I‘d love to have more friends on StoryGraph, since I kicked Goodreads to the curb! missmegs13 #storygraph #liberationday #georgesaunders #shortstories
Day 11 - #Kindness #ForeverNovember
#CongratulationsByTheWaySomeThoughtsOnKindness #GeorgeSaunders
Three months after George Saunders gave a graduation address at Syracuse University, a transcript of that speech was posted on the website of The New York Times, where its simple, uplifting message struck a deep chord. Because Saunders‘s words tap into a desire in all of us to lead kinder, more fulfilling lives. Powerful, funny, and wise.
Day 23 - #NotSoFavoriteAuthor
After reading this book, I must say that satirical fiction is not for me. I found this book very difficult to read. The words did not flow and I really was not interested in what the author was trying to relate. There are a lot of good reviews for this book so some people did benefit from reading it. Not sure if I could honestly recommend it as I wouldn't want to put anyone else through the pain it was for me to read.
pickLincoln in the Bardo was unlike any narrative I‘ve ever read. The weaving of eye witness accounts and fictional dialog from the dead about Lincoln and the loss of his son was intriguing. There were multiple themes dealing with life, death, civil war, racism, denial, and depression that unraveled the story quickly. ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
#georgesaunders
pickA masterpiece of generosity and humanity. 4 stars/5
#book #books #litsy #litsybook #georgesaunders #lincoln #readingchallenge #goodreads #bookly #booklover
A house on the park. He'd seen it a million times. And now was in it. It smelled of man sweat and spaghetti sauce and old books. Like a library where sweaty men went to cook spaghetti. #tenthofdecember #georgesaunders
“It wasn‘t fair. It happened to everyone supposedly but now it was happening to specifically to him. He‘d kept waiting for special dispensation, but no. Something/someone bigger than him kept refusing. You were told the big something/someone loved you especially but in the end you saw it was otherwise. The bit something/someone was neutral. Unconcerned. When it innocently moved, it crushed people.”
#georgesaunders #tenthofdecember
“To keep him alive she started piling on him various things from life, things smelling of a home—coats, sweaters, a rain of flowers [...]. He was piled high with clothes. He was like the bed at a party on which they pile the coats.”
This is the best goddamn simile I have ever read.
#georgesaunders #tenthofdecember
I am so excited to see these 4 amazing authors 😆😆😆 #justbuffalo #babelseries #mohsinhamid #jesmynward #minjinlee #georgesaunders
I‘m really liking this book but am still confused with the style. There seems to be no pattern in chapters as to when the ghosts are talking then to descriptions of the night in question. Did anyone else come across this problem? Or maybe you figured it out? I heard the audio was confusing as well...
#lincolninthebardo #georgesaunders #books #read #ebook #kindle #libby #publiclibrary #librarylife #bookstagram #bookternet #allthebooks #happyreading
