#AyUpAugust
One from the #TBR today, “ #stop that girl” , a #BlameitonLitsy purchase that has been hanging out on my kindle for way to long! But it does sound really good...... 😊💕
Cinfhen I‘ve never heard of this book before!! It does sound good! 5y
Stop That Girl: Fiction | 
#AyUpAugust
One from the #TBR today, “ #stop that girl” , a #BlameitonLitsy purchase that has been hanging out on my kindle for way to long! But it does sound really good...... 😊💕
pickA collection of 9 vignettes make up Stop That Girl: A Life in Stories. I loved Ann from the very beginning, and her dysfunctional family. Each vignette is a story from Ann's life. It's written chronologically, starting when she's around 8 years old, with stories of adventures with her crazy grandmother, her time at school and then college, all these stories random but highlighting the adult she will become👇🏻
I'm off to bed with this fantastic book. And I'm shamelessly going to eat this bag of my favourite chocolate! If I'm sleeping by 4 I'll be happy. Goodnight Littens ❤️📚😘
My #litsomnia has been particularly awful the last / weeks. It's after 4.30am and I'm sitting writing lists of books to buy...yeah like I need more, but so many great books I've stacked lately. So I'm starting on this as my 'recommended by...' for my Litsy bingo challenge. This has been highly recommended by @shawnmooney will hopefully read a few pages and go to fucking sleep ( in the words of Samuel L Jackson 😂)
pickMy love for McKenzie's The Portable Veblen bordered on the obsessive, so I was excited and nervous to try this, her first novel (in stories). What a delight it was, too! Brash, spunky Ann captured my heart straightaway; days after finishing, I'm still wrapped around her little finger. (The adult Ann stories were slightly less engaging.) Three generations of dysfunction, probed with humor and insight: a big gulp of zany, fresh, literary air.
#Marchintoreading #marchtbr books I'll definitely read this month and the rest will depend on my mood ❤️📚
Many writers describe their main character's abode in detail; to be honest, my eyes usually glaze over and I sometimes even skim such descriptive passages. Elizabeth McKenzie's preoccupation with 'home', however, is of an altogether different quality. 💜❤
This hilarious story about the main character's zany grandma encountering Ginsberg takes me back to a poignant memory (yes, @LeahBergen, this is another you-know-what). In April 1997 I visited my 101-year-old grandma for the last time. She knew me one moment, had no idea who I was the next. She even flirted with me in such a young, vigorous, ribald tone of voice I was speechless. (...continued below)
I know I said that last quote would be the last quote today from this novel. Guess what? I LIED.
Last quote from this book today, I promise – it's knocking my socks off as I sit here reading before bed. Oh my God!
Those of you who loved The Portable Veblen will recognize the fascination with typewriters. ❤❤
"For crying out loud" - that takes me back...
OMG I love this girl already! I don't want her to stop at all! ❤❤
How excited am I to be beginning a backlist title by Elizabeth McKenzie, whose The Portable Veblen was one of my favorite reads last year? We're talking pee-my-pants levels of excitement!
