pickThe phrase ‘bad girls have all the fun‘ was coined by the first woman who recognized her power to weaponize sex. A unique mix of shock value, eroding homeostasis, symbolic chaos, and emotional drifting. An honest depiction of the alienation that accompanies urban inhabitants. The perfect favor to include in bachelorette party gift bags!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Gaitskill
https://bookshop.org/a/93605/9780593689400
pickThis is a book of short stories. I read it, primarily, because it has short continuation of the Hyperion Cantos (“Orphans of the Helix”), which I really liked. I also enjoyed the story of climbing K2 with an alien 😊
#weekendreads
Reading the Helen Knott memoir for #OhCanada
The Pam Houston title I was gifted in 1999 😱 for my birthday. There is a dedication inside from the giver, dated. It and the Flashman book are for #14Books14Weeks
pickA collection of Vonnegut‘s short stories. Some were very enjoyable, some were mediocre. I actually laughed while listening to a few3.75/5
@Allyneedsbooks and I got to visit the BEST little bookstore in upstate New York. It‘s a mix of new and used books with some antiques thrown in, all under the roof of the most precious old house turned perfect bookstore setting. Hardwood floors, porch to sit on, completely beautiful surroundings for book wandering. It was EVERYTHING!
pickA great collection of Latin American short stories. Very good ones among them, and little magical realism ?
Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Luis Loayza, Alfredo Bryce Echenique, Rodolfo Hinostroza, and Fernando Ampuero are Peruvian writers so I count them for
#FoodAndLit!
#ReadTheWorld2025 Book 22 #Peru
pickI love the humor of Fredrick Blackman! This short story had me laughing out loud. The seriousness of the situation was evident and the solution so simple, yet the committee made everything difficult. If you‘re looking for a few reasons to laugh, give this a read. 4/5⭐️
#WeeklyForecast 31/25
I am reading both Deep Cuts and Small Pleasures and both are very entertaining. The tagged book I want to read for #FoodAndLit #Peru so I should read fast! We‘ll see, this will be another busy week working.
Trying to finish this since it's a fine at the library. I've always read things based off of his writing so I decided it was time. It was so diverse and detailed in different cultures and history, I kept asking how he knows all of this. I've never heard of so many words that I had to look them up and this very pretty dictionary had none of them!
My favorite stories were about labyrinths or alternative culture philosophies.
pickI adore Backman‘s writing and this had me laughing out loud! Lucas, an introvert, is dragged into interacting with his neighbors and a very meddling apartment board (Head 3, aka Linda, was particularly funny) when a frying pan is not properly disposed of. Things quickly spiral out of control and it‘s up to Lucas to get things in the building back to normal.
#bookspinbingo - got a bingo!
