My husband & I are in Myrtle Beach for his son's (University of Oregon) ultimate frisbee tournament. My mission yesterday was a run to the liquor store. It took QUITE a bit longer than expected due to the store next door. ? I came away with 3 new Margaret Atwoods. Oh yeah, & "refreshments". ?
I made this necklace for my step-son's fiancé using shells from Charleston, SC where she was born. This was my 1st foray into acrylic; my stuff has been exclusively sterling silver. I may play around with book-related jewelry using acrylic......thoughts?
My Monday includes a 3-hour infusion (snarl😖) so I'm going to begin reading a doorstop otherwise known as 1Q84. I firmly believe Murakami can improve most unpleasant situations. 💆
pickYep, I very much enjoyed the premise of this book and the book overall. At the beginning, I felt like everything was a bit simplified. I also felt like over the course of the visits we should have learned "why" (not the PURPOSE, which we know) she started going. Make sense? This was also a short, easy read and I liked the relationships of the characters. I ended the book thinking this could have been longer & more intricate. #Letter K #LitsyA-Z
pickI was captivated by this story and as always, by David Mitchell's writing. This book will not be for everyone but it was a page-turner and the characters will stay with me for a long time. The story of clashing cultures, greed, power & evil, love & loyalty, and life & death is set in Nagasaki at the close of the 18th century and it is spectacular. If historical fiction written by a master is your thing, you will love this, too. #LetterT #LitsyA-Z
I continue to nibble on this book. The writing is just SO lovely but, for me, it is just not a gulp-it-down book. Enjoying this morning with Gilead and Lavender Earl Grey.
Reading distraction: She decided to do the full round of personal grooming here on my book. You cannot tear your eyes away no matter what. This is social day for my new bees 🐝💕
I was so distraught about my husband golfing all day that I had to have a Bloody Mary. In the hot tub. With a book. 😢🤣
The "Before" pic ?Bee Day? selfie. My bees are now installed & no one needs to see my sweaty "After" pic!! Yea ????! ? Time to chill with a book after a productive day! ??????
pickThis is a very quick, easy read about a hedge fund manager who goes to Somaliland to start what turns out to be a very successful school. The writing that is simple and straightforward tells a story of perseverance & frankly, chutzpah on the part of Mr. Starr. I absolutely loved the stories of the individual students; the circumstances they overcame to even go to school, let alone excel, were hard to fathom. Inspirational! #LetterI #LitsyA-Z
Any Dennis Lehane readers/fans out there? I've never read him but I recognize a couple of the titles. I couldn't resist buying 5 of the same author in great condition at a thrift store (that I stalk for books every Tues.) $2.50 total seemed like the right price to take a chance. 😉
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pickOnly just the most delightful book I have read in a long time!💗💗💗 It is a rare thing to already know that I will reread a book. (My husband said he was very happy to see my constant grin while reading this after tears from my last few selections.) I cannot over-recommend this book! #LetterG #LitsyA-Z
pickMy beautiful cover is a bit worse for the wear after beach reading but I'll at least always know why. I loved this book as much as anyone but I had to learn not to be too invested in any one person/chapter. I was not always successful at this & was left wanting. I was disappointed for each person's story to end; in some cases though, I guess it was a blessing that a particular heartbreak wasn't extended. Beautiful debut! #LetterH #LitsyA-Z
so-soJust back from 2 weeks in Aruba so I have several reviews to write. BUT, since there is NO CRYING ON THE BEACH, I did not finish this until I got home. This is a very hard read & not pleasant in any, way, shape, or form. The subject matter is brutal & I kept asking why I was torturing myself by reading it. The answer? Sometimes you must force yourself to acknowledge atrocities to honor those against whom they were committed. #LetterM #LitsyA-Z
panI didn't even want to review this because I did not feel like this was a book for grown-ups. I'm not really sure who IS the target audience. I listened to this while I worked in my studio which is a sure sign of a not very engaging book (normally can't be creative & also be fully invested in a book.) The premise wasn't bad, but the story-telling was a little superficial.
pickI finished this about a week ago & can now say, Haruki Murakami, where have you been all my life?! It's so dreamy that I had to live with it awhile. Thanks to Litsy since this would have never been on my radar otherwise. I just loved every element of the story & even the parts that were so obviously missing.
