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I read 2x Meg Wolitzer novels last yr -one I enjoyed (The Female Persuasion) and one I adored (The Wife) so thought I‘d try her debut.
Published whilst she was still at Brown, this is a story of 3 college roommates, obsessed with poetry and death, and an affair and obsession that uncovers a disturbing past.
I‘ve seen some say it‘s a little dated, but I love a campus set story, and it fits a #pop19 prompt 👍

My husband and I are reading a book together every month. He picked 6 of his favorite books, and I picked 6 of mine. We write the titles on slips of paper put them in a jar and pick 3 random slips at a time. At the end of the month we discuss the book.
Jan-The Magician's Nephew C.S. Lewis (My pick)
Feb-Sleepwalking Meg Wolitzer (His Pick)
Mar-Burned Ellen Hopkins (My pick)
Will be interesting,we have completely differnt tastes in books. :)

Happy Monday. I'm am so 😴 this morning from staying up late last night reading. I hope everyone has a great week.

I've just finished a long list of reading obligations. "Sleepwalking" is the first book I've read of my own choosing in far too long. The freedom was delicious.

I love Meg Wolitzer ("The Interestings" is one of my favorite novels) & her debut did not disappoint. Claire, a "death girl," is on a quest to understand her favorite suicidal poet & herself. It's about her latent, hopeful desire to see the world as something other than a "deathscape."

"Without company, misery turns to sorrow, and sorrow turns inward, curling up in some damp, dark corner... The death girls had a sort of buddy system going... [They] counted off each night, making sure that everyone was okay and that no one was missing, spiritually speaking."

"The idea of simile especially pleased her; the fact that something could be compared to something else in a way that was far-fetched and yet *true* made her feel that there just had to be a certain connectedness among all the things in the world."

This isn't the greatest picture I've ever taken, but I'm pretty sure it's the one that best describes my natural state. It sums up most of the days of my life: in front of a window, trying to drink in the scant natural light New England has to offer, literally sitting on top of a heater -- with a book (obviously).

Oh, summer... you can't come soon enough! ☀️🌊

"The night before I would select a poem to be read in the morning, and I would put the book on my night table with a leather bookmark tucked into the right place. When I woke up I would slowly remember the poem waiting for me, and I would open the book and read it lying there in my bed, barely awake. I didn't even get up to brush my teeth or pee or anything but just read the poem through, and it really made me feel good."

Visited NYC for the first time this weekend, and all I got was this sweet book loot. 📚🗽#buffythevampireslayer #btvs #megwolitzer #tuckeverlasting #nataliebabbit #oscarwilde #pussygrabsback @strandbookstore