Because of this book, I am also simultaneously reading Spoon River Anthology, which I apparently never read in school. I‘m enjoying it too and am reminded of Lincoln in the Bardo. #audiowalk
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Because of this book, I am also simultaneously reading Spoon River Anthology, which I apparently never read in school. I‘m enjoying it too and am reminded of Lincoln in the Bardo. #audiowalk
It was 43° when I left the house this morning; it eventually got up to 74°. Still liking this book. #audiowalk
I think I‘m going to like this book; I feel invested in the characters. I picked up my granddaughter from school, and we went for a walk by the bay and out to dinner for sushi (her) and ramen (me). What a lovely day! #audiowalk
pickI inhaled this on audio - the perfect book to listen to while I tackle chores and be lazy on a Monday
Violet is in jail for vehicular manslaughter and belongs to a book club, we meet all the book club members, the volunteer running bookclub and learn all their stories while they connect to the books they read
My latest on audio, I have this Monday to myself and a massively long list of To Dos that may or may not get tackled cuz it‘s going to feel like 32° today #lastblastofsummer
pickThere's so many big concepts to discuss in this one; perfect for a book club. Violet is a recently released prisoner struggling with guilt and grief. Harriet is a widowed woman who leads a prison book club. Frank is a widower attempting to move on to a new future. The concept of forgiveness is a big one. Also, I kept thinking about the motherless daughters in the book: Sophie, Kristy, and Violet. Each one struggles with grief in a different way.
pickI really got into how this is not a typical main character… a bit unexpected framework of a story and it just worked. I don‘t think I‘ve ever rooted harder for a character before.
so-soHonestly, I don‘t quite know how to feel about this book which is why I gave it 3 stars.
This book started off so slow. It took me a while to get into it. It just felt like the story was meandering and that made it boring.
By the second half it got more exciting and it low key got a little horny, which I typically don‘t mind but in this case it felt random.
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/06/13/review-how-to-read-a-book/
