Litsy

I'm curious, Littens!
1) Most recent book(s) purchased
2) Last completed book from a library
Since I'm posting this, full transparency
1) A HPB book haul: Steinbeck's “Travels with Charley,“ Kosinski's “Being There,“ “DF Wallace Reader,“ “Virginia Woolf Box Set“ Harlan Ellison “Greatest Hits“
2) I Dnf a book (King's Killing Time), prior to that was the excellent “Before Watchmen: Nite Owl & Dr Manhattan “

monalyisha Hmm. Last NEW book purchased was Deep Cuts. Last library book completed was The Marmalade Diaries. Technically, my last book purchase was a haul, as well, though, from The Book Barn in Niantic, CT (which is one of my favorite places). Paperbacks are typically around $4. I bought a whole towering stack. 5d

CarolynM Linden Rise by Richmal Crompton from a second hand bookshop in Albury at a stop on the road trip home from Sydney. Books are what I spend my money on, I rarely use libraries. The last book I borrowed from a library was Stepford Wives for a Litsy readalong a few years ago because I literally could not find a copy to buy. (edited) 5d

TheKidUpstairs 1. I've been buying too many lately! Last purchase was yesterday: The Feast by Margaret Kennedy. 2. Last completed from the library was an audiobook: The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore 5d

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Deblovestoread 1) The Life of Herod The Great by Zora Neale Hurston. A #blameitonLitsy (specifically @TheBookHippie ) purchase. Most recent through Libby was

Midnight in Soap Lake: A Novel

shortsarahrose Just bought “Hyperbole and a Half” and “Solutions and Other Problems” by Allie Brosh yesterday. From the library, most recently finished “Tress of the Emerald Seas” by Brandon Sanderson 5d

Ruthiella I just bought “A Forgotten Home Child” for #OhCanada and last completed library book was for #EBBR

Encyclopedia Brown gets his man

BiblioLitten 1. Purchased Tom Lake by Ann Patchett and 2. Last Completed from the library was Still Life by Louise Penny. Both are #blameitonlitsy reads. 5d

Reggie 1. Eat the Ones You Love by Sara Maria Griffin and Overgrowth by Mira Grant. 2. I‘m in the middle of Say You‘ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez. I‘ll be done with it tomorrow. 5d

dabbe 1. Last book purchased for me: The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life by Suleika Jaouad. Have I looked at it yet? Nope. But it's a pretty cover!
2. Last completed book by a library: THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT by Agatha Christie. I just finished it last night! 🤩
Thanks for the fun questions! 😍 5d

IriDas 1) The book that held her heart by Makr Lawrence. 2) The God and the Gumiho by Sophie Kim (edited) 5d

BarbaraJean 1. Last book purchase was a book haul: four books from the NYRB children‘s book sale (Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry, The Little Bookroom, A Traveller in Time, and An Episode of Sparrows), which, like @Deblovestoread I can blame on @TheBookHippie 😆
2. Most recent library book is tagged—I read the audiobook through Libby

This Changes Everything: A Surprisingly Funny Story About Race, Cancer, Faith, and Other Things We Don't Talk About

Suet624 1. Life Became Very Blurry by Garrett Graff, Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy, Vermont by Charles T Morrissey (from 1981)
2. Demon Copperhead

You purchased some great books! 5d

Liz_M 1) Indy bookstore day: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2860087
2) A Different Hurricane - set on and author from St. Vincent, a small Caribbean island-nation 4d

vivastory @monalyisha I keep seeing posts about Deep Cuts & as a music lover am def. intrigued. Paperbacks with decent fonts are my preferred reading format now. When I was at HPB the other day they had a great selection of mass market lit fic. 2d

vivastory @CarolynM Outside of necessities, books are what I mostly spend money one too! What were your thoughts on the Levin? I read Rosemary's Baby a few months ago & loved it. 2d

vivastory @TheKidUpstairs Solidarity on the purchase! Lol. Kennedy is def on my radar as like many others I have really appreciated the explosion of Irish authors. 2d

vivastory @Deblovestoread Hurston is 100% on my list of authors to read by the end of the year. I recently bought a book of essays & am really looking forward to them 2d

vivastory @shortsarahrose Love Allie Brosh! I have read only one of Sanderson's secret project books: The Sunlit Man (a good entry point for those new to Sanderson, I think) but I have heard interesting things about Tess 2d

vivastory @Ruthiella Was not familiar with the #ohcanada selection but it sounds interesting! 2d

monalyisha @vivastory Decent fonts are so important! Most mass market fonts are too small for me. Every copy of The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart that I‘ve ever gotten my hands on has been *so* hard to read. I keep hoping to find one that works! 2d

vivastory @BiblioLitten I was at a family dinner a few months ago & my cousin's partner was trying to convince my aunt (also a reader) to read TL (which I haven't read), but I did chime in with my enthusiasm of Patchett as Dutch House is one of my favorites from the past few yrs. I also have the Penny on my TBR & am eager to get to it! 2d

shortsarahrose Tress was my first Sanderson. It definitely made me want to read more! Adding The Sunlit Man to my TBR. 2d

vivastory @Reggie Mira Grant is so great. Looking at her site I see that she recently published a book in the Aliens universe. Def intrigued. Did you ever read anything from her Parasitology series? I only read bk 1 but it's a series I always meant to continue. 2d

vivastory @dabbe One of my favorite reads this yr so far was Christie's N or M? I used to read her somewhat regularly & it had been a couple of yrs since, nice to pick up one of her books again 2d

vivastory @IriDas I have heard only great things about Lawrence's library trilogy. It's something I def want to check out 2d

vivastory @BarbaraJean NYRB has so many great imprints 💙 2d

vivastory @Suet624 Demon Copperhead is high on my list! Thanks, Sue! I def lucked out. I like to rotate between the HPB locations, never know what treasures I'll find 2d

vivastory @Liz_M Red Pill is a favorite. Love that edition of the Woolf 2d

vivastory @shortsarahrose I've heard others say that you need to have read several books of The Stormlight Archives, but I only read bk 1 of TSA & was able to follow along fine. There's def references to the Cosmere, but it works as a standalone story IMO 2d

