Litsy

Tilt | Emma Pattee

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Annie makes her way through Portland after a massive earthquake has hit. She is nine month pregnant and in shock, looking for her husband and talking to her baby all the time. It kept me wondering how I would react in a situation like that - which seems somehow quite realistic in these times.
Can‘t wait to discuss at #CampLitsy25.

Megabooks, squirrelbrain

PaperbackPirate 😍 29m

squirrelbrain Great review! And I love your flowers! 🌷 29m

Cathythoughts Great review and pic. Your flower is tilting 😍 3m

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Michael_Gee

Tilt | Emma Pattee

Why so brutal

Graywacke It‘s a terrific quote 1d

Michael_Gee This book is full of them! The author is so funny and sharp. 18h

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TrishB

Tilt | Emma Pattee

Truth.

Suet624 Sadly the truth. I still won‘t buy a gun. 3d

TrishB @Suet624 thankfully it‘s never been an option! 3d

Sace *Insert despondent profanity here* 2d

dabbe 🩵🎯🩵 2d

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Jolynne

Tilt | Emma Pattee

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Yeah, pregnancy and motherhood is not a cakewalk but Annie handles it and all that is thrown at her like a scrapper. She is one heck of a survivor.

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Ruthiella

Tilt | Emma Pattee

#whereareyoumonday

I‘m in Portland, Oregon at an IKEA store. Only one chapter in so far.

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peaKnit How auspicious! 2w

Ruthiella @peaKnit What will the main character buy? Will she get the meatballs for lunch? 😅 2w

peaKnit I think that you‘re the main character today and vote yes to all good things! :) 2w

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dabbe You can actually read while you're in an IKEA store? #bravo! 👏🏻😂👏🏻 2w

BarbaraBB Very excited to read this one. 2w

ChaoticMissAdventures Welcome to my home town, where my entire life people have been warning about "The Big One" ? 2w

Ruthiella @dabbe No, the character in the book is at an IKEA store in Portland, not me. 😂 2w

Ruthiella @BarbaraBB I have a good feeling about it ! 🤞 2w

Ruthiella @ChaoticMissAdventures I didn‘t realize that earthquakes were an issue outside of Southern California, where I live and they are not uncommon. 🙈 I also grew up with warnings about “The Big One”. 2w

ChaoticMissAdventures @Ruthiella they are not at all common here in PDX. Not really common at all in Oregon. Maybe 1-2 a year that people claim they can feel. I lived in San Diego for 8 years, it is no comparison! But Oregonians have a weird built in fear about it, and PDX freaks out because our city is split in half by the river and our infrastructure is old. 2w

dabbe @Ruthiella OMG!!! 🤦🏼‍♀️😂🤦🏼‍♀️ 2w

sarahbarnes I just spent a week in Oregon so I‘m looking forward to reading this one! 2w

Ruthiella @sarahbarnes How perfect! A literary re-visit! 2w

Meshell1313 Oooh wow! 😮 2w

sarahbarnes Right?! 💕 2w

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BarbaraJean

Tilt | Emma Pattee

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I ended up devouring this in a day, which I suppose is fitting given that‘s the timeframe in which the book takes place. I enjoyed the way this was structured: alternating chapters between present-day and flashbacks, gradually fleshing out our MC and her story, all told in 2nd person, addressed to her soon-to-be-born child. While the choices Annie made generally stressed me out (Stay where you are! Stop trekking your 9-months-pregnant self ⤵️

Megabooks, squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) …all over Portland!), it also made so much sense and certainly kept me turning pages. Her reflections on her life and career and marriage and failed dreams, against the backdrop of a major disaster and the swath of humanity she encounters, all lead up to what felt like an abrupt but also inevitable and very fitting ending. I‘m really looking forward to discussing this—especially the ending—with #CampLitsy25 in August! 2w

