pickBrilliant! Quick story. Childhood and adolescence told through the eyes of a friend recounting his youth and the struggles of his friend. Interesting to get insights into growing up in rural and town middle America.
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pickBrilliant! Quick story. Childhood and adolescence told through the eyes of a friend recounting his youth and the struggles of his friend. Interesting to get insights into growing up in rural and town middle America.
so-soI'm not sure I fully followed this story.
I liked the idea bit feel I've missed much of it...
pickExquisite and kind of perfect, actually. The prose is crystalline, and the book isn‘t “minimalist” because the word feels twee here and even “subtle” is precious. Imagine another.
I‘m only three chapters in & already I‘m completely invested. It starts off strong and has a lot of heart. “I asked him one day what my mother was like. I knew what she was like as my mother but I thought it was time somebody told me what she was like as a person.”
“Between the way things used to be and the way they were now was a void that couldn‘t be crossed.”
“What strange and unlikely things are washed up on the shore of time.”
If all goes according to schedule this Litsy update should be done by 10AM tomorrow my time. 🤞Until then.. 💛❤️💙
Already too hot to read outside without melting, but I'm still going to take advantage of the quiet time. Hoping to finish this one this morning. #downtime Also my first attempt at #24in48, so we'll see how this goes. :)
Next up, a detour from my planned TBR list for July. This is why that TBR pile never gets smaller.
This month held a lot of ⭐️⭐️⭐️ books for me- but all were enjoyable reads! I vote Kevin as the most memorable for sure 😜
Now working on clearing my schedule for #BOTM day tomorrow so that I can focus my full attention! I have to mentally prepare myself for dealing with @Reviewsbylola for the next 48 hours as discussion on the book reveals ensues 🤣
#myreadingweek Picks for this week were The Color Purple (it feels weird to spell it that way!) and Autumn but they weren't the best for distracting me from current events so I'm thankful I also had the imagined worlds of Terry Pratchett and Cornelia Funke to escape to. #escapism #fantasyvsreality
"She was never a beautiful woman but neither was she as plain as she imagined. When this picture was taken she was head over heels in love with Tom Evans, but for some reason love, even of the most ardent and soul-destroying kind, is never caught by the lens of the camera. One would almost think it didn't exist."
The Woodridge Library in DC is open - and even had a local band playing songs from the Sound of Music! Pairs perfectly with a Sunday beer at the Public Option afterwards. It has been a long time since I went to the library so I * maybe * went a bit overboard. I promise not to be a jerk and will comply with the return policies at all times.
pickWhat a powerful and moving book! How did he managed it in such a short novel? Worth a read!
"No doubt Cain and Abel loved each other, in their way, quite as much as, or even more than, David and Jonathan."
Starting this little gem today. I've been meaning to read William Maxwell for ages!
