So there I was minding my own business, enjoying some Caleb Carr, when suddenly he throws in a piece of rubbish that has now totally ruined the book for me. I wasn't expecting a protagonist with a prosthetic leg. I have one too so that was kind of cool.
But the situation he describes is such nonsense and so improbable that I'm hopping mad (pun totally intended) 🙄 Now I can't take any of the story seriously. Not offended just disappointed.
Took my LFs (Little Friends- I work as a Nanny) to the library today. My happy dance in the New Book section prompted one of my charges to rush to the craft table and whip me up a new personalized bookmark for the occasion 🙂
Listening so my eyes can recover from 24in48, and my hands are free to fold my neglected laundry 🙄
With just 7 minutes to get to the 12 hour mark I gave up, for the night, at about 3 am. Not sure if I'll make it but ready to jump back in.
Love reading everyone's #24in48 posts!
Finishing book 2 when I finally Googled "stoat" ? If I'd read it when I was nine that would not have been possible and I'd have only my imagination to rely on. Feeling kind of conflicted about it. #24in48
Missed the Redwall thing when I was a kid, saw these in a "free books bin" and decided to go for it in one fell swoop! #24in48 #readathon #TBR
Getting my carbs in beforehand ?
Gotta love Libraries, Spies, Librarian Spies, and a language that is so literal that it's not only concise, but magical! Lots of fun so far!
so-soI want to say it was terrible but I can't because it was well written. The story was superficial and the characters were not the least bit developed - except for James and Sadie, who tease us along with some complexity before abandoning us to a wishing-washy son and a good time girl who manages to nurse two babies simultaneously, crimp her hair, make biscuits, pack for a three month long boat voyage with said babies and stands by her man. UGH
I can't love this man's stuff enough - next up on Overdrive ❤️
As much as I loathe Fox News - I have a thing for listening to audiobooks about the American West....
Need something easy and quick after finishing "My Name Is Red" (which was excellent btw).... This looked fun ?
Just wanted to say this is NOT a casual read - but in the best possible way! I started it, and have gone back twice to start over, because at some point my brain was like, wait... This is a truly amazing story. I don't want to miss is thing! I need a few hours of uninterrupted reading time to savor this one.
#Funfridayphoto I was 11 yrs old and snuck this one out of my Mom's pile of old paperbacks. Went to a sketchy dark little used bookstore and found a copy of "The Birds" by duMaurier. Kept going back to the same used bookstore cuz the old guy who worked there didn't give me the hairy eyeball every time I bought an "Adult" book. ?
Looking forward to another free read from Penguin's "First To Read" in exchange for my honest review ?
Sometimes I go get "bread" at the market across the street because by "bread" of course I mean a used book from the "Used Books for Charity" section of the store.?
pickReally really enjoyed this one. It was like reading the Irving I knew a long time ago - outrageous characters, fantastic situations, and the magic of watching him tie all the colorfully loose ends together. So many themes to think about - Riotous enough to need a short nap after finishing this one. One of the best I've read this summer, but then again I've always been a fan - so happy not to be disappointed!
My steadfast and true, Samwise!
He's been sitting on my shoulder, and occasionally napping under my ponytail, for most of the 13 hours I've read today :)
#24in48 #readathon
Wicked weather in NH right now. We may lose power any minute!
Got my candles ready!
Here's my survey #24in48, #readathon, @Litsy @24in48
1) New Hampshire, USA
2) No, and I'm loving this!
3) Litsy
4)The Tiger By The River - dying to get it off my TBR pile!
5) I love Vietnamese food 🍲
6) You can find me on Litsy
Found this not-so-little 1934 gem at a grocery store used book shelf! It smells funky as heck 👍🏼 But just the ticket for my kickoff of the 24in48! #readathon
@Litsy Was a time when I could read 80-100 books in summer alone. Then lost my leg in an accident. It felt like the part of my brain that could read, got removed as well. Just couldn't focus or retain. Stopped trying. This summer I have Litsy. It's a huge motivator! I am reading again! ❤️Up next!
pickReally really funny! A happy little story about an unhappy little man. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a good summer read with a little something extra. I'm super critical of most new contemporary fiction. I'm often left feeling let down. This book delivered!
@TheSpinecrackersBookClub
pickBradbury's predictions about all night banking, earbuds and huge flat televisions, is downright eerie. That attention spans would some day be no more than 15 minutes long, ring true for our times - as well as the bread and circus theme and media manipulation. Awesome.
@TheSpinecrackersBookClub
I have two addictions: Reading and knitting. Listening lets me do both. I didn't even know you could still get books on CD lol. I use audio downloads mostly, but this caught my eye.
C'mon, it's Billy The Kid! Yeehaw!
pickFor #recommendsday . I found myself completely suspending disbelief, and plunging headlong into the world of early Newfoundland. The characters complex in their seeming simplicity. Love, folkways, tragedy, history all make for the best sort of storytelling.
I, too, dislike it.
Reading it, however, with a perfect
contempt for it, one discovers in
it, after all, a place for the genuine
- "Poetry" by Marilyn Moore
Well there goes my grocery budget.... But who needs food?
so-soNot bad, but not great. The theme seemed universal, not particularly English - but since it was set in England I guess that's all there was to it. Don't spend a lot of time looking for revelations. Everything is spelled out for you. Creepy at times, but often just plain silly.
Another boring night at home...
NOT 😁
pickLiked this one a lot. It's a larger-than-life story, in a great summer read. I saw a little of everyone I've ever known, including myself, in Gilman's characters. Tragic, funny, romantic and dramatic, it managed to sneak up on me - so that by the end, I felt touched more than I'd realized.
Why does the word "Summer" look really wrong to me right now? I hate when that happens.... BTW I'm liking this book a lot.
Spend way too much time waiting in the car- always have a book on hand. This is the latest.
pickQuick read, great debut novel. The writing is beautiful, amazing at times. The ending seemed hurried, but otherwise I would recommend it.
When your daughter tells you, "You have to read these" and shoves them at you, then you "Have To" - She's telling you something about herself (or yourself) that she feels is important. I hope I figure out what it is!
"Bedros was right. The Armenians bore their loss alone. They tucked it away, like something precious, in every syllable of language they taught in Saturday schools, and in the smell of dishes, and in the lament of songs. In the breath of children."
I can't put this one down...
so-soThis story was so promising! Well written, clever and witty at times - but overall disappointing. I have no doubt there will be a movie. I could say more but a lengthy review won't help this book and left me so disinclined to care that I'll just leave it at that.
Half-way through and I'm still not sure how I feel about it. I've read that people are comparing it to a fairytale. I disagree. It's more of an anti-fairytale disguised as a folktale. Impatiently waiting to see what I think of it when I'm done.
My secret summer reading vice :)
pickMore engaging than I expected - Concise and fast-paced.
