I loved everything about this book and Gabourey Sidibe. I've never watched anything she's been in, and have only seen her be totally charming in interviews. The book buzz intrigued me so I gave it a swing. She's as charming and funny and honest on the page as in interviews. Her family and life stories are fascinating, and it was a fast and fun read. I was sad for it to end, and I'm definitely going to check out her acting work.

I mean, I guess it was ok. It was an interesting twist in theories. Usually, I'm down for an unlikeable narrator, but I just couldn't make myself care about any of the voices in the book.

I'm catching up on logging a few books. So, I enjoyed this one overall, and there were sections that read like a house on fire. Then there were a couple of parts that made me roll my eyes and I felt went on too long. The atmosphere is gloomy and creepy and fantastic. The format is fun, and if you're looking for a chance to follow the string on a mystery this will fit the bill nicely.

🎼Summer Readin', had me a blast!🎼Summer Reading', school's comin' up fast.🎼Son chose his first Dad Book, read every day!🎼Learned Eagle Eddie was kinda a monster, they say.🎼Summer Readin' is finally done!🎼 Now, go outside for some end of Summer fun!🎼

This was so good. I enjoyed the hell out of it, and I'm just assuming it's going to be adapted into a movie soon. I am a sucker for a dirty cop or mob story with a rat who flips. The double-cross, the bargaining, the deals, and the fallout are always endlessly intriguing to me.

A fairy tale about little girl dreamed up in a snowstorm was oddly delightful in the middle of the sweltering Summer heat. This book was lovely from start to finish.

What did I just read? It was sad, harrowing, triggering, brutal, and impactful. I'm still having a lot of thoughts and feelings. It's going to take me a while to unpack them all.

I think maybe I just wasn't in the right mood for this one. Objectively, I know it was good, but I just didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. It could also be the after effect of hearing so many folks speak so highly of it.🤷🏻‍♀️

Oh, to have been a fly on the Lockwood family walls. I enjoyed this memoir very much, and was amazed that a person in my age wheelhouse wrote it. Her writing is gorgeous and has some of the most beautiful sentences I've read. I did listen to this one on audio, and would recommend it in that format simply for the voices the author does.

This was a long haul, but well worth it. Yes, it was tedious at points, but I honestly don't know what could have been omitted. I don't know if it's reassuring or terrifying that pilot leaders have fought so with such vitriol since the beginning of the union.

Floored. That's how I am right now.

Finished up bookmark #1 for a pen-pal exchange.

I have no words for this. 💔

I did a thing today. I don't know if I'll end up liking it, but it's pretty to look at now.

My girl child's waking up emotions are similar to how I feel about this book. It started out a little slowly, it occasionally broke my heart, but overall I loved it so much.

@saguarosally #welcomelitten 1. Southeast Tennessee 2. Hearing @Liberty discuss it on a podcast 3. The Commitments (but, I've not read the book it's based on 😳) 4. Yes. Herman the One-eyed Turtle who Ran Away is a favorite story in my family. 🐢

@DiruVamp absolutely nailed the #litsygoespostal #summersolticebookexchange ! Thank you so much, Kirsten, for the very thoughtful and lovely books and treats! I can't wait to dive in! @BookishMarginalia , thank you for coordinating! This has been my first exchange, and I can't wait for the next one! #summersantagoesposstal

#bookishwouldyourather @Kalalalatja 1. Can I cheat and have chocolate covered strawberries? 2. Never a deckled edge 👎🏻 3. Stand alone 4. Neither! I'd be doomed in either, but I feel like I could maybe be less terrified in Neverland. 5. Librarian

@bookriot - #riotgrams - day 16 - A book set near where I live - #rockcity is an important location in the world of #americangods I remember reading it and being so excited and surprised that I could recognize a lot of places described by Gaiman. If they decide to shoot any of the TV series here at the real place I will likely lose my mind with joy.

So, I didn't love this as much as Bird Box, but it was still very good. I think it will be near impossible to re-capture the lightening in the bottle feel of Bird Box, though, so it's not a true or fair comparison. Malerman is so so so wonderful at the creepy, ominous buildup, and this read is worth it alone. I also love how both books have each played with a sense, and I wonder if he will continue on that theme.

Out Box: The Tresspassser - I really dig Tana French's Dublin Murder Squad books. This one was great, and I totally fell for a couple of misdirections. In Box: A Gentleman in Moscow - I've heard excellent things, and can't wait to see if I agree.

@bookriot - #riotgrams - day 8 - #booksandicecream - These are from the beach today. Book courtesy of Tana French and #BOTM. Ice cream courtesy of #nestledrumstick.

