pickI love Ellen Gilchrist. I can't even explain why. Her characters are so flawed and I don't think I'd ever want to have a conversation with any of them. Well, not from this book anyway. I get completely invested though.
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pickI love Ellen Gilchrist. I can't even explain why. Her characters are so flawed and I don't think I'd ever want to have a conversation with any of them. Well, not from this book anyway. I get completely invested though.
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView Thank you for the tag!
1. Hmm, the forced slow down of it and a walk on a snowy trail when I can.
2. The Sugar Queen, hits all the winter feels. I‘m about ready for a re-read of this one!
Tagging @JenReadsAlot @dabbe @AmyG
“Rule number one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
Several more 5-star reads in November but the tagged book really warmed my heart. #12booksof2024 @Andrew65
so-soA lot of deep Faulkner readers say this is his best book. I found it hard - 4-min/pg hard. It propels itself. But it didn‘t leave me in awe. Just exhausted. My 12th Faulkner novel, and by far the most difficult to read.
pickHaunting,atmospheric,1960s Florida low-lying coastal islands,bayou,wetlands,swamps,low lying brush. Here Faye Longchamp struggles daily to keep her Joyeuse Island,moldy, crumbling plantation, from the government for past due taxes.She digs on her land for artifacts to sell on the black market in hopes of staying afloat.In the process,she discovers a woman‘s skull.Rather than report it to authorities & face jail for her illegal activities, she ⬇️
so-soTrying very hard to be funny, and showing it, this book is dated in its attitudes towards women and the characters were more caricatures than realistic. But a quick read and a local author, so I‘ll give it a so-so. #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks
