pickAs I listened to this beautiful book of linked essays this week, construction started in earnest to build two homes on a tiny lot of land behind my home. What was wild and untamed and unruly is now shredded and torn and barren. Even as I write this, the rock-splitting equipment forges ahead. The timing of the book in my life is impeccable, and the book itself is a testament to the straight line from heart to nature.So good! I loved every word.♥️🌳
Laugh out loud moment when Renkl mistakes a vacuum cleaner clog for a long sought after owl pellet.
A “Hoover pellet.” 🤣🤣
Like many (most? all?) other Litsy members, I have more lists and stacks of books than time for them all. This one was a Christmas present, though, and made its way to the top of my bedside stack. I am glad. Just finished it, and found it informative, thought provoking, and entertaining.
Happy Birthday to Me! 🎉
Asian Mall to stock up on pantry supplies. Bombay Pizza Kitchen for a tasty lunch. Magers & Quinn to stock up on books! Woot! 😄
I'll be filling out both book bracket designs throughout the year to see if they yield different results, but probably just gonna post one each month here on Litsy.
Here's my nonfiction choice for January. This was no contest the winner. I love a good memoir any day but this one had that extra something to make it great. Maybe it was the bird songs sprinkled throughout 🐦😉
#ReadingBracket2024
pickThis was such a beautiful memoir exploring race, sexuality, and societal pressures, all through the lens of nature, specifically birds. You might know Cooper from his viral racial experience in Central Park with a dog walker in 2020. In this book he chronicles his life leading up to that experience and how being a nerdy, gay, Black man obsessed with birds prepared him in ways he didn't expect.
His story is inspiring and lovely to listen to 🐦 5🌟
pickLoved it. So much more than I thought it would be. While the author is happy to describe birds and the adventures and process of birding, this memoir delves into not just experiences of racism which brought him to public attention, but also growing up a sci-fi nerd, coming out as gay, fleeting and romantic entanglements, gay and black activism, working at Marvel comics, relationships with and deaths of parents. A resiliently joyful read.
pickA fascinating life of an extraordinary man who clearly loves birds, nature, and storytelling. Glad I listened to the audiobook for the wealth of birdsong punctuating sections.
Books for Christmas aren‘t a guarantee for me. Most of my family aren‘t big readers (husband included). But a friend surprised me with the tagged, out of the blue. I didn‘t tell them I wanted it. We never had a discussion about it. But if you‘d asked me to name the ONE book I was most hoping to receive, it would‘ve been this one.
That‘s what friends are for. 💞
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate (& a dose of winter sparkle to everyone else)!
It‘s #jolabokaflod Day! Thank you so much Mikala. Book is perfect and the Cadbury‘s 😋 Such a nice idea. Thanks for organizing Chelle. To both, may sweet content be yours.
