
π First book of the new year! Now I have to wait for Vol. 6 . . . π
π First book of the new year! Now I have to wait for Vol. 6 . . . π
Look. I got my hair cut. The salon is just steps away from my local indie. I was OBLIGATED to go
indie bookstore haul!
βIf 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.β
βFolks like to talk about revenge like it‘s a righteous thing but it‘s just hate in a nicer suit.β
βWe 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.β
Ann Patchett
Eager to read this!
β. . . I described my classmates as βa 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.β Even assuming I was having a bad day, I think this shows a certain lack of respect for cultural differences.β
This is my first Tana French. So far, so good!
I can‘t believe it‘s over. π Many thanks to Ms. Tahir for the incredible journey.
βWe need not lose hope, we just need to locate where it dwells.β
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.
Yes, this slim book of short essays is about the pandemic, but also about much more.
Steve West reads the Elias POV chapters in the audio version of the Ember in the Ashes series. I would like for him to read all the things to me. π
Listening to this to get ready for book 4. I read it so long ago that I can‘t remember enough. Besides, the people who read these books are excellent!
Please shop at indie bookstores either online or in person. Let‘s keep them alive during this pandemic. Remember that they make more money off non-book items, so indulge in candles, cards, and more!
That‘s quite the dedication.
Made blue cookies to celebrate.
βOnce the queen‘s head is severed, he walks away.β
Now, there‘s an opening line.
I tried to go slowly, but I still finished too soon. Oh, my precious babies! π Second book has a title (Disarmed) and a cover to die for, but no release date.
So if I just don‘t read the last three chapters, I don‘t have to leave these boys, right?
Oh, my boys! I miss the images from the comics, but I love getting inside the heads of all the boys. Gotta take it slow and make it last.
People! There is a Fence novel. While I really just want a hundred new issues of Fence, I‘ll happily take this!
Taylor Branch: βSo the real question would be if people were given the choice between democracy and whiteness, how many would choose whiteness?β
(In the summer of 2016) β. . . it was common to hear in certain circles the disbelieving cries, βThis is not America,β or βI don‘t recognize my country,β or βThis is not who we are.β Except that this was and is our country and this was and is who we are, whether we have recognized it or not.β
βIt‘s always a matter, isn‘t it, of waiting for the world to come unraveled? When things hold together, it‘s always only temporary.β
βWhat use is Anne‘s child, the infant Elizabeth?β
Ack! What use indeed?! If they only knew . . . Re-reading Bring Up the Bodies to get ready for book 3.
Bookstore haul! Got these beauties. (Am currently re-reading Wolf Hall to get ready for the new Mantel.) Plus - cute kitty sticky notes. Remember, bookstores make a lot more money from the sidelines than the books, so get those socks, pencils, stickers, etc. when you get your books.
It‘s a dumpster fire out there. Let these two adorable dudes help you feel a teensy bit better. π
I need more! These boys are going to kill me. ππ€Ί
Finished my re-read of Fence Volumes 1-3. I tried to go slowly. I will save Volume 4 for tomorrow. π