BarbaraBB Great review. I still need to read it but am very much looking forward to the book and the discussion! 2w

squirrelbrain Great review! I read it really quickly too, which felt fitting, as you say. 2w

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Meshell1313

Tilt | Emma Pattee

so-so

Another interesting #CampLitsy25 pick. I believe the author is a climate change journalist so this absolutely came across to me as a giant red flag warning. It really gets you thinking about what you would do in these circumstances. But the ending was disappointing. I can‘t wait to discuss in camp as our FMC could easily be compared to our girl from Audition! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Megabooks, squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB

BarbaraJean I definitely saw parallels to the MC in Audition!! I didn't mind the ending, but partly because I anticipated where it was going to end (and lowered my expectations as I realized how few pages were left in the book!). I wanted more threads tied up, but where she leaves it felt more realistic (if somewhat unsatisfying). 3w

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TheKidUpstairs

Tilt | Emma Pattee

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I'm reading ahead for #CampLitsy25 as my holds on this one all came in early! I had a physical, digital, and an audio copy of this one at the same time 😂 Audio is definitely the way to go (if you can do audiobooks and have an option) - Ariel Blake is the narrator and she is fantastic. I didn't find it as effective in digital or print formats. Cont'd in comments

TheKidUpstairs But as an audio it is gripping and intense, following Annie as she tries to make her way through Portland following an earthquake, telling her story to her unborn baby “Bean“. Can't wait to discuss this one with our fellow campers! 4w

Bookwormjillk Good to know! Thank you! 3w

TheKidUpstairs @Bookwormjillk no problem! It's interesting, there is something about this style/format, of a mother talking to her child, that reminds me of Soldier Sailor. And that book I tried in digital and physical formats as welkl and couldn't get into it, but then absolutely loved it on audio. Some books just work best in certain forms! 3w

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squirrelbrain Interesting! I loved this one in print anyway, so didn‘t even try on audio but I can see how it would be even more compelling. 3w

TheKidUpstairs @squirrelbrain I may have had better luck with print if I had started that way, but I started on audio and when I switched to other formats they just didn't feel as engaging. I think that Blake just sold it so well as an audio performance, that I just wasn't as good at reading it in my own head 😂 3w

BarbaraBB Looking forward to this one! 3w

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Lesliereadsalot

Tilt | Emma Pattee

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One day in the life of extremely pregnant Annie, who has the bad luck to be shopping at IKEA on the day of a major earthquake in Oregon. We follow her all day, interspersed with chapters describing her past, as she speaks constantly to the unborn child she‘s carrying. I liked this book and it made me think about what I would do in a devastating circumstance like this one. Very provocative for #camplitsy25

squirrelbrain I really appreciated this, if that‘s the right word! 🤔 1mo

Lesliereadsalot Yes, we don‘t know what it‘s really like for someone who finds themselves in such a tragedy. @squirrelbrain 1mo

BarbaraBB This is the first review I read about this book. Excited to read it. 1mo

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Reggie It‘s funny how audition had an actress in it and this one also has an actor. I laughed so hard when they‘re in that pregnancy class and he monologues. Also I loved how her and the IKEA woman had that rough initial interaction but really pulled through for each other in the face of danger. Great review. 1mo

Lesliereadsalot My daughter is an actress and I could really relate to the husband with all his auditions and waiting for his big break. I‘m onto Woodworking and of course there‘s a theatre group! 🤣. @Reggie 1mo

Lesliereadsalot It‘s an easy read and an interesting story. You‘ll like it! @BarbaraBB 1mo

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Zuhkeeyah

Tilt | Emma Pattee

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Well. That was…a lot. So much was packed into this story. Love, loss, grief, hope. They all show up in different forms multiple times throughout the novel. I cannot wait to discuss all the nuances with #camplitsy25. Definitely going to need to reread closer to discussion day.

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This month‘s #FictionalTraveler: set in Portland

julieclair Great review! Sounds like it‘s going to be a good discussion at Camp! 4w

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