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Half an Inch of Water: Stories | Percival Everett

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I read James last year and am reading more of Everett‘s books this month for #authoramonth. If this book of stories doesn‘t prove the versatility of Everett than nothing will. The stories are set in cold cowboy country. A man tries to save a girl surrounded by rattlers, an old woman rides off to what seems like heaven, and a father and daughter go on a quarrelsome hike but they bond over an unfortunate event. A mystery box is, well, mysterious. ⬇️

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Texreader I‘m not a big fan of short stories. It‘s a personal thing because I am unable to get into them and if I don‘t read a whole story in one sitting, I inevitably forget what I‘d previously read and I have to start over! (It didn‘t help I was reading another book of short stories.) But when it comes to darned good writing and you cannot get enough of Percival Everett, then I recommend reading these stories a little at a time. (edited) 1w

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Half an Inch of Water: Stories | Percival Everett

I‘ve started this next book for #authoramonth @Soubhiville

Soubhiville Looking forward to your review! 2w

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Half an Inch of Water: Stories | Percival Everett

I‘m still reading The Trees (so good) by this author but getting close to the end so I‘ve checked out two more of his books from Libby. I may like Trees better than James, which I read last year. What an author!! #authoramonth @Soubhiville

TheKidUpstairs Trees is my favourite of his (of the ones I've read). 2w

perfectsinner I just grabbed James from my library 😀 and idk what Trees is about, but I love them! So the title caught my eye. Hopefully i like James as much as others seem to and maybe I'll check out his other stuff, too. Happy reading 🤓 2w

AmyG I really enjoyed Erasure. 2w

Readerann I want to read everything this man has written! (Only read the 3 mentioned here so far.) 2w

Deblovestoread Trees is my favorite so far as well. 2w

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Blueberry

Daughter of the Morning Star: A Longmire Mystery | Craig Johnson

#Daughter. #DynamicDs

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Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2 | Annie Proulx

I currently have a few books going, which is very strange considering years ago I used to be a book monogamist.It seems that the past few years I've occasionally had to reset my current reads, hibernating all but one or two. The problem I have lately is my job. I strongly believe in the importance of it & advocate for it, but at the end of the day I don't have the energy to continue making headway in the Lethem chunkster of a (cont)

vivastory novel I started over the weekend when I was well-rested and had the whole day in front of me. It seems that due to work expectations, I'm finding myself more & more building my tbr around what I need to do. I'm not reading anything I have no interest in, but I've noticed that my reading habits have shifted significantly the past few years. I'm curious if anyone else is experiencing this? I tagged the Proulx, bc short form work has been (CONT) (edited) 1mo

vivastory a lifesaver in terms of keeping my reading life alive: poetry, essays, manga and short stories have all been a significant part of my reading life the past few years. There were many days/weeks when I was too tired to sink into a Rushdie, Wharton, Baldwin novel but I could certainly read a bizarre volume of PTSD Radio/Blood on the Tracksor get an adrenaline shot of a Bradbury/Matheson story (edited) 1mo

monalyisha I used to be a one book at a time reader, too, but my habits have definitely changed! Right now I'm reading 4 (usually, it's more like 3): 1 novel (print), 1 book of poems (print), 1 that's apparently classified as self-help/philosophy (print), & 1 fantasy novel (audiobook). Commuting was the game-changer for me. Once I started listening to audiobooks regularly, the floodgates opened. I still won't read two printed novels at once. 1mo

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monalyisha I've also been gravitating towards nonfic this year -- way more than I normally do. I'm not sure if that has to do with my attention span or something else. It's been an overwhelming year thus far. 1mo

shortsarahrose I definitely have multiple books going and/or hibernated at a time. Some of it is that I sometimes read slowly but I get a lot of books from the library, so I don‘t finish them before they‘re due. So I return them and will later check them out again and cycle through several at a time this way. 1mo

shortsarahrose Also, I used to read a lot more nonfiction (especially 2016-22), but after taking a class on YA literature for my Masters in library science and then having a chronic illness flare up, I‘ve read more fiction, especially fantasy. 1mo

Reggie I‘m the opposite. I used to have a book stashed everywhere and juggled 3-5 at a time and now I refuse to read more than one at a time. And for the past year there I times I get home from work and sit in the car for like 15 minutes to decompress. It‘s crazy. I don‘t want to move for a while. 4w

Branwen My reading habits have definitely changed over the years too! I used to set up a lot of reading lists and challenges, but now I'm solely a mood reader! 4w

Centique Yes! I find I‘m struggling to read fiction or non fiction that is too close to contemporary concerns - i read enough news to need my other reading to be a break from that. So I‘m reading more historical (anything pre 2015 im counting!) and more sci fi I think. Short stories and rereads of MG books are appealing to me more too. 4w

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First Frost: A Longmire Mystery | Craig Johnson

Nothing finished last week. I did DNF “Leave No Trace“.

Reading the newest Craig Johnson book and loving it so far.

Next up is an ILL loan of Western poetry-really looking forward to this one!

I'm butting up against some due dates that are not renewable, so I need to get through these quickly. Thankfully, those books are fairly short that are coming up.

#BookReport
#WeeklyForecast

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The Prairie Homestead Cookbook: Simple Recipes for Heritage Cooking in Any Kitchen | Jill Winger

Cranberry orange soda bread 😋 from the tagged book. Super easy, but don‘t expect it to be dessert sweet. My kids will wonder where the sugar is, same with scones. 🙃

Cathythoughts I love soda bread 🥰 2mo

LeahBergen That looks tasty! 2mo

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2mo

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Where Coyotes Howl | Sandra Dallas

I‘ve been on a Sandra Dallas kick these past couple of months, throughly enjoying her books about women on the prairie. I think she‘s a very underrated author so I will definitely be recommending her books to anyone interested in historical fiction based on life of pioneering women. I plan to read more of her works this year.

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Wounded: A Novel | Percival Everett

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Percival Everett really is a must read.

Wounded is a modern western about John, a black horse trainer who lives with his uncle in Wyoming. He is tolerated but when a gay man is brutally murdered the atmosphere in town turns grimly. John cannot ignore it. In the mean time his life gets busy with guests on his farm, animals and love.
And all his characters are so fabulous again. I am saying it again: I love Everett!

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Christine What a photo and great review! ❤️ 4mo

BarbaraBB @Christine Thank you 💕 4mo

Suet624 This sounds just up my alley. A horse trainer, a farm, animals, love. Come on, Percival! 4mo

BarbaraBB @Suet624 It‘s an oldie (2005) so I guess one of your libraries must have a copy waiting for you! 4mo

Suet624 Well, believe it or not, none of them have it. I just ordered a copy from Blackwells. 4mo

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Wounded: A Novel | Percival Everett

#WeeklyForecast 05/25

On this lazy Sunday I started The Family Experiment, John Marrs‘s most recent book. Next will be one from another author whose backlist I am making my way through. I came upon this cheap edition of this Percival Everett so had no choice but to buy it.
Bury Your Gays is another one from the #ToB25Longlist which is excellent this year.

TrishB Enjoy 😁 4mo

squirrelbrain I hope you like Bury Your Gays! 🤞 Well, I hope you like all of them - you know what I mean! 🤪 4mo

Cathythoughts Lazy Sunday 🥰 4mo

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BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain I‘m especially interested in it because of your review! 4mo

BarbaraBB @TrishB Thanks 😊 4mo

Suet624 Everett…the gift that keeps on giving. There are so many of his I have yet to read. 4mo

sarahbarnes Another Everett! I haven‘t even heard of this one. 4mo

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