I love#sundogbooks and make it a point to visit every time I'm in town. I also grabbed Catronauts for my kids, but my boy child left it in the car after demanding to read it immediately.

Dark Matter is Dark Side approved. I didn't realize how tense I was toward the end of this book until my husband walked up behind me and said my name out loud. I didn't hear him coming. I screamed and threw my book in the air. 🙄 Three #beachreads down. ??? to go?

@bookriot - #riotgrams - day 7 - #welllovedreads - From second grade on, I started every Summer break with a re-read of The Secret Garden. My personal copy has gone from green to yellow, and the edges are so soft they feel like feathers. ❤️

So far, the book is great, but the view is hard to compete with

Maybe it's because I'm on a beach with (what I deem to be) too many people. Maybe it's because since I've married and had children I fantasize about escaping. Maybe it's because I asked my husband for two weeks of solitude on the AT for my next milestone birthday. Regardless, I dug this read. The books to the the right of the horse, and the horse, are compliments of our beach condo this week. 😂#beachreads

@bookriot - #riotgrams - day 6 - #numbertitles - I was surprised how many number titles I've read since one Ready Player One immediately came to mind, and they're all great in one way or another.

@bookriot #riotgrams #somethingmagical

There's no such thing as perfect, but this dear read is pretty close. #beachreads

This book is one long giant existential crisis after another, and I kind of dug it. 😳

1. Chair 2. Oh man, I'd be toast in either, I'm sure. I think Nordic. I'd like to be friends with Freya. 3. If this is just new books, just one. I'm hoping it would free up time to re-read old faves. 😉4. TV series in hopes nothing would be left out due to time constraints 5. Adult fiction #bookishwouldyourather @Kalalalatja

Here is my TBR #shelfie from day 1 of #riotgrams

For the #yellowcover day 2 of #riotgrams

This book broke my heart. It made me cry, laugh, and honest-to-God gave me chills at parts. The experience of the narrator is so far outside that of my own and that if most of my friends/contemporaries. It's a story I needed to hear, and I'll be recommending it to everyone I know.

The Princess in Black is a household favorite. #morningreads

Just finished this delightfully weird and twisted set of short stories. Now, I'm off to celebrate a time-honored American Housewife tradition: getting schnockered with girlfriends while my kids spend the night at my parents. Cheers to all the grown ass ladies! 🍻

Doughty doesn't shy away from death, and she doesn't want us to, either. I've long been a proponent of more ecologically sound ways to dispose of remains, and this read reinforced that belief. There is a major squick factor at parts, and some really heartbreaking scenes as well. However, her direct, thoughtful, and often funny delivery made an often difficult subject very interesting.

Last day of school for my kiddos today. Onward and upward, little ones.

#meetthelittens @maich 1. Chattanooga
2. The Sparrow
3. Darker Shade of Magic
4. Tombstone or Apollo 13
5. Mad Men
6. Simon and Garfunkel
7. Green
8. Genre omnivore
9. I work in research for an insurance company.
10. Two cats: Linus (Fat Cat) and Lucy (Little Kitty)

Get it. Stick it in your ears. If you're not someone who listens to audiobooks, please just try this one. It's hilarious, heart-warming, honest, and feels like you're taking a peek at a funny love letter to one of the most entertaining casts of characters ever. I want the Clancy's to adopt me.

This book was lovely. I thought it was going to be a bit more fast-paced and action-oriented given the set up and the interesting magical realism elements. It was wonderful to read, and ending up being a quieter and much more contemplative story than I expected.

I'm certain I would have loved this if I had read it when I was younger. Reading it as an adult made it feel a little too shy boy falls for manic pixie dream girl while being mentored by an eccentric older man for me. However, I am happy that any book that makes kids feel ok about being a little weird and a little kind is being read.

Homegirl field tripped hard today. We've always joked around and called her a bruiser, and it fits now more than ever.

Hmmmm...recent reading history suggests that space-themed books = good, but discombobulated murdery books = not so good. The Wanderers was fantastic, and packs a very emotional punch. I wasn't prepared for all of my feels, but completely loved having them. This book needs to be in more hands.

Meh

#thisiswhyicanthavenicethings

I've been reading all kinds of space-centric books lately to get ready for space camp. The non-fiction has been good, but the fiction has been great. I want to join the crew of the Wayfarer.

Charming little book about a curmudgeon? Sold!

#summersantagoespost #summersolsticebookexchange package arrived today! Woot woot!!