I feel too much I think. I'm easily shamed; easily hurt. So I go nuclear quickly in confrontations. I do know better. I'm learning not to resist; to let it go. William Trevor is my soundtrack. He sees the things that move me. He sounds like my own thoughts. Although his plots can be unnerving, his understanding of his characters is comforting. There won't be a happy ending, but there will be an ending. And I will understand.
pickFinally read this battered copy I bought a few years back. These stories are about women and men AT love. That preposition matters. The settings are 1950s, urban, gritty. Think Marlon Brando yelling Stella! Single moms and deadbeat dads, wiley kids and absent parents, naive women and old lotharios, nymphets and crusty bachelors. The voice is strong in each. Paley has an ear for dialogue. Every story has a zinger sentence that rings with truth. 👇
I donated 4 books to the Rufford Old Hall charity bookshop, so it only seemed fair to buy 4 replacements: a nice set of recent edition Penguins of Roald Dahl short stories.
Then, we went to Martin Mere, where, in addition to the usual suspects, I spotted an oystercatcher and a black-tailed godwit, of which there are only 50 breeding pairs in the UK.
I'm not an avid birdwatcher, but I do like to be out in nature, and MM is a peaceful place 😌⬇️
pickJanuary 2025 Book #7
My experience with short story collection is that like/enjoy some stories more than others just like this collection. Some of stories were so beautifully written, others in my humble opinion, were like beautiful expressions but didn‘t feel like a short story for me. 3.5⭐️
So about 4 months ago I cracked 10000 litinfluences, and last night I hit 11000!
Went to my local Indie bookstore, RiverBend Bookshop to pick up my Feb. holds & of course I left with 3 more books. What a thrill! #joy #indiebookstores #books
pickAn exciting night of intrigue, murder & theft for Conan in a desert oasis town inhabited by cannibals & strange cults.
An opportunity for Howard to demonstrate some of his worst racism, with a seasoning of predatory sexism. Apologists say it's of its time: it's still 💩
My 4⭐ rating is based solely on the fantasy/adventure elements I read Howard for, & that while Conan is, famously, savage, he also isn't as thick as he's sometimes portrayed.
me right now…in my element… #readinglife
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