Post-holiday vibes. I was the first one up this morning - such a luxury, especially when I don‘t have to work today! I‘m trying to finish a few more books before the year is done.
December 29, 2025.
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Post-holiday vibes. I was the first one up this morning - such a luxury, especially when I don‘t have to work today! I‘m trying to finish a few more books before the year is done.
December 29, 2025.
pickI‘m not really into magical realism, but this one worked for me. Multiple POV, in the Dust Bowl, that connect via memories. I liked the premise, and it reminded me of the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Interesting characters, and my only complaint is that it dragged in the middle a bit. Overall, good read!
I‘m in Oceanside, CA on a girls trip with a friend from college. We are staying in the little pink houses by the beach and we never want to leave!
December 14, 2025
pickId had this on the pile for ages and it was time to read it!
Obviously a classic and important in literature, it was understandable why.
Posting my 2025 Buddy-reads with my Mom♥️
To have this experience of discovery and discussion with my mother is so special and precious to me. It is another level entirely to get different perspectives on the same material, and it has been such a pleasure to learn things about one another along the way.
These are favorites! Mom and I have both referred back to these in conversation several times. The tagged book is a hidden, heartwarming gem!
bailedThis book has been on my TBR for a long time but I had to bail after just 2 hours. It was so depressing.
I might try to circle back to it but can‘t for now.
pickI wasn‘t a Swamplandia fan and thus initially passed this one up, so I‘m glad the #NBAlonglist for fiction got me to read it. I found this unique Dust Bowl historical fiction with some fantastical components to be fully engrossing. The characters are great and I like that we hear rotating perspectives from them, which helps keep the book moving. I really liked it!
Honourable Mentions to "The Open House" and "Appleby's Answer", both by Michael Innes
pickThe Antidote is so different: it‘s historical fiction but felt fresh. The point of view is constantly changing so the action is slow and even feels a bit repetitive but I think that is actually a good thing for this novel. There‘s also Wizard of Oz vibes, weirdly. I hadn‘t encountered that in other reviews I‘ve read, but the town is Uz, and there‘s a scarecrow. Stolen lands, a collective misremembering & willful ignorance, it‘s America!
