pickPoetry, cartoons, letters, musings, drawings. This is what you will find inside this charming book all about cats. At the end of the book there is a section that describes, in chronological order, all of Ursula Le Guin‘s feline companions. She was truly a lover of cats. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I just posted my #Top25of2025 in books. What‘s yours? Do we have any overlaps? It‘s been a good year of reading with 202 books read in total.
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pickI thought I didn‘t much care for poetry and then I read this collection. This book was so beautiful, emotional, self-reflective, and inspiring. I truly loved it. At the back of the book, the about the author note reads “Their work strives to be a lifeline to the lonely, a megaphone in spaces of dangerous silence, and a permission slip to feel it all.”
This collection is so heartfelt and beautiful. I‘m so sad I came to their work so late. Out of trauma and adversity (in many forms), comes growth and healing leaving the reader with a hopeful and compassionate self-reflection. I‘m loving this so far.
pickDefinitely makes more sense in the morning and evening social media posts as it was originally done. I listened to the audiobook, which was a lot of positivity all at once! That‘s okay, though. I‘m glad I got to partake. I had many laugh-out-loud and shiver moments listening to these affirmations. Hearing the author say them was special.
My third year starting Sir Gawain during Christmastide, fifth reading overall, and fourth translation. As you can see behind the book, there's no snow on the ground today (Dec 29) here in northern Utah, USA, a place that someone once told me was 'the great white north'.
bailedIt was more of the same of “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek” which I loved. My opinion: I couldn‘t get into everything being called a “God”. I will take it to the Used Book store on my trip soon for someone who may enjoy it.
pickColour me shocked but I loved this! (Shocked because my reaction to seeing it on the #TOB short list was ugh. This guy??) Instead I listened to it nonstop while puzzling away. A failed academic myself, maybe I can't help but love a tale of woebegone literary scholars slogging away in 2125. Not for everyone, but if you liked Byatt's Possession, you might like this too.
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Novels in verse aren‘t my norm, but I read this for #RiseUpReads and ended up loving it.
