SEPTEMBER #bookspin #doublebookspin

Innnnnteresting! Two religion-themed books.

One is “funny, haunting strange” historical fiction about 14th century nuns. The other is “one of the finest historical novels by anyone anywhere “ about an idealistic Portuguese Jesuit priest. I recently watched the movie starring Andrew Garfield & Adam Driver.

Hello Sarah! Here is my September #bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo

To be extra tricky I will have the numbering start in bottom right-hand corner and go back and forth. So:
#1 Dinner Party
#5 Bryan Cranston
#6 enchanted
#10 southern journey
#11 the evenings
#15 silence
#16 Wool
#20 Fourteen

And so forth.

I will have five free spaces on my bingo card.

Thanks for doing this! I‘m excited to read any and all of these books!

The only thing my October #bookspin had going for it was physical cuteness and that it color coordinates with my cat.

I‘m excited for both of my October #bookspin and #doublespin selections! @TheAromaofBooks

Could not put the tagged book down!!!! So good!!! All the characters drove me nuts because that‘s had NO common sense. The writing was a steady flow that kept me turning the page to see what dumb decision they‘d make next. Great ending. If you like plot and action this book is not for you. Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Saturday night chips & onion dip. I loved this book so much and was shocked to find so many negative reviews. I loved everything that the haters hated. Long-winded tangents, long, winding story before getting to the action, details about history & politics. And I loved all the quirky characters.

OMG I must own all the mini books!!! How cute are they? And you flip the pages horizontally! http://ht.ly/YOix30liiHz I hope that link to the article works. #minibooks #flipback #penguinyoungreaders #Dwarsliggers

Four hours into #ReverseReadathon. I gave up trying to stop my tears while reading this book. Its a nonstop flow. I neeeeed this dog. Loooooooook at him!!!!💕💕💕💕

Getting chores out of the way before the #reversereadathon this weekend! #readathon #deweyjuly

It‘s an hour past the 91-yo‘s bedtime! Is she doing #24in48??? 😬 #mommy

When your candy matches your book!!! PS I loooove this book!

Heard about this book from a friend last week. A movie is coming out so thought I‘d get started on it. It was marked down from $15-ish on Amazon to $4-ish. Couldn‘t pass up that good of a deal. #addiction #meth #drugaddiction #drugs

It‘s 1939 in Eastern Europe. A 6-yo “Gypsy” boy has been separated from his parents. The white, superstitious peasants in the village where he was sent to be kept safe from the Nazis believe he is possessed by an evil spirit and that he can cast spells on them if they look him in the eye. They avoid him, run from him, and turn dogs loose on him.

Like the author, I really wanted to punch these men in the face the way they treat women. 😡

The author lived in the house with this family so we learn what daily life is like for them. Made my problems and complaints seem pretty ridiculous. Also made me really grateful for modern conveniences such as air conditioning, hot running water, washing machines, and refrigerators.

Read this book if you‘re interested in daily lives of real people.

Ever started a book on Kindle and then said “This book is so good I have to get the real book”? That just happened to me with Painted Bird. And when I say the book is “good” I don‘t mean a feel-good story. This book is non-stop monstrous brutality. It‘s no pleasure to read but I‘m rooting for this kid. I tend to read ebooks too fast so I want a physical book in my hands.

First, I hope everyone is having a fun and/or relaxing weekend! It‘s beautiful here in Arkansas, but it‘s too hot to read outside so I will look up from my book now and then to appreciate the trees, sky, & wildlife.

So! I had never heard of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh until I watched that docuseries on Netflix: Wild, Wild Country.
And now he just appeared on page 299 of the tagged book I‘m reading!

Don‘t you love when that happens?????

RIP Kris Nelson (4/26/18) - The cover is a painting she did of her daughter Tracy‘s wedding on Catalina Island. Some people were fans of her husband, Ricky Nelson or her in-laws Ozzie & Harriet, or her brother, actor Mark Harmon. I was a fan of Tracy (Square Pegs & Father Dowling) & twin sons with long blonde hair in a band called Nelson. Always wanted to read this beautiful book about her life & illustrated with her artwork. Glad Amazon had one.

Mmm chocolate cake. This book is riveting even though I‘ve seen the docu series. #RATbooksnack #readathon #deweysreadathon

I‘m currently in a reading slump so no reading for me 😢 but wanted to share this pic Denise Richards posted on Insta. If you‘re in Minnesota go take your picture here and share it with us!

I saw the movie when it came out. I liked the movie better, which is unusual for me. Dinner courtesy of Sonic. Safe to say it‘s @MrBook approved. 😉 #bookanddinner

I got this book solely for Carmela‘s Ricotta Pie with Pineapple and it did not disappoint. It was very tasty & so easy to make using a store-bought graham cracker crust. I‘m watching the show for the first time ever and am in the final season so please, no spoilers from fellow fans of the show!😬🙏🏻 #cookbooklove

This book is so detailed and descriptive I want to read every chapter twice.

For the “nothing ever happens” readers, this book is not for you!!!

This book is for readers who live for dialogue & details & want to know what everyone is wearing, doing, and what they are for breakfast, second breakfast, lunch, tea, supper & snacks. This book is also for those who like philosophical discussions.

I highly recommend this translation.

