pickThis held up to all the great reviews here - I loved it. A very creative approach to a story of a marriage and everything below the surface, which changes one day when Kathleen gets into a pool and doesn‘t come out.
pickI didn‘t walk today, but I did finish The Husbands. It was an interesting book with a unique premise. I wasn‘t in love with the ending, but it made sense for the book. Here‘s little George by herself and with our old boy, Cow. He‘s often grumpy, but he likes her.
I just realized this existed (I was going to say I "discovered" it, but that seemed a little too Christopher Columbus) and knew I had to join in!
#WeeklyFavorites @Read4life
so-so⭐️⭐️⭐️
I‘m developing a new appreciation for short stories and novellas. Somehow with this one, though, it dragged at times for me despite its short page count. I did really like the ending and the way the tension built.
pickThis is a quick one (read/listened to it all today), and I really liked it. It's kind of brutal, but it's more relatable for me than All Fours, which has similar themes (midlife, the unequal nature of marriage, etc). The weaponized incompetence, the shifting of narrative so the actions of one partner are always justified, the inclination of the other partner to internalize all of the problems in the marriage...all feel true/familiar. #tob25
No walking today. We went to the samurai exhibit at the History museum downtown, and the city‘s Christmas tree is now a Mardi Gras tree. I‘m reading The Husbands in ebook format. Interesting premise: a woman‘s attic provides her with a husband she never had, then she discovers she can get a different one every time she sends the current one into the attic.
pickA beautiful book of thirty daily short readings to help you reflect, re-examine and possibly rebuild close relationships in your life. Contemplative with a tie to Christian faith, this had nuggets of wisdom sprinkled throughout l. Thought provoking and helped you look at yourself and own actions in relationshop. Well done!
Another out-the-window snowy day backdrop! Here‘s to nowhere to go so I can stay in and read. LOVE that Elif Batuman has a blurb. Have already found a book #coinkydink to BeautyLand 🐇❄️
#Jan2025 Book2
Last wrap up post! I started and ended the year with some #tob reads. I‘ve already finished my first book of 2025, but I hope to get to some of my missed reviews tomorrow. The tagged is my best nonfiction of the year. The Wedding People is my best fiction; although I developed a new appreciation for Fates and Furies. Here‘s to a great bookish year! 🎉🥂 May your 2025 be filled with more amazing books! 🫶🏻💜