As I saw my husband off to work, he said "I need a haircut. What if you go to the bookstore while I get a haircut then I'll take you out for sushi?" ???
so-soHmmmm. This wasn't my book. It was a departure for me, to be sure. I didn't hate it (I love the name of the book) and I didn't hate the insect/animal-rise-up-against-humans premise but I just was never really engaged. It was a chore for me to finish though I'm sure some will find this outrageous story in their wheelhouse. #LetterM #LitsyA-Z
pickI implore you to get past the naval-gazing & the I'm-SO-smart malarkey that is the first 1/3 of this book. Surrender to the idea of a fairytale. The beauty of the prose is so worth it! This book made me laugh & cry while enchanting me with the beauty of an exquisitely turned phrase. #LetterE #ListsyA-Z
so-soI read a disproportionate number of books relating to WWII & this is just not one of my favorites. This is not to say that I wasn't crying at certain points as I never cease to be appalled at the atrocities of war (no matter how much I read about it.) I did not particularly enjoy the first half of the book but it improved subsequently.This book will appeal to many. I felt like certain major events were written insubstantially. #LetterN #LitsyA-Z
pickAs WWII stories go, this was far less intense than the majority. It is set in a time & place that is not the norm for most Historical fiction relating to WWII. I had trouble getting into this initially but persevered and ended up enjoying it overall. It was a bit disjointed but it is a lighter WWII read with lovely prose. #LetterW #LitsyA-Z
He had wounded her, she thinks, and not a small wound, the drops of blood in her drawers, but something deeper and stranger. What a wound it is that stops you bleeding.
pickI've had this book on my shelf for quite a while &, knowing a bit about it, only just now got up the courage to read. And boy, did it gut me as expected. For me, this was not a story that caused tears but a deep-down-in-your-soul gutting. Illustrating the cruelty & inequity of life that few of us can ever begin to image without a work like this, it is beautifully written, totally consuming and painful.
pickThis was the best audiobook I've listened to yet. Having such a beautiful, fable-based story read to me was quite a treat!
Well. I've not heard anything like this. Ever. Certainly not recently. 😑😞
What's left of my 3 Birthday/Thanksgiving bouquets (minus the roses taken out for drying) in my Read More Books mason........To be enjoyed by no one while I travel. Sigh. Listening to a childhood fav while I pack.
When you find out that you'll unexpectedly be out of town for 2 weeks & the first thing you do is choose your books to pack......
"No one mourned the loss of the women's lives, but instead rejoiced in the good judgments of Karma. For what can women who refuse the loving of men expect?"
pickI've had this on my shelf for a good while. I was in the beginning of reading Here Comes The Sun when the week started to go downhill -you know what I mean - and I just needed something lighter. Well, this book was certainly the ticket! Fast, funny read! I laughed out loud a lot!! Nothing like Christopher Moore's irreverence to take your mind off the world for a bit.
Has anyone tried this cookbook? It seems like one I'd love to just read. I'm too old for cookbooks as I have just cooked by the seat of my pants for so many years - old dog, new tricks & all that. #cookbooklove
Made my husband biscuits & gravy before he ran off to golf. "Why, Darling, of course I don't mind if you golf this morning", I say with book behind my back as I shove him out the door. ? (Like he doesn't know exactly what I'll be doing!)
OK, so I dress my lion for holidays🦁😬 This year for Halloween, something about him was nagging the back of my mind. I finally realized it was because of this book I used to read my sons when they were young. ☺️
#scaryread #AllHallowsRead #scarybooksintranslation
This is on my TBR.....
Oh! I want to be the Book Fairy for Halloween!! 😍👻☠️🕷🕸🎃🍬
I've never been a real reader of Horror but I love me some Clive Barker. This is one that has stuck with me for years; I've looked at rugs very differently since. #AllHallowsRead
I was in my studio all morning completing an order & emerged to find book mail!!! I think it's a sign when the jewelry you just made matches one of the books..... 💗📚💗
pickI'm giving this book an overall Pick. Depending upon the place in the book, that would not necessarily be the case. I almost bailed at the beginning when it was reading like a bodice-ripping romance. That passed but other times I was convinced the book would be So-So because of consistency. As a big fan of historical fiction, I realized at the end that I enjoyed the book as a whole. Trigger warning for sexual & physical abuse.
pickI was a bit reluctant to read this so soon after Life After Life but I'm happy to say that they were quite different in tone & content. I was sucked in from the start & it only got more suspenseful as I read on. It was intelligently written & consequently thought provoking. For me, the science & technology, in addition to how these affect conflicts, politics & environment, prompts me to think beyond these pages and this story.
Just saw my husband off to golf so I get to crawl back in bed to read!! Oh, the yummy-ness!!
Oh you big beautiful library sale! I would have more books but......I probably wasn't the most welcome person in the crowded, skinny aisles since I went to the sale AFTER the gym and yoga 😝😬
