pickI‘m stymied by my reaction to this book. As I was reading it, I thought this was a memoir. Once I discovered it was fiction something shifted & I felt duped. If you‘ve ever had a medical event and ended up in the hospital all of this book will be very familiar to you. I feel as if he had to have experienced all of this himself and I wonder why he didn‘t just call it a memoir. Anyway, it‘s very convincing if it truly is fiction. 🤷🏻♀️
pickThe older I get the more I find myself looking back to the great memories from the past. These books were important to me when I read them in the 1980s. Luckily my partner is a hoarder/ collector of books and these were still on her shelf. I think the reread was every thing and more than the first was. Definitely two books that define an important moment in my life.
"I became consumed by worry, as when a realization dawns too late and plunges you into inertia. It was one of those cases where the more time passes, the less able you are to correct your mistake or set right some embarrassing situation, and so it becomes harder and harder to react."
I just love how Louis describes situations we have all experienced.
For the Jan 2026 #BookSpin, I am tackling this list of the oldest memoirs and bios on my Kindle.
Happy Reading and Happy New Year! 🤗❤️🥂
@TheAromaofBooks
I'm calling it. I'll finish one more book before tomorrow night, but it won't be a contender, so these are my best 25 books of the year. I'm happy with the variety of genres represented this year. It was a year of great books! #Top25of25
My January #BookSpin list! 🎉🎊🎉
Thanks for hosting this fun challenge again for 2026, @TheAromaofBooks
pickNerdy, wholesome, sweet and exactly what this nerd needed Betwixtmas.
Extra fun: bonus scene and Alexis' commentary on some scenes.
I was a little late to the #bookspin game this year until I stumbled on a way to do it that wouldn‘t make me lose my mind managing it. 🤪
I just pick ten books, and for 2026 I will roll over to the next month whatever I don‘t read. It‘s a mix of library books and ones from my own shelf.
