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Read in 2024. After my dad‘s sudden death last year I read some grief related books to see if it would help pull me out of my reading funk. This one was a low pick for me (probably because I wasn‘t in the right headspace). I can get her trying to make sense when someone you love passes unexpectedly. TW: because she does speak at length about the suicide of her close friend, as she‘s grappling with her experience.

Crosley experiences loss upon loss within the same few months, the most devastating being the death of her best friend. Crosley‘s dexterity with language and phrasing is remarkable. She writes with wit and precision and depth about grief in a way that makes it more tangible, easier to grasp where she finds herself emotionally. She‘s honest, angry, isolated, and trying to piece together what brought her to such a standstill. It‘s riveting reading.

July was another extraordinary month, with three 5-star reads.

Grief was so beautifully written.

Lula Dean was hilarious, and as a former public librarian, I loved every minute of it.

River Sing Me Home was also beautiful and melancholic. I learned so much about enslavement in the Caribbean. #12BooksOf2024

Mystery + music + calling out racism? Yes please! #sundayfunday

3.25⭐️

I always appreciate a good #truecrime on something that isn‘t murder. This one touched on book theft which was interesting to learn about. My favorite part was probably talking about initiatives the professional organization took to crack down on theft.

So it‘s been a while since I‘ve been on here but I‘m really hoping to get back to using this app. Here‘s a stack of some of the books I‘m currently reading. I think I‘ll be able to get the nonfiction finished today or tomorrow 🤞

So much fun! Well thought-out and unpredictable and touching. The characters really interesting. This book is joy to read.

I enjoyed this more than I expected!
@PuddleJumper #flerken #hauntedshelf
#spookoween @TheSpineView
#birthdaybash @TheAromaofBooks
#psreadathon @Bookwormjillk

A very entertaining mystery about a missing violin and how a young black man navigates many challenges to become a world class musician. There were some predictable moments and I guessed the twist, but it was still a sad, dramatic and motivational read.4⭐️

How to say that you enjoyed a grief memoir? This is almost a memoir in essays or thought pieces. Sloane moves from a burglary, to a friend‘s death & into the pandemic in New York. It is as much a memoir about not moving on - the memories that don‘t leave, the conversations with the person that isnt there anymore, the illusions you have of turning back time & saving them. Very much the internal workings of Sloane‘s grieving and beautifully done.