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Great story perseverance

I could not put this down. I am so glad that I got this one. What a beautiful and inspiring and very hard story to read. This woman went through a lot. It reminded me a little bit of Wild or Eat, Pray, Love. But, this was more relatable for me. I loved this story and this woman got into my heart. I rooted for her all the way through this book. I loved this so much.

I ended up really enjoying this book, and I cried a lot! I admit it was hard not to harshly judge the author in the beginning, and after multiple of her stupid mistakes. But it‘s a great read, and really pushes themes of forgiveness and living in the present. (33)
⭐️: 4/5

This book ❤️❤️❤️ so many times while LLH was telling me her story I was saying “No No No” and almost in tears, or in actual tears while she told tme something else. This is a 5 ⭐️ book. What phenomenal perseverance she has and what an eye opening look at the justice system this is

I‘m ready for Pride month early

I treated myself to the new iPad Air with the back pay the government owed me for freezing teacher wages ( they did nurses too and not fire and police - things that make you go hmm) I wanted it for Pinterest recipes and craft and cook books in my kindle. So now I have my book playing on my phone and recipes on my iPad #livingmybestlife these egg tortilla bakes were so good https://pin.it/2xZCH3z2y

Dark and comedic, and at times disturbing. I loved how Welsh has managed to develop such complex characters and humanise them, whilst also embedding political and societal issues in this tapestry of vignettes. The code-switching and use of Scots added another layer of richness as well. Might not be for everyone but it‘s a brilliant novel. 8/10

Since I‘ve already read the Trevor Noah memoir, I used this #AuldLangSpine recommendation from @MallenNC to fit the “Born a Crime” prompt for #Nonfiction2024. It‘s the story of an upper middle-class soccer mom who steals and commits identity theft to support her drug addiction, which lands her in jail. Hardin is brutally honest about her crimes and her struggles, and how she found redemption and forgiveness —and a career as a ghostwriter.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 This memoir is well worth the read. She talks about her time in prison without being salacious (that tends to happen in other prison memoirs I‘ve read). She also doesn‘t shy away from her own culpability, and describes the injustices convicts face without victimizing herself. Excellent to listen on audio - she reads it herself. I highly recommend!!

I do not have any memory of how this book came to my attention, nor why/when I put a library hold on the ebook. But it came and I opened it. Baffled! Asking myself, “Who is this person? Why did I put this on hold?!” And the other equally strange bafflement of how she slipped under my radar. I didn‘t know of her book with Anthony Ray Hinton and yet!! I had read Just Mercy by the attorney that advocated for Hinton, Bryan Stevenson. How did I miss 👇