so-soI didn‘t love it…which honestly, comes as a surprise because everything else I‘ve read by Russell I really enjoyed. It has the right ingredients—interesting setting (Dust Bowl), a witch, a sentient scarecrow, a mystery, but…BUT, it‘s ponderous & slow moving, told in multiple POVs which aren‘t all that distinctive, & somehow (impossibly) devoid of emotional depth. I really should have cared about these characters & I just didn‘t. Just a so-so read.
Went to the art museum just to look at more books. 🤓 It was a cool experience to hear Alec Soth talk about his work and the meaning behind his photographs.
Attending an event tonight about public libraries sponsored by my local PBS station.
pickHistorical fiction steeped in magical realism unfolds here in a pre-technicolor Oz of Uz, NE. Beautifully written with multiple perspectives, the story comes from the titular Antidote, a Prairie Witch practiced in banking memories away from their experiencer, Asphodel, a fearless orphan obsessed with basketball & new love , her uncle, a farmer who finds sudden fortune after Black Sunday, Cleo, a New Deal photographer, a scarecrow & a cat!
pick★★★★★
? Through Irish Eyes: A Visual Companion to Angela McCourt"s Ireland by David Pritchard, forward by Malachy McCourt
so-soWhat the heck did I just read?!?!? Didn't age well and super cringy.
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Enjoy!
And…I now interrupt all in-progress reading to start this one. Russell never disappoints, always entertains. Look forward to a great read.
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The Antidote- Karen Russell
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My temporary house guest makes the best reading snuggle bug! I mean, I have to keep reading she is very comfortable and should not be disturbed.
I‘m hoping to finish more than one of these in March for #MonthlyNonfiction2025 . 🤞☘️
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