January 31 was my birthday and in addition to a salad spinner & prep bowls from one BFF, I got this book haul from another BFF and the elephant items from a BCF (best coworker forever). I feel very loved. 💕

After 13 hours of reading I finished this fantastic piece of work! I won‘t make the full 24 hours but 13 hours is pretty impressive for me. #24in48

I finished our #litsybuddyread book #lillianboxfish and loved it so much I want to own the UK edition with this gorgeous cover that I snagged a picture of off the internet. I loved the attention to detail in this look-back at the life of a strong, independent career woman in 1930‘s New York and on through the decades.

This one is on its way home! What a wonderful journey it‘s been! Thanks again for organizing @Soubhiville ! #gameoftomes #litsygoespostal

Lillian Boxfish refers to Oreos as “vile black sandwiches”. 😂I wonder if she‘d like my freshly baked cookies any better.🤔 I wasn‘t impressed by this dough so I experimented this morning. Some have chocolate chips, some butterscotch chips, some almond extract. All have pecans. I think what‘s missing is salt! No salt in the recipe. #LitsyBuddyRead #LillianBoxfish

Wow. This author is two for two for me. I liked this book a lot. I really like Izzy and Mia. Was starting to like Lexie and Pearl. Poor Moody. Didn‘t really get to know Trip, did we?

Wow! Thank you so much @RiotMom for these awesome gifts! Coffee with notes of dark chocolate ganache drizzled over strawberries?😳Yum!!!! And all the different mini chocolate bars, the mug, the pin, the bookmark, the card...I love it all! Thank you ever so much! #GameOfTomes

I hope everyone else sleeps in REALLY LATE so I can read and read and read before Family, Presents & Cooking. Merry Christmas Littens!

One last present to be wrapped. The BFF will be drooling over this all morning tomorrow.

This book is different. Not the usual first person account of living in the woods. More a study into WHY and trying to understand loneliness, and solitude (voluntary vs forced).

I totally agree with the grand insight Chris Knight said he came out of the wild with, but I you‘ll have to read the book to learn what that is.

Interesting quote “Silence is not opposite of sound, it is another world altogether.”

Coffee and homemade Chex Mix for breakfast? Don‘t mind if I do! Good book so far!

****update*** Finished. It was just ok for me. I never felt any need to bite my nails or turn the page with dread. Thought both Saskia and Rex were pretty dumb for what they did.🙄

“The principal was probably against global warming & injustice in general. Perhaps he didn‘t eat the flesh of mammals & was anti-American or, in any case, anti-Bush: the latter stance gave people carte blanche not to think about anything anymore. Anyone who was against Bush had his heart in the right place and could behave like a boorish asshole toward anyone around him.”🤣#thedinner #booktoscreen Kindle book so here‘s our pink & white stockings!

#shareyourtree

I was hooked when I got to this line:
“What would this evening have been like if, no more than an hour ago, I had simply waited downstairs until it was time to go, rather than climb the stairs to Michel‘s room?”

Can‘t wait to find out what happened!!!!😬😬😬
#booktoscreen

Very exciting to get a Christmas bag with the December #GameOfTomes book! Thanks so much @RiotMom ! First present to go under the tree!!!

NPR‘s Book Concierge has a filter by tags list of their 2017 favorite books. http://apps.npr.org/best-books-2017/ #booklist

#bookmail So excited to get this #ManBookerPrize Diary!!! And this book sounded really good!

I read this book after being intrigued by @BarbaraBB ‘s post.

You can definitely tell it was written in the 1950s. Sexism, drinking & smoking abounds. And what is with him referring to the baby as “It” instead of she???? But never mind all that. It‘s a good story. Would not surprise me if WE all found ourselves in their situation one of these days. The last people on earth living out our last days, waiting for the deadly rain.

Not my #beast but she is waiting patiently in the yard every morning when I open the drapes. She waits for a few bites of turkey or ham. She wears a bell but not a tag so I call her Marilyn. She meows loudly and has a sweet purr. I wish I could bring her inside. #beastsboxgiveaway

I‘ve never had kids and don‘t want any, thank you, especially not after reading Emily‘s memoir. Yikes! Brutally honest account of her pregnancy, labor and birth of her baby when she was 22. Witty writing. I‘d share a line or two if I knew how to get to my bookmarks in the Kindle app😂

Still listening to Harry. #litsypartyofone snack.

Started today‘s #litsypartyofone with cheesey scrambled eggs and a waffle, then #audiocleaning with Harry. Next is a leisurely hot shower rather than the usual mad dash. How‘s your party going?

My #litsypartyofone is actually a party of two since I live with my 90 yo Mommy. We didn‘t read but we watched the new Netflix documentary about author Joan Didion so that counts, right? Made me want to re-read the tagged book and also read all her other books. She‘s lived such an amazing life. So tragic at times. I cried all the way through the documentary.

Now mom‘s abed so I‘ll continue with Harry Potter!

Is it ok that I‘m working on my Stacked list instead of reading during #LitsyPartyOfOne? #bujo

Have you seen this? Chrome extension runs in the background and tells you if books you're looking at on Goodreads and Amazon are available at your local library. It tells you if there's a physical book and/or an ebook AND you can place your hold right there within Goodreads or Amazon! https://bookriot.com/2017/10/23/chrome-library-extension/

One must have candy or chocolate or some sort of treat handy when reading Harry Potter.

Well that was depressing. The Sea-Bell. #LOTRChapterADay

#LOTRChapterADay My BFF always says a kitty is a kitty no matter how big or how small.