As a reward for getting off my ass and going for a mile walk, I stopped by the bookstore and picked this. Having a bookstore a half mile from home is good motivation.

Very different from most of Murakami‘s stuff, but still enjoyable. I was really bothered by his obsession with one girl‘s weight, but otherwise good stuff.

Slow day at work. Continuing my Murakami kick with my foster kitty, who is hoping to meet someone who will adopt her.
#catsoflitsy

Pretty sure this is in my future.

Do kangaroos have nervous breakdowns?

This is a book of short slice-of-life stories and I was hoping for a little more depth. Cute, but not enough to make me continue reading the series.

I really liked the characters in this reimagined grisly version of the Black Dahlia case. I need to read more Elroy.

Privileged white guy doesn‘t realize he‘s a privileged white guy until people point it out to him. There‘s a murder to be solved. Privileged white guy remains a privileged white guy. Lots of over explaining throughout. Nonetheless, it‘s a weak pick.

Almost 175 pages before this book gets going! Hopefully it keeps going…

It‘s a bit wordy at times and the premise is a bit hard to buy, but I liked it enough to read The Witch Elm next.

About to start this one…as soon as I can get this sassy girl to move. Haven‘t read French before, but I pulled out five other books and wasn‘t in the mood for any of them.

I see why Agatha Christie has been a popular author for so long. There are no major subplots, no extraneous characters, just a murder mystery that it‘s impossible not to try to solve as you read along. Very fun…as far as murder goes!

I‘m about to embark upon my first Agatha Christie novel. I‘m embarrassed to say I‘m over 50 and have never read anything by her 😮

There‘s a lot of landscape painting and mule riding and then in the last 30 pages it gets interesting.

I‘ve found my dream reading chair. I imagine it would be like reading while being hugged by a teddy bear.

Working my way through #MountTBR and donating another five books before I allow myself to buy anything new.

Well, it started off strong and then fizzled out. It‘s a maybe/maybe not vampire story with lots of 80‘s punk references. Was expecting more from Tremblay, who was too self-indulgent with this one.

The paragraphs are needlessly pages long in this book, making it hard on my old eyes. I‘m guessing this may be part of what other readers objected to. It does get points for The Princess Bride quote at the bottom of the left page!

This is the first book aside from textbooks I‘ve bought in a year. Seems Littens are not fans, but I‘m going to give it a shot anyway…with my trusty foster kitten for company.

This one is a page-turner starring a young teen with the biggest chip on her shoulder ever.

This is a werewolf thriller with a Métis cast of characters. It‘s also a bit of a love story. I enjoyed the folklore aspects and main characters, who are tough women who have what it takes to get the job done.

Happy National Black Cat Appreciation Day to my best reading buddy, Cecil.

He‘s only three days old, but I can tell he‘s already plotting the best way to sit on my book.
#fosterkitten

Starting this with no idea of what it‘s about aside from the mention of the rogarou, which seems to be a werewolf-type creature.

Made a good dent in this one before Cecil pulled my bookmark out.
#catsarejerks

Cecil and I are reading something other than textbooks again. I credit this book for getting me back in the groove.
#majorreadingslump

This one never clicked for me. The main character reminded me of someone out of a Philip Roth novel.
#AAMIME

Is this supposed to be a dark comedy? I found it amusing and enjoyable.
#AAMIME

My Stay At Home project is learning about cryptocurrency. Fun audiobook so far.

I still love Murderbot, but this isn‘t the strongest book in the series. The setup takes too long and there‘s a lot of repetition before the story gets moving. Once the action kicks in, it‘s fun. The plot is thin and I didn‘t care about the characters. Hopefully this is just an arc to get to book #4.

A unique thriller told from the perspective of a fetus.
#AuthorAMonth

It took me all month to finish this. It was too frivolous to enjoy during a pandemic.
#AAMEW - book 5

Another upper class New York novel, with characters falling in love with someone who society deems unacceptable.
#AAMEW

A 29 year old orphaned woman is taken in by relatives, and suffers from pride and upperclass social mores...and a gambling addiction! As usual, Wharton‘s main character falls in love with the wrong man. After reading five of her books in a row, they start to blur together. Still, there‘s something comforting about them.
#AAMEW

A young orphaned woman, who was raised by relatives suffers because of pride and small town societal mores. Standard Wharton themes, but an enjoyable read.
#AuthorAMonth

How amazing is Tor? They publish so many good books and they give away so many good books. So over this work week and ready for Murderbot!

Short but powerful novel. Wharton‘s specialty seems to be the downfall of orphaned young women. There‘s an emphasis on cold and colors that made me hope I misinterpreted what they foreshadowed. Glad I reread this when I had a chance to appreciate it.
#AuthorAMonth

This book revolves around Sidney Gottlieb, but the real subject is the CIA‘s search for mind control techniques. They never succeeded and the experiments conducted are amazing and frequently inhumane. This was a book club read. Everyone liked it, though most of us were having a hard time focus a month into CA‘s Stay At Home ordinance. And we all agreed that the audiobook version is not good. Check out Wormwood on Netflix for a bit of the story.

For those having issues working from home...
#catsoflitsy

Today‘s #catmeme for @Soubhiville and @jb72
Kinda want to try this!

For @jb72 and @Soubhiville
#catmemes #catsoflitsy

Borrowed this from @penguinusa on Instagram. 🖤

Monk and Cecil are as unhappy with this book‘s narrator as I am. I used to do a lot of voiceover work It‘s a different skill than narration. This guy is an announcer and it feels like he‘s shouting the book at me. Help! I‘d buy a hard copy, but it won‘t reach me in time for my book club. #catsoflitsy

My first #AuthorAMonth for April is a short, atmospheric story about a man committing adultry with a ghost. Or maybe it‘s a vampire? Good intro to Wharton. 3.5/5

I could do this all day! @jb72
#fillaprilwithfunny

Can‘t wait to see what everyone posts!

Unproductive
Indecisiveness
Motivation. I‘m still working full time at an office, but I do very little with my nights.
@Meaw_catlady @sprainedbrain #moonreflections

The man just doesn‘t get it. Yet, like Mieko Kawakami, I still enjoy his books.

https://lithub.com/a-feminist-critique-of-murakami-novels-with-murakami-himself/

Foster kitty likes Lola, but not my other cat.
Starting on some Wharton for #AuthorAMonth.
#catsoflitsy

Another great free book from tor.com!

https://ebookclub.tor.com/?&utm_source=exacttarget&utm_medium=eblast&utm_term=to...