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Daisey
The Bluest Eye | Toni Morrison
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Pickpick

Toni Morrison is a master at describing the most devastating and heartbreaking stories with wonderful language, and to hear this one in her voice added to that. Some of her books strike me much more than others and this is one of stronger. The switching perspectives and sometimes backwards storytelling were somewhat confusing, but they all had purpose and are worth the effort to follow.

#audiobook #1001books #Reading1001
#TBRTakedown May 2025

TheBookHippie One of my favorite reads … 2d
nikamavrody Who published it? BTW there‘s a writeup of Namwali Serpell‘s “On Morrison” recently in https://people.com/on-morrison-cover-reveal-exclusive-11729512 2d
Daisey @TheBookHippie I don‘t think I could ever call it a favorite, but it‘s definitely a powerful read. 1d
TheBookHippie @Daisey I read it as a late teen and again as an adult more than once. 1d
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Daisey
The Blind Owl | Sadegh Hedayat
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Panpan

This was not the book for me. It‘s a strange, dark story with repetitive scenes from the perspective of a narrator frequently in an opium haze. At least that‘s how it seemed to me. I also think I missed aspects due to differences of culture & translation. I feel there‘s much more symbolism than I‘m aware of.

📷: Gandalf kept me company during my #HammockReading this evening.

#translated #1001books #Reading1001 #TBRTakedown April 2025

AlaMich What a sweet face! 😻 3d
Leftcoastzen What a cutie! 😻 3d
Ruthiella 😻😻😻 3d
Daisey @AlaMich @Leftcoastzen @Ruthiella Thanks all! He can be pretty adorable when he wants to. 3d
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2d
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Daisey
Tale of Genji | Shikibu Murasaki
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These are my current long reads, and I‘m enjoying each of them in their own way.

I got a lot from my previous read of #Genji, so I thought I would reread for the #Reading1001 yearlong read this year by listening to the Washburn translation. It‘s interesting how I‘ve forgotten so many details, but then hear sections that immediately seem so familiar.

#CurrentlyReading #NaturaLitsy #WhatTheDickens #NoPlaceLikeHolmes #1001books #audiobook

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Daisey
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Mehso-so

I downloaded this a few nights ago when I needed a new ebook to read a few pages before bed. Set in Albania during a time of transition after communism, it was strangely compelling with its mix of storytelling. There‘s a contemporary story of Mark and his girlfriend in the changing city combined with his remembrances of stories and strange dreams. I found it interesting, but in the end I didn‘t quite understand it.

#1001books #Reading1001

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Daisey
A Gate at the Stairs | Lorrie Moore
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Mehso-so

My first audiobook of 2025 was a #1001books listen. I liked this one better than the previous book I listened to by this author, but her style is not apparently for me. I felt like this book had somewhat disconnected storylines, left too many things unanswered, and ended rather abruptly. I guess that makes it true to life, but I‘m not sure what I am supposed to take away from it.

#audiobook #Reading1001
#TBRTakedown January 2024

lauraisntwilder I love Lorrie Moore, but I think she's better at short stories. 4mo
Readerann I agree. I was surprised this made the list. 4mo
KadaGul @Daisey, thanks 🤝for reading 📖 and providing a review. I got this book 📕but kept skipping it because I was busy with the library‘s reading 📖challenges. I'm not feeling 🫢too bad about it now. I‘ll get to this author eventually🔜 4mo
Daisey @lauraisntwilder This is good to know. I‘m not usually a big fan of short stories, but I‘ve definitely found a few authors where I feel theirs are much better than their long works. 4mo
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Daisey
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Pickpick

This was a quicker listen than I expected. I started it a few days ago, but when I got back to it today I listened straight through to the end. I‘m not much of a reader of espionage novels, but I appreciated the tangle of events and explanations this one explored. I‘ll definitely be interested in picking up another of Le Carré‘s novels.

#audiobooks #1001books #Reading1001 #TBRTakedown December 2024

dabbe Oh, I loved this book! So gripping, especially the ending! 🤩 5mo
Liz_M Thank you for being a part of what makes Litsy a lovely place. I appreciate your work even with a busy teaching job and working on the family farm 5mo
Daisey @Liz_M Thank you! It is such a lovely place and I‘m happy to be able to help with that. Merry Christmas! 5mo
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Ladygodiva7
The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath
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The naughty book-eater!!!

This was such an excellent book!! Love it!!

#dogsoflitsy #Reading1001 #1001

Gissy But...but...with that angel face? 😕😂 9mo
ShananigansReads The art and the artist. 9mo
dabbe “Mom, I thought it said jam jar.“ 😂🖤🐾🖤😂 9mo
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Ladygodiva7 @Gissy @ShananigansReads @dabbe don‘t let that angel face fool you, she‘s got a long rap sheet! Love the art and the artist! Right, she can‘t read 😂 9mo
AnnCrystal 🤭🐾🐕‍🦺💝. 9mo
TheSpineView 😂😂😂❤️🐾🐕 9mo
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Ladygodiva7
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Took a long time to get into this book, then it was finally good. I couldn‘t do a DNF. And it‘s another #1001 book checked off the list!

#Reading1001 #catsoflitsy

Jari-chan 😻 😻 9mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 9mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 9mo
AnnCrystal 💕😻💝. 9mo
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Daisey
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Mehso-so

This is a tough book for me to review, and I‘ve actually waited a few days thinking about it. It has some really interesting aspects in the way it‘s told by the son of a couple who were convicted and executed for conspiring to steal secrets for Russia. Yet, it was also complicated to follow as it jumped back and forth in time. Additionally, I wanted more of the sister‘s story.

#audiobook #1001books #Reading1001 #TBRTakedown July 2024

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Ladygodiva7
Decline and Fall | Evelyn Waugh
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This book made me chuckle several times. It‘s absurd and ridiculous and I love all the deadpan humor.
It‘s been a long time but I finally checked another #1001 from my list.

#Reading1001 #dogsoflitsy

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️🐾 10mo
ShelleyBooksie Adorable doggo ♡ 10mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 10mo
AnnCrystal 🐾🐕💝. 10mo
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