I kept this signed book from my Dad after he died. I wish we could have talked about this book; it‘s really fantastic. I like the dedication to his Dad, “who left this world and has taken the ultimate trip to the heavens.” I like to think that about my dad too. It has a lot of scientific information and the stories and myths behind what we label in the sky. It‘s all written in a very approachable, humorous way for any reader. Great star charts.

Definitely makes more sense in the morning and evening social media posts as it was originally done. I listened to the audiobook, which was a lot of positivity all at once! That‘s okay, though. I‘m glad I got to partake. I had many laugh-out-loud and shiver moments listening to these affirmations. Hearing the author say them was special.

I‘ve read other composers‘ letters like Schubert, Mozart, Mendelssohn. For some reason, these didn‘t really draw me in. Possibly because his letters are quite long. It seems like he was in love with Tytus. There was a lot of interesting historical/cultural/political information. He talked a lot about his failing health toward the end.
“You know how I have longed to feel our national music, and to some extent have succeeded in feeling it.”

A very well-written biography. Written in an engaging way, even with cliffhanger-like chapter endings. Daphne du Maurier was not what I expected. In her youth, she reminded me of an F. Scott Fitzgerald character—well-to-do, pretty, tortured. She was surprisingly unempathetic as a person in all aspects of relationships with people.

This book is really great and fitting if you‘ve experienced unexpected loss. I wouldn‘t say it fits all kinds of grief, but it is the best book I‘ve read specifically for that kind of grief. I was nodding my head through most of this book in agreement and understanding.

That‘s one of my favorite lines in one of my favorite stories (The Masque of the Red Death). “Which embrace three thousand and six hundred seconds of the times that flies.”

I listened to the audiobook, and I loved it. I love the character and quirk he brings to antiquarian book selling. Like the categories of customers—Smaug, Vampire, Book Runner, Cryptid, Spindleman, Ancient, and Suited Gentlemen. Very funny and lively take on it.

Well-written biography. Bit long, I think. Some topics seemed obliquely related to Lombardi‘s life like the whole West Point academic dishonesty and expulsion scandal with Blaik. Marie‘s pregnancy complications were heartbreaking. The biography portrays the good and the bad and everything in between of his life and personality.

Definitely a good one for the fall season. All of them just a bit creepy that leave you feeling unsettled in an interesting way. I love her writing style. I wouldn‘t say I necessarily enjoyed the characters or plot of the stories as much as the style and feel.

A lot of statistics that mostly go over my head, but cool to have a concise collection of accomplishments of the Packers. Some fun facts: Cheesehead was originally a derogatory term for Wisconsinites via Illinois. We embraced it. Lombardi retired from coaching but stayed on as general manager. Lambeau Field was dubbed the frozen tundra after the ice bowl of 1967. Leroy Butler was the originator of the Lambeau Leap.

Definitely fits the cozy category. Doesn‘t mean there weren‘t moments of distress but satisfying ending. A lot of cute for people who love books, baking, gardens, and magic. Love the designation of garden plants as book genres. That chapter with the tree spirit bears was beautiful. Initially the narrative felt kind of cold to me. Like I couldn‘t really connect with Kielan but didn‘t even think of it by the middle and through the end.

Pretty complimentary for an unauthorized biography, I‘d say. Of course, it‘s not complete as this was in honor of his return to basketball after his stint with baseball. Informative, varied, interesting.

Loved it. I started reading Emily Henry with Book Lovers on audiobook and absolutely loved it. Wasn‘t as big a fan of Happy Place. Big fan of this one. Her writing is so clever and sassy and fun with lovable characters. Soul searching was great in here. Setting was enjoyable.

I read it cover to cover, but good reference book. I would have liked maps, there were none. State of the Art, Tourist Information, and Road Trip sidebars were unnecessary as well as Canadian provinces. I now most want to visit Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Washington, and Hawaii. I knew I already wanted to see Washington.

Thank you for the free book, @penguinrandomhouse and @zeitgeistpublishing! This book removed any fear I had of tarot. I learned that tarot cards do not predict or tell the future but confirms intuition. It seems like more of a reflective exercise. There are no innately negative cards and no spirits lurking in them. There's a lot of opportunity for creativity: making your own cards, your own spreads, your own interpretations.

Thank you so much to @penguinrandomhouse and @zeitgeistpublishing for this free book! I‘m a pianist and music teacher. First, I loved the illustrations in here. Second, I love how many songs are in here - the full gamut of traditional Christmas carols. It would have been nice to see more contemporary updates. The non-middle C hand position is odd. The stretching pinky to pinky isn‘t great technique. I like the fun facts.

Read this ARC on NetGalley. I liked the art style, it had a soft quality to it. The story kept coming back to a song to deal with big feelings. Even as a musician and music teacher, I had a hard time figuring out the rhythm of the lyrics. It would be a nice feature of the book to have the song audio somewhere, even just as a link provided in the back of the book like the parenting resources.

SO GOOD!!! It gets even better on multiple readings. I even had to pause after each chapter just to let the cleverness, character fun, and plot development sink in and appreciate. I did come to this story and all of Jane Austen after falling in love with the 2005 movie, so I am still comparing it to those scenes that I see and hear in my head, which is quite faithful to the book. So many great, direct lines.

Love how that‘s worded

Preach, Elizabeth, preach! I feel that 😩

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Re-reading Pride and Prejudice. Love that first line so much 🥰

Very dense, especially the last third or so. I can‘t say I‘ve read any other metabiographies, as the author describes the genre, so perhaps this is par for the course. I did learn some things, though.

There were some interesting and enlightening moments, but it didn‘t feel very profound to me. It‘s about a mom, son, and daughter. The son works at a warehouse but his head is in the movies and poetry and the clouds. The daughter is debilitatingly shy, has uneven legs, and only cares for her glass menagerie and Victrola. The mom is overly ambitious for the both of them.

Loved it. Quick, engaging read. I enjoyed learning about both Leonard and Bill through this book. A lot of great stories about their friendship. As a Star Trek fan, I did appreciate that a lot of it was about Star Trek.

Fantastic book. Flows well and kept me engaged the whole way. It was primarily about the whole process of the film, A Star is Born, but it also provided history on the two previous versions as well as the Streisand Version. It also ended up being a biography of Judy Garland and recollections from her daughter, Lorna, the author with Vance. I‘ve always loved the film and Judy Garland‘s voice, so it was a great book for me to read.

Fantastic. Concise, enlightening collection of women in science. I had heard of only 10 out of 50 of these women, several because of the Stuff You Missed in History podcast. The artwork is colorful but the faces are a little too caricatured for my liking with the weird lips and noses. I like the fun facts and quotes surrounding the main text. It‘s a little overwhelming to look at, but I like the information.

Not really what I was expecting. It was more like an exploration of religions and mythologies and stories.