pickThis one was a very quick read, a story that reads like a long poem. Our protagonist is heartbroken over a betrayal by his father, and at the same time growing into a man himself. Such a short novella, with all the impacts of life woven into it: heartbreak, laughter, coming of age, and in the end; making the right decisions for the ones we love.
“Whatever you do, there‘ll always be someone trying to impose limits on you. Don‘t go looking for them on your own.”
Library haul! The cover for the one on the right is what caught my attention, but the blurb sounds interesting too. The tagged caught my attention because of the title. I have an absentee father so I guess it resonated.
bailedI didn‘t love the writing style nor the way he wrote about women and sex. If I‘m not anxious to pick it up, it‘s time to move on.
#mondaymood on Wednesday because it‘s also #WDNCW Thankful for these women! If you are not following ashleytheebarroness on IG I highly recommend her- I am learning so much and her voice and cadence are amazing. How did we get here? read Half The Sky- it‘s an amazing book that shares the way limiting women limits the world. I have not read this book by Allende but am getting the audio today- buddy read anyone? #thislitelightofmineimgonnaletitshine
so-soNot my favorite of her memoirs. As it is a memoir of her family tribe there was just so much going on with all the various family members that the writing felt choppy. I did very much love the tribe living though; and if I could, I too would have my whole family within a six block radius.
46/80
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I was talking with a friend of mine just yesterday and saying Isabel Allende is an author I‘ve had on my shelves for years!
pickI like short story collections; I don't like short story collections. This one was good; some of them were hard to read.
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