The One-Eyed Man | 
pickFun book. First half was great. Loved the back story with the main character and his wife ... the love and drama and him finding her cancer ... heart wrenching. Once it moved into the reality tv space I started to feel disconnected from the plot and characters. Still love Ron's writing style.
I'm really enjoying this book, that I just happened to pick up at the library because I was intrigued by the cover. My chocolate raspberry coffee is a delicious accompaniment on this dreary, rainy Saturday morning. ☕ #coffeeandabook
Recommended to me by Emily Russo of Print Bookstore in Portland, ME. Very engaging so far!
so-soAfter the death of his wife, fortysomething K. finds he can only view things literally. This has various results: he gets beat-up, saves a life, becomes a media celebrity, and lands a reality show called "America, You Stupid."
Armed with fact, K exposes retail giants, gun nuts, racists, GMO-haters, the left, the right, the average. It's a very NOW book. And like most satire, it's great at pointing out absurdities but short on solutions or hope.
Oh Sarah, your husband, K., will #missyou so much he reads everything there is to read at the library. His form of autism will make him stay at a broken do not walk sign for 4 hours where he eventually gets caught on tape stopping a robbery across the street. This will lead to a reality show where he is a counterpoint to every topic. He will meet a new woman and what started as funny will take a dark turn after he confronts the NRA. #rocktober
About half hour into this audiobook and I'm already cracking up. Total mood lifter.
pickThere is no way I could do this book justice with a review. But what I will do is give a shoutout to Edana from Octavia Butler's Kindred who every time she came back from the past went to the library to better prepare herself for the next time. To all the people of Litsy who read books to educate themselves, and give themselves a better understanding of things they may not agree with, this book said to me, we need more of you now more than ever.
This book is blowing my mind. Some philosophy, some anger, a lot of truth, one of the sweetest uses of Clearly Canadian (orchard peach flavor) in a chapter, and I'm only half way through.
Starting this now (it's out 3/7). There's approximately a 100 percent chance I'm going to love this.
The only reason I bought an #ereader a few years ago was because of NetGalley and Edelweiss. I still only use my Nook to read freebies and the occasional library book -- I just like holding books more and if I'm going to spend money, it's important to me that I do it at local bookstores. Here's a little peek at my galleys. I can be a little lazy at getting through them in a timely manner. #SeasonsReadings2016
Because @jcgoody gave me a shoutout, here's a shoutout back thanking him for inviting me to an amazing author's dinner with Ron Currie! Super good conversation abt politics, books, James Cameron, etc with Ron has me totally stoked to read this Strand favorite author's new book. Literally. Our staff loves him.
Today's plans. ❤️👓📚
