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Darklunarose

Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life | Sharon Blackie

bailed

Having been warned about the anti trans sentiments in this book I‘m choosing to send it back without reading.

ravenlee Good to know; unstacking this now. 3d

Darklunarose @ravenlee I honestly wish that books had warning labels, and/or there was a website where you could find a list of books that are full of undesirable things….like transphobia, homophobia, etc. 3d

Clare-Dragonfly Yiiiiiikes. Off my list for sure. Thanks for the heads up. 3d

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Darklunarose @Clare-Dragonfly all thanks to @Bookwomble for the heads up! 2d

BookishMarginalia Thank you for letting us know. Off my list too. 2d

Deblovestoread Thanks for the heads up. 2d

lil1inblue How disappointing. But good info to know. 2d

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Darklunarose

Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life | Sharon Blackie

I have been wanting to read this for a long time….going to try a chapter every so often and get it down. I‘m close to my crone era.

Clare-Dragonfly I‘ve been curious about this book. Let us know how you like it! 3d

Bookwomble If you are Trans supportive, please be aware that this author is not, and that reviewers say one of the chapters in this book explicitly reflects that. 3d

Darklunarose @Bookwomble I‘m sitting here with the book open and about to start it this morning. Thank you so much for this warning. I‘m more than just passively supportive of the trans community, I‘m ferociously supportive. I have people in my circle who are trans. I refuse to do anything that would not be supportive. This one is now going in the discard pile. Thank you so much for that! I don‘t do abelism, lgbtqia hate, racism, misogyny, etc. 3d

Bookwomble @Darklunarose 🩵🩷🤍💖 I was reading a different book by this author and struggling with the writing style, so looked up reviews to check how others found it, and then saw the comments about this book, which were generally positive about the content until the terfy chapter, when many people bailed. Sad, but there are undoubtedly other books on the subject that are more inclusive ✊ 3d

Darklunarose @Bookwomble im going to keep looking. At 46 im sure im close to perimenopause…..and id like something from a spiritual side as i move into my crone era to read. But not at the cost of terf bs. 2d

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RavenRenegade

Kindling the Celtic Spirit: Ancient Traditions to Illumine Your Life Through the Seasons | Mara Freeman

I‘ve found myself to be in the position recently needing to downsize my personal library. While taking some books to Half Price Books, I came across this gem among the stacks. It doesn‘t count if I buy it using the money earned from selling books, right!? 😅

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BarbaraJean

Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom | John O'Donohue

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I‘ve loved John O‘Donohue‘s writing in the past. His book of blessings (To Bless the Space Between Us) always has something rich and meaningful to offer, and I‘ve often come across quotations from O‘Donohue‘s work that are exactly what I need when they cross my path. So I had high expectations for this one, having had it on my TBR for some time.

O‘Donohue offers an exploration of Celtic spirituality as he examines friendship, the senses, ⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d)… solitude, work, aging, and death. Woven throughout is a reverence for beauty and for the natural world. I enjoyed this overall, but often found it meandering & disconnected. Looking back at sections I underlined, there were quite a few gems along the way…so I‘m puzzled as to why it left me underwhelmed.

I read it over 3 months, in fits and starts, and I wonder if it would have read better for me if I‘d dipped into it more frequently—⤵️ 3w

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) …savoring it more consistently. I will probably read this again, more slowly, dipping into chapters and sections as I feel drawn to them.

This was my April #DoubleSpin and I also chose to read it as # 44 for #50x50—“Related to my vocation/profession”—connecting it to my coursework in spiritual direction. @TheAromaofBooks 3w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3w

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hes7

Daughter of the Forest: Book One of the Sevenwaters Trilogy | Juliet Marillier

🔟 ten before the end 🔟

only ten weeks until 2026 🤯 so here are ten books i want to be sure i read before the end of 2025:

1️⃣ daughter of the forest
2️⃣ the first girl child
3️⃣ the last sin eater
4️⃣ the measure
5️⃣ the metropolitan affair
6️⃣ red string theory
7️⃣ suspended in the stars
8️⃣ the twelve dogs of christmas
9️⃣ under the texas mistletoe
🔟 winter solstice

SomedayAlmost Yikes! 10 weeks?!!! 1mo

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Clare-Dragonfly

The Gododdin | Gillian Clarke

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The other cat kindly agreed to model for this picture 😄

My knowledge of Welsh is sufficient to help me appreciate the beauty of the poetry. I don‘t know enough to pick out many words (maybe I would have done a tiny bit better with modern Welsh), but it was fun to recognize a word here and there! Mostly I enjoyed the earliest known reference to King Arthur.

Bookwomble I really liked this book. Gillian Clarke's poetry is wonderful 😊 2mo

Ruthiella 😻😻😻 2mo

Darklunarose 😻😻😻 2mo

dabbe 🩶🐾🤎 2mo

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Clare-Dragonfly

The Gododdin | Gillian Clarke

I sat down to read but then this happened. #catsoflitsy

dabbe Well, you definitely have your priorities straight. 🖤🐾🤍 2mo

Ruthiella The cat was just waiting for the lap to appear. 😻😻😻 2mo

Susanita ❤️❤️ 2mo

Darklunarose Such a beautiful girl! 😻 2mo

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forestandcrow

Wild Magic: Celtic Folk Traditions for the Solitary Practitioner | Danu Forest

Thank you so much @MittenGirlPeach for this wonderful box! My littles tried to take off with the cookies immediately. I cannot wait to start reading.
#fffswap
@Avanders @Chrissyreadit

Avanders 😍🍂🍁♥️ 2mo

Chrissyreadit 🤎❤️🧡💛🧡❤️🤎 2mo

MittenGirlPeach I tried to find some things that were a little unusual, but hopefully they work. I was happy I found the cookies! They look yummy. 2mo

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Chelseabillups30

Beauty: The Invisible Embrace (Perennial) | John O'Donohue

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bibliothecarivs

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Recent acquisition for our personal library (not in the Litsy database yet, despite me adding it weeks ago):

📖 The Celtic Vision: Prayers and Blessings From the Outer Hebrides: Selections From the Carmina Gadelica edited by Esther De Waal

#celtic #medieval #christianity

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