pick#NewYearNewYou Day 19: This book is a quiet reminder of #lost portraits, the pregnant hush upon seeing objects that were loved once but now discarded, the wonder of discovering fragments and pieces of a life that once was, but isn‘t any longer. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-iUu
so-soHmmm, this was between a pick and a so-so for me. I liked the last few chapters but felt too much of the forgetting was drawn out and spelled out unnecessarily. Maybe I‘m just impatient at the moment. Would definitely read something else by this author - but not a second book in this world.
I‘m 2/3 of the way through and honestly this is just dragging on and on. Some plot points are belabored and I‘m worried this is going to have an unsatisfying ending 🤨 #bookwormproblems
pickI needed this book. It had been a while since anything moved me and this one managed to get under my skin. I wanted to kick the protag from time to time, but that made it none-the-less enjoyable. Definitely a thumbs up.
“Marathi, the local dialect”? Shouldn‘t that be language? That strikes me as wrong. Feel free to weigh in on this one my fellow Littens. 🤔 Oh also, I don‘t know if I‘m going to like this one. So far the premise is ok but I‘m not as sure about the execution. 🤞🏽
Some books acquire strong associations for me. Curtis Sittenfeld's Sisterland evokes a time share near Traverse City, Michigan. Steinbeck's Cannery Row, a cool bus window on a Greyhound bound for San Francisco. Julian Barnes' The Sense of an Ending, Madeline Miller's The Song of Achilles, and Sonali Deraniyagala's Wave take me to the mountains of northern Spain in autumn.
I'm curious: What books carry strong associations for you?
#MOvember #IllRemember Another one I need to get to ! Almost the end of the month... feeling emotional here Cindy &
Everyone ... I‘ll remember all the chats & laughs & serious thoughtful posts that have been part of this particular Litsy journey.... 👍🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
so-so"Sense of an Ending" by Barnes, though started for me as an interesting read tickled down at some point. Maybe it was the narrative, or the long dragging way of presenting a story, it really didn't turn out to be as good as I had expected it be. Although some parts of the book had me highlighting lines some parts simply begged to be skipped. Yet, Barnes as an author has an impeccable way of moulding images that remain within the readers mind.
#BFCR4 Final Check In. This round I mostly did well. I met my reading goals and baked several healthy recipes. I started a weight loss program. I worked on myself. But this last week really fell through the cracks. We got a bunch of snow (the above picture is a romantic view of snow - in reality, Ottawa is currently a slushy grimy mess), and I got sick so I had to skip out on my fitness classes. Sadly, I felt that I ended on a really sour note.
#TIL about patient HM who had a great impact on how #Neuroscience understands #memory. Because he had a serious case of epilepsy, scientists removed his hippocampus and amagdala in hopes of lessening or curing his seizures. While this was a "success", HM was left entirely dependant on his family. He could no longer create memories #nonfiction
I wonder how he felt, having to relive every moment constantly. Died 2008
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