Welcome to Litsy!

Do you have perfection?

This book addresses a very important topic and let me tell you this: you do not need perfection, you are already perfect the way you are ❤️

Claire North writes about a very important topic and added a fantastical element to it. Which fits just perfectly.

I prefer the English title to the German one, the original cover is also more fitting, but otherwise the transaction and audiobook adaptation are well done.

#BookCoverChallenge
Day 187.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

#TBRPile 📚 “They said, when they died, that all they could hear was the screaming.”

Any bets on whether I can actually read the entire book before book club via Zoom on Thursday? It‘s a hefty 494 pages. Oh, and it‘s my #doublespin for #bookspin. @TheAromaofBooks

This is quite good and just a touch sad in concluding that the power of memory is that which keeps you engaged in society. North‘s idea in this book is as strong as Harry A; she is able to maintain it from start to finish while keeping her writing equally fluid. Where it falls short for me is the ground it covers. With the scandals the world has faced recently her data mining Armageddon is equal to a Pierce Brosnan 007.

Having a hard time putting this down- will I forget about it if I do?
Is it ironic that I am reading this on a digital device...

Really enjoying this book- reading between things- it ends up keeping me transfixed. Love the twists and turns even if I feel plot bits are spinning off and away...

Quite the story here. There‘s a ton going on in this book and will likely require a re-read or two to get the full gist of it. Definitely an intriguing story. The writing itself was a bit different and took some getting used to. Liked Harry August better but still a worthwhile read.

3.5/5

I loved The First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August. Hoping this one is even half as good as that.

#falsehope #NoFemmeber
This was a good read, if slightly sad and poignant 😔

#BookMail Pt2 This one is by the same author as The First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August. Hope is 16yrs old when she starts to disappear. First it‘s her father forgetting to take her to school, then her mother starts setting the table for three instead of four, until everybody forgets her completely. What do you do with your life then? Well, Hope turns to a life of crime, which honestly, wouldn‘t most of us? Can‘t wait to read this.

Read this because it won the 2017 World Fantasy Award.

Liked it much better than Henry August, but it was so emotionally taxing it took a while to get through.

Author realized the threat of user data monetization by big corporations such as Facebook before the recent scandal broke. Wish I could say she's a prophet, but she didn't say anything people didn't know at the time. Very happy the apathy about these issues is paused for the moment.

With 2 hours to midnight (PST), I finished my last book of 2017! A strange rumination on humanity, memory, social media, and the quest for perfection. A good one to close out this year. Ready for 2018!

I started this morning with 4 books in various stages of completion. Finished 2 today. Hoping to finish the rest before the New Year starts. I'm feeling pretty confident I can make this happen. Charlie's goals however are a little less lofty: sleep, eat dog biscuits, go back to sleep.

"Do you have Perfection?"

Fans of the show Black Mirror may very well love this book. I know I'm certainly enjoying it! It's messing with my head and making be want to delete all my social media accounts (expect Litsy of course). ?

Eating: lemon poppyseed cake, rosemary shortbread
Drinking: Smith Meadow tea

Why yes I am wrapped in an electric blanket and eating chocolates in bed thank you very much! #indulge

Has anyone read this one? My dad recommended it to me. My dad never recommends books. I have no idea if it's going to be good or not. Initial thoughts: I am a little confused about what's happening so far but intrigued. Will keep reading for now.

I want to give nothing away, this book is great! It grabbed my attention right away and did not let it go until I had finished reading it. Aside from the plot, there are some excellent cultural references. It's at times funny and sad.

You will not be sorry to have read this!

I really liked this book. I didn't think I would like it as much as I did but it was a very different story.

Another library haul!

I picked up The Sudden Appearance of Hope for my husband, who loved The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by the same author.

The UK cover of The Vegetarian is pretty. That one is for ME!

I 💗 claire north's books - clever fantastical world's within our own, really gripping stories amazingly well written. I'm a third of the way through The Sudden Appearance Of Hope and its soooo good, I both can't wait to finish it and don't want it to end!! #clairenorth #scifi

I'd go back and forth between consuming the story and putting the book down and not touching it for a day or two. Hope was a compelling narrator, if not always reliable. I really did appreciate how imperfect she was as a character and the sometimes manic stream of conscious she had. While intriguing and compulsively readable, there were far too many parts of the story that dragged the narrative down.

What starts out as an exciting idea (the ability to not be remembered once someone leaves your presence) becomes quite a sad story really. To live on your own, no friends, no family; to have no one to remember anything that you've said or done. There is excitement to this story as well, however! A search, a chase, treachery, murder. A very thought-provoking story.

Got some time to kill before work. There are parts of this story so far that drag, but Hope's story is so compelling I keep pushing through.

Haunting. I have a feeling I'll be thinking about Hope for a long time. It's a long read but worth it.

😳 I knew this, but hadn't thought of it explicitly. It's amazing what you learn from a book 😉

Found this gem downstairs on our "free to a good home" table at work.

Loved this book. The author has a brilliant imagination, still thinking about Hope.

Next one off the tbr pile 😀

It's yì, actually....

I need to spend more time reading cause I'm really loving this! #ClaireNorth #thesuddenappearanceofhope #currentlyreading #photos

The first book of my #readcation is done. I'm hoping to make a bit of a dent in my tbr, even in my library tbr would be something, but it's going a little more slowly than I'd hoped. I'll do a proper review later as I'm gathering my thoughts but this book was fascinating. #librarylove

My cat is keeping me company while I read 🐱

I borrowed this from the Library and just started it yesterday. Only 30 pages in but I think it's going to be really interesting. I love the idea I'm excited to see where the story goes! #ClaireNorth #TheSuddenAppearanceofHope #currentlyreading #photo

This book seems like Claire North/Catherine Webb imagined what it would be like if the Silence was actually a British girl. With that said, I loved the book and really felt for Hope.

I am #currentlyreading the new Claire North book! I loved her two other books (particularly The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August), so I'm looking forward to digging into this one. #augustphotochallenge

Three new beautiful hardbacks have found their way into my house. I swear I don't know how that keeps happening. 😂

Bus was running late had to cancel my appointment ( again 🙄) so I'm back home and I have decided to read this book that my 17 year old cat Nikie is fabulously modeling for me with her paws crossed. I hope the book is as good as the presentation. Akkkk 3/4 of one cup of soda w/ caffiene- I'm wired!

I couldn't hang with this book beyond 70 pages...it needed editing & I lost interest quick! Seemed a god premise. #somewinsomelose 😖

Next read. Bookmark designed by Sam Osborne, find her on IG and Etsy, an awesome designer and illustrator.

Clare North is purple to me, hence the placement. I love purple, and well, she's a purple littérateur.

Evening reading! Anyone read it yet? I know Millay hasn't read it. (Not because she's a cat -she's just too much of a lit snob. 😂)

Library haul 💚

Femininity can jump in the ocean and drown

Whoever you are: these are my words. This is my truth. Listen and remember me.

God I love Claire North! A perfectly plausible semi-scifi tale for the social media age.

I felt I should have liked this more than I did. The essential plot was good but full of unneeded side trips. A bit sloppy and uneven. Overall I enjoyed it but was a bit underwhelmed.

Perfection = No Original Thought.