BiblioLitten @vivastory Dutch House was the reason I picked up TL. 😊 2d

Branwen I need to hear more about this Virginia Woolf boxset! 👀 1d

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kwmg40

The Girls | Lori Lansens

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A fictional story about conjoined twins growing up in Ontario, Canada. Despite the strangeness of the premise, the author makes the girls' lives seem ordinary (but still interesting) and relatable.

#OhCanada @Jess861
#gottacatchemall (Whimsicott: pastel coloured cover) @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🩷🩷 6d

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Kitta

Want: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous | Gillian Anderson

Three books forecast for this weekend.

Forgotten Home Child for #ohCanada

Want I might DNF. I‘m at 50% and it‘s the third time I‘m borrowing this from Libby. Idk. Too spicy to read on the subway and I don‘t choose it when I‘m at home. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Network Effect is a great addition to the MurderBot series. Very happy to see ART again.

@rachelsbrittain #weekendreads

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Kitta

The Forgotten Home Child | Genevieve Graham

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Interesting historical fiction novel about the British Home Children - street kids who were shipped to Canada to live with new families before the First World War. Not every placement was a good one and this novel details some of the lives of children sent to work on farms. Covering their lifespans, it‘s ultimately a story of both loss and hope. I didn‘t like the style of narration but overall learned a lot.

Read for #OhCanada. @Jess861

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Ruthiella

The Girls | Lori Lansens

#OhCanada
#ShelfSweeper
#4Elizabeth
#WeekendReads

rachelsbrittain

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Jess861

The Girls | Lori Lansens

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Lori Lansens has written a few books and one of my favourite things about her is every book is different. Many authors stick to similar topics when they write fiction, but with Lori Lansens each book is so unique.

Did you enjoy reading Lori Lansens? Would you read any of her other books?

Jess861 @lauraisntwilder @KathyWheeler @Ruthiella @CarolynM @LapReader @kwmg40 @Readergrrl @JenlovesJT47 @Tamra @PurpleyPumpkin @Kitta @DogMomIrene @Blueberry @BiblioLitten @JuniperWilde @Teresereading

#OhCanada 2w

Ruthiella I would consider reading more from Lansens, though I don‘t know if I would actively seek it out. I‘m not sure I jive with her writing style. It was a little detail heavy in ways I don‘t often like because I don‘t see the point of it. Like the car sickness, or the Merkels, etc. 2w

Jess861 @Ruthiella That makes sense - she is very detail oriented in her writing style. If you ever do pick up another of hers I would recommend Rush Home Road. 2w

kwmg40 This is my first book by Lori Lansens and I would certainly consider reading another of her books. 2w

Jess861 @kwmg40 Glad to hear you enjoyed her writing! 1w

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Jess861

The Girls | Lori Lansens

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To live life as a conjoined twin would bring challenges - yet Ruby and Rose are such strong characters that live their life. One of the most beautiful things about these characters is that they are glad they are joined together forever in life. Uncle Stash and Aunt Lovey are also something.

What did you think of the characters in the book? How do you think you would feel if you had to live every part of your life alongside someone?

Ruthiella The life of conjoined twins is something I‘ve never considered and I appreciate how the book provides some insight into how it might feel. The separateness of the girls, how they manage this, how others come to realize it. Definitely this is a character strong novel. There is a plot, and some of what happens is momentous-but it‘s not a plot driven book, IMO. 2w

Jess861 @Ruthiella Agree - definitely a character driven book. Being a conjoined twin was never something I'd considered before reading this book either. I wouldn't say character driven books are usually what I read but this one captured me since it was coming from such a different point of views. 2w

kwmg40 I liked the characters in this book. They all had their flaws but were still admirable in many ways. The author succeeded in making Rose and Ruby relatable, which I expect is difficult for characters that are conjoined twins. 2w

Jess861 @kwmg40 I agree, I found Rose and Ruby very relatable throughout the book. I loved how they handled the entire Slovakia storyline! 1w

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Jess861

The Girls | Lori Lansens

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The Girls by Lori Lansens - A fictional book about conjoined twins told in their voice. Different, strong personalities for each twin in their own way.

Thoughts on the book and the autobiography style the author chose to use? Did you find the story flowed well? Any general thoughts on the book?

Ruthiella I thought the autobiographical approach worked well and especially the switch between Rose and Ruby. I liked seeing the same events from different perspectives. Which one is true or is there a version in between these which is more accurate? I like books that make me ponder this. 2w

Jess861 @Ruthiella I think both views are accurate as to how each twin experienced the event. It's neat to think that one event in this world can have so many truths by all who experienced it. 2w

kwmg40 I too thought the structure of the book, which presented both points of view, worked well. 2w

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Kitta

The Forgotten Home Child | Genevieve Graham

Reading this for #OhCanada in the shade of the cherry trees in Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 🌸 The trees are dropping all their petals and it‘s like it‘s raining pink! So beautiful but impossible to capture properly.

Jess861

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 😍 2w

Jess861 Love this picture! 2w

Kitta @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Jess861 thank you!! 2w

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