Welcome to Litsy!

I finished it on the banks of the Kern River after coming through the Sequoia Monument and National Forest. I didn‘t like it as much as The Boy in a Suitcase, which was such a twisty ride. But I loved the window into Roma culture in Hungary, the discrimination and challenges they have long faced. And the window into the immigrant backlash in Scandinavia. Will read the whole series!

I‘m so sad that I couldn‘t find the appeal in this European Groundhog day experience. I do not think I will be reading on. It took me forever, I stalled 20% in, finally got a bit caught up in some of the poetic paragraphs but powered through only because I admire y‘all and it‘s due back at the library tomorrow. I feel as trapped as the MC. Happy Red Wine 🍷 Day

#Oct2025 Book93 Note: my wedding anniversary is Nov 19. We will celebrate 37 years?!

Loved this! I have Vol II on audio, and await the publication of Vol III next month.

I‘m reading Frankenstein at the same time and there are some intriguing parallels; Tara refers to herself as a monster and I‘m just at the part in Frankenstein where the monster is living in an annex and watching the family next door…. Sound familiar?! 🤔

Henry on his one night camping trip, supposed to be two but I have the lurgy so we came home early.

At the library picking up books… #sigh #AbundanceofRiches #toomanybooksnotenoughtime
#translation

(Love it when the blurbs on the back of a book feature some of my favorite authors ✅

What a rollercoaster, albeit a quiet and reflective one with all the ups and downs completely internalized, as Tara lives her own version of Groundhog Day but not because she was a jerk like Bill Murray just because? Will she unravel it? I have the second and I‘m almost afraid to read it #Schrödingerscat

#fridayhappyreadinghour TGIF rosé and salt and vinegar chips to toast the end of a long week that ended with an unexpected canada post strike which means my replacement credit card that was mailed yesterday is considered lost and now I have to call all the people and change my automatic charges FFS

Recent acquisition for our personal library.

This was an interesting and quick read. The book is set on a ship that has travelled to a distant planet. The crew is a mix of human and humanoid and the boom is told in brief interviews with various employees. We soon come to understand that strange objects have been brought on to the ship triggering emotions in both the humans and the humanoids, and raises issues of independence, cognition and emotion. Interesting and thoughtful.

#FridayHappyReadingHour It‘s Saturday here too @BarbaraBB But I did have a very happy Reading hour yesterday with two lovely old friends on a yoga retreat here in Crete. Loving the book. It‘s hooked me. Regards to all you Friday happy hour people xxx Im a bit slow on Litsy for this week away xxx

Moving right along!
Preordered Volume III this morning.