so-soTara Westover and her family grew up orepaeing for the End of Days, but,according to the government,she didn't exist.She hadn't been registered for a birth certificate.She had no school records because she'd never set foot in a classroom,and no medical records because her father didn't believe in hospitals. At 16, Tara knew she had to leave home.
A friend recovering from surgery asked me to pick up some audiobooks from the library - my choice! I have read Educated and the Doerr (no idea if she has) - does anyone want to chime in support for the other two? I have Born a Crime on hold - which is my favorite audio of all time that I recommend. Photo to help me remember! (Otherwise, slim pickings.
pickWow, this was a multifaceted gem of a book. It‘s so hard to describe, it‘s nuanced, extremely descriptive, spans 1973-2025. A bit haunting. In one day a family of four gets torn apart. There are unanswered questions. Starts out slow and convoluted, but eventually it flows. I enjoyed it. Would make a great book club pick.
pickThis book has sat patiently on my #tbr shelves, gifted to me in an Aussie book swap years ago. The cover is so beautiful, just like this beach (background) I was at yesterday.
The cover belies the contents of this dark read. I found it confusing yet engrossing. Multiple narrators over multiple timelines. Disturbing.
pickWow this is heavy. Very well written, I recommend the audio, not only does the narrator do a great job it is nice to hear the authentically pronounced Chinese words.
I loved the interview with the author at the end where she talks about the inspiration (very awful - a hanging tree for Chinese folk in Idaho her father discovered) and what was fiction and non
An important read as we come out of the COVID mania where so many people were targets.
#middlegrademonday
@karisimo
A childhood favorite. My friend and I tried to write our own book (just like the two friends in Brink's book) about two friends who visit a dude ranch because, of course, we knew everything about growing up on a dude ranch and meeting some cowboys! 🤠🤠
This was almost perfect as a thriller let down a little bt the straw out ending. Teenager Eliza arrives at the fbi office in Seattle in the middle of the night and confesses to a murder insistent yo speak to only 1 person. What emeres is a creepy tale of a small town and a cult like church community where secrets and half truths@are commonplace. A good way to spend a couple of hours after a busy week.
