"We lie on our backs on the trampoline, drawn into the center by each other's weight. The universe stretches wide above us, framed by a ring around us."
#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl
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"We lie on our backs on the trampoline, drawn into the center by each other's weight. The universe stretches wide above us, framed by a ring around us."
#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl
pickA woman's extraordinary journey around the world, driven by an unseen illness. At the age of 9, Aubry was struck by a mysterious sickness that forced her to leave home and travel constantly, unable to stay in one place for too long without suffering intense pain. A very long book, but full of adventures of strength, wonder, love, loss, grief, and more. The end was a bit strange though. Book #22 in 2025
pick#CoverStories Day 18: Central to this tale is the plight of a father and his young son (who was sent a new pair of #shoes by his mother who is working in the United States) as they travel from their home in El Salvador to Guatemala to the US-Mexican border, ostensibly to be reunited with the mother. My review of this timely tale: https://wp.me/pDlzr-gum
pickHaving read all of the #CanadaReads shortlist, this is my pick for the 2025 winner. I‘m unsure if it‘s passing similarities to last year‘s winner will hurt its chances (serious social topic + elements of fantasy / social justice). I listened and will have to reread soon - there‘s a lot to unpack with this one.
so-soThis was the last of my Canada Reads list for this year. It was possibly one of the strangest books I have read. Overall, this list was a bit disappointing. No 5 star reads. Still, an interesting group of books.
@Chrissyreadit I can‘t give you an audio rec bc we are on team Tonies for our busy brained 4yo. Each one of these characters has stories on it and that‘s how he falls asleep every night. Some are “jazzy” like Spidey so he has to skip the songs and only listen to the story if he picks one of those for bed.
pickThe book, titled Presenting Litotes: An Understatement, is about a journey 🚣♀️🚞through life. She cannot stop moving; if she did, she would bleed—that‘s her illness. So, she began running her entire life, constantly moving from one place to another, circling the world🌏. It‘s a tale of the delicate art that she master's the art of letting go—leaving behind friends, lovers, comrades, and even family as she roams the world.💯❤️❤️
