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I really had to push myself to pick up and continue reading this one. In fact, I might have bailed but I needed to complete it for a challenge. I think Whitehead writes beautifully, but sometimes I just wanted to scream get on with it. #LRC4 #litsyreadingchallenge #startswithletterZ

I'm trying very hard to complete the #LitsyReadingChallenge and the #LitsyAtoZ , so I read this for #LRC4 and #LetterZ Not sure if I liked it necessarily, but it was disturbingly interesting. An interesting take on the mind of a serial killer.

This book was recommended by a friend as a different kind of gothic novel from what I had read, and I really enjoyed it. I don‘t quite know how to describe the story without giving too much information, but I appreciated the strength of Princess Ziska and how it turned a few gothic tropes on their heads. For example, the man is the one who is so overcome that he faints, and in one scene he distracts himself with the “frothiest of French novels.”

#nextup I've been meaning to read this forever, and with #LitsyAtoZ and #LitsyReadingChallenge I now have the perfect reason to pick it up..... #LetterZ and #LRC4 😊👍

Update on #Litsyreadingchallenge 19 down, 6 to go.... #nextup is Z- A novel of Zelda Fitzgerald for #LRC4

This book is a must-read. Eggers has an amazing talent for portraying someone's else's story with empathy and insight. Zeitoun, a Syrian immigrant and small business owner, stays in New Orleans during and after Katrina when his family evacuated. Covers the devastation of Katrina, how easily the freedoms we believe are guaranteed can break down, and islamophobia. #nonfiction #litsatoz #letterE #readeverywhere #lrc4

#LitsyReadingchallenge bingo update.... Still no complete lines! #nextup #LRC6 The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett, #LRC16 Moranifesto by Caitlin Moran, #LRC4 Z by Therese Ann Fowler and #LRC20 Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller

I know there are still TWO days left in March...however I'm currently in middle of 4 books and none will fill the remaining boxes so it's safe to assume this is how my #LitsyReadingChallenge looks after 3 months😊Loving this challenge @jessica
Books added
#LRC1 My Kitchen Year
#LRC4 Zealot
#LRC7 Wangs VS World
#LRC20 We Shall Not Sleep

Whoa! This was an extensive study regarding 1st century Palestine, the history of the Jewish people , the Roman Empire's rule over Judea & the historical context of the life/times of Jesus. The author challenges some of Christianity's basic beliefs but my background is minimal so I can't comment. I appreciated the amount of research that was done & the way Aslan laid out the information in a clear and fascinating manner. #LRC4 #LetterZ #Google