I started listening to this book via Audible, but I picked up a hard copy at my school's library book sale!
I started listening to this book via Audible, but I picked up a hard copy at my school's library book sale!
Finished ONGOINGNESS today. Here's one of my favorite sentences.
"More than that, I wrote so I could say I was truly paying attention."
Had to take a break between essays, for they all gave me much to ponder. This book was a very good read.
This part resonated with me. A story about divorce, yes, but also about the messy parts of life and friendship and parenting.
Finished this one today over brunch. It was strangely unsatisfying. The first half I was hooked, but slowly I felt myself slipping away from my initial assessment. Not sure why.
Had a hard time sleeping last night, so I got through most of G. Willow Wilson's Ms. Marvel. So good! Now I want to read the next volume, ASAP.
"I won't set up Crosby, Stills & Nash as academics, but I also won't diminish the ability of artists to capture what is true about the human spirit."
Started this one yesterday as I was lying down to get my calf tattooed, and it was a good distraction from the needles digging into my flesh! On Page 45 so far...
From the title essay, on the new family dynamic after divorce: "I see too that we are more open, more capable of receiving than we were; that should the world prove to be a generous and wondrous place, we will perceive its wonders."
I started reading this collection on May 12th. For some reason I've been leaving it on the dining room table and read it during breakfast. It's become my morning read. :)