I‘ve been meaning to re-read this one, and I‘m glad I finally got to it. High school boys building rockets in a West Virginia coal mining town was the kind of memoir I needed this week.
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I‘ve been meaning to re-read this one, and I‘m glad I finally got to it. High school boys building rockets in a West Virginia coal mining town was the kind of memoir I needed this week.
Corn maze
Pick apples
Nature walk
Bonfire
Curl up with a book
No apples 🙂
Chili and cornbread
Apple cinnamon
#WonderousWednesday
@Eggs
pickIt was creepy and I wish I had not started reading alone at night in bed.
The Exorcist's House reads like a good horror movie. Creepy basements, demons, and a man with a haunted history all time together in one great book!
I can't wait to see what's next from this series!
This was my choice for August #TBRTarot - Choose a book… that is based on a true story/real person. This Pulitzer Prize winning novel is written by an author from my home state of West Virginia. It takes place during and after the War Between the States. West Virginia became a state on June 20, 1863. The story mostly takes place at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia, a real place constructed from 1858 and 1881. It (cont)⬇️
This was relentlessly depressing, and I didn‘t find the ending to be particularly satisfying. On the other hand, it‘s a well paced story with relatable characters and some insightful descriptions. Solid pick but I won‘t carry on past this first book in the series.
I‘m getting close to finishing my personal #52mysteries reading challenge.
Last week I got to a stopping point in this book then set it aside for longer than intended. Tonight I went to a free concert in a local park, where I sat and read and ate a yummy sandwich before it started.
Luckily, some friends arrived, and they had an extra chair I could use instead of sitting on this historic beach towel. Now I‘m back home chilling and reading.
#hyggehourreadathon
I spent #hyggehourreadathon #withmystery plus milk & cookies (biscuits). The cup was my prize for completing the library‘s summer reading program, and the table was recycled. #aboutaboom
pickFabulous read. The story of ConaLee and her family during and after the cataclysm that was the U.S. Civil War and the horrors it wrought moved me deeply. As a Yankee living in Virginia, I was reminded of the history of this in-between state and the chaos it meant for individuals who were forced to choose sides. A friend recently visited the Trans-AlleghenyLunatic asylum and recommended it highly. I‘d def like to take a tour.
so-soThis year‘s dark horse Pulitzer winner, on post-Civil War West Virginia.
Overall, for me this novel has some good aspects, but also problems. I liked the slightly difficult prose, and the various aspects of history and place. The plot seemed flawed to me, full of aspects that I couldn't make sense of. Slightly disappointing, maybe. 🤷🏻♂️
