“From the Palace of Dariush,” said the caption underneath, “Older than the Roman Colosseum!” Some solace in history, perhaps, knowing other civilizations had also destroyed themselves. In fact, the record seemed to suggest such destruction was inevitable, the endpoint of every people.”
First book finished in 2025, and what an excellent one!
First day of winter quarter should be acknowledged with a trip to the bookstore.
Overnight stay in Portland means a stop at Powell‘s! Two books that were on my TBR list and a new discovery. Plus a puzzle. Spending that Christmas money!
So good! You must read The Searcher first. If you fall/fell in love with Trey (how couldn‘t you?), you‘ll be happy to know this book is full of Trey.
We were without power for five nights after the bomb cyclone hit western WA. Treated myself to a visit at my favorite local indie. I‘ve earned it.
Bookstore Haul🩷 Tried to lift my post-election broken spirit/heart with a trip to one of my favorite indie bookstores.
Half Price Books sent me a birthday coupon 🧁
another book I wish I could get everyone in the US to read
Re-read volumes 1-5 to get ready for 6. Tried to go slow to make it last, but I couldn‘t. I love these boys so much. How long until 7? 🤺❤️
Went to a work training, for which I will not be paid, so I treated myself to an indie bookstore visit. 💗
James is a re-imagining of Huck Finn, with Jim as the main character, and it is so, so, so good!
Celebrated Independent Bookstore Day at Bloomsbury Books in Ashland, OR. We are traveling, so only one book.
another book I wish I could make all Americans read
Highly recommend!
My personal 2024 challenge - 6 books I have owned for quite some time, but not yet read.
What I would give for more books about the medieval world (especially art) filled with full-color pictures!
A western, but make it woman-centered and queer. Wish Netflix would do an adaptation of this.
Look. It‘s not my fault that there is a bookstore near the medical center. One deserves a treat for getting one‘s physical.
Look. I got my hair cut. The salon is just steps away from my local indie. I was OBLIGATED to go
indie bookstore haul!
“If there is any clear message in the fossil record, any distilled takeaway that the entire history of life on Earth speaks to with a full and clear voice, it‘s that no species is inevitable.”
“Folks like to talk about revenge like it‘s a righteous thing but it‘s just hate in a nicer suit.”
“We must work to create a society with liberty and justice for all. We will fail and fail and fail at this goal. Our failure is the history of the world. But our humanity is in the fact that we never cease to try.”
Ann Patchett
Eager to read this!
“. . . I described my classmates as “a herd of mouth-breathing fucktard yokels who wade around in a miasma of cliché so thick you can practically smell the bacon and cabbage and cow shite and altar candles.” Even assuming I was having a bad day, I think this shows a certain lack of respect for cultural differences.”
This is my first Tana French. So far, so good!
I can‘t believe it‘s over. 💔 Many thanks to Ms. Tahir for the incredible journey.
“We need not lose hope, we just need to locate where it dwells.”
Oh, how angry and despairing I am! I already knew and agreed with Synder‘s big points on healthcare in the US, but he is very good at weaving in the details, the effects, the havoc . . . This book is tiny, but mighty. Another one I wish I could make all people in the US read.
