing.
What a great readathon! Here‘s my wrap up:
-I finished The Alternatives (#campLitsy) and A Town Like Alice (#foodandlit #Malaysia #readingOceania #Australia)
-I continued reading Wolfsong (#authoramonth), and
-I started David Copperfield (#whatthedickens) and The Storm We Made (#foodandlit #Malaysia)
Thanks @TheSpineView for hosting #fortheloveofbooks!!
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August wrap-up from StoryGraph! Tagged is my favorite (non-re-read) of the month. Honorable mention to the 2 sci-fi novellas I devoured yesterday: Sisters of the Vast Black and Sisters of the Forsaken Stars. Also: the “pages read” graph fascinates me this month, with those two big spikes! ⤵️
I read 7 books in August. 1 for #Turkey #foodandlit (July‘s country), 3 for #Jamaica #foodandlit, 1 for #authoramonth (500+ pages), 1 for #camplitsy, and 2 for #Ireland (1 of my vacation countries this summer). @Catsandbooks @Soubhiville
I did it! I reached my most important goal for #fortheloveofbooks and finished the tagged book today. I was way behind reading it for #camplitsy and really wanted to start September fresh. Thanks for the incentive @TheSpineView
Another good month! I'm only a few days away from finishing my #AuthorAMonth selection- Fingersmith! My hold for #Litsyscificookclub (Blighted Stars) never came in!
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My Stats:
22 books
5 BINGOs
12 audiobooks
13 Middle Grade
1 YA
1 Graphic Novel
1/2 #CampLitsy
1 nonficiton
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Snow White & Red Rose was supposedly written with this theory and our book was based on this fairytale. Something to go hmmm about #camplitsy24 #camplitsy I forgot to post this yesterday!
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This part of the discussion is all about the 🐻.
We looked at fairy tale elements last week, but do you think that the bear is ‘just‘ a bear or is it an allegory for something else or a particular message to the reader?
Do you think the events surrounding the bear would have actually played out like this in real life? (note that we'll discuss that ending in Q3)
I‘m glad #camplitsy chose this one. I loved Disappearing Earth, so I expected good things.
Julia Phillips really brings across her characters‘ emotions, the prevailing ones for me were dread and the claustrophobic feeling of being financially stuck or trapped. The relationships between the mother and daughters and sisters and the fact that you never truly know another‘s mind, all so real.