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I really liked some of the essays in this one. Others were just meh. But that‘s usually how it is with this kind of book. Overall it wasn‘t a bad choice for June‘s #AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

These were interesting essays, some more than others of course. I especially liked her descriptions of her cat Pard 😺 and her wry observations on different aspects of modern life: feminism, consumerism, aging, the state of the publishing industry, and other random thoughts. I highlighted 23 quotes, which is a high number for me. It‘s especially poignant that she died only about six weeks after the book was published.

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I enjoyed the first half of this essay collection more than the second half. This is my first book by this author. I may read another before the end of the month.
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#JoysOfJune (book 7)

This collection of Le Guin‘s blog posts was hit or miss for me. I loved the first part, especially when she discusses aging and I am always here for a cat story. The later entries I was less enthralled by but I appreciated being reminded about how much I enjoy having an essay collection to dip in and out of. A light #authoramonth pick.

Filtering my Libby wishlist to "available now" and counting to the #BookSpin numbers gave me LeGuin non-fiction and a new to me author I've been wanting to read. Very excited for both!

Thanks @TheAromaofBooks!

#WeRemember #UrsulaKLeGuin and her last publication.

If you only know Ursula K. Le Guin‘s great fiction, I suggest you treat yourself to some of her essays. Rather late in life she decided to try blogging, and many of the pieces in this collection began on her blog. From essays on literature like “Papa H” about Homer to the more frequent musings about language, traditions, & experiences, Le Guin‘s candor and charm convey her thought-provoking insights with swift surety. I enjoyed the collection.

This was a perfect listen for a day of driving around, delivering diapers and groceries to community members!

Such a lovely, beautifully written group of essays on the most mundane yet interesting topics! It felt like a conversation with a very smart, very kind friend. From cats and boiled eggs to misquoted words and correspondences, this was a very unexpectedly light and charismatic book.

#2021 #WomenAuthors #Essays

I don‘t have many wise older women in my life, but luckily for me I can read this book of essays (columns? Blogs?) containing Ursula K Leguin‘s thoughts on life, death, ageing, writing and... cats. Just wish I could have known her IRL cos you soon feel you could listen to her for hours. There were a couple that didn‘t gel for me but that is always the way with essays. There were others where I took notes, sat and THUNK... 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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In the midst of the pandemic we finally, after months of trying, bought a new house in a new place last week. And now I find myself trapped in a house of boxes, with a little boy with complex needs plus his brother and baby brother, and husband who‘s work (and pay) stopped indefinitely the day we moved. It is tough, there‘s no time for books or any self care now I am full time carer of 4 but... this view 😍 stay sane everyone ❤️❤️

This is a collection of essays and anecdotes by the famous science ficton / fantasy author. It was published in 2017 just before Ursula died in January 2018 at the age of 88. She crams a lot of goodness in the ~200 pages. This was a fun read from cover to cover, her essays are as wonderful as you would expect from a great artist.

This is a collection of essays about everything from writing to aging to Le Guin's cat, Pard. I found these by turns delightful, charming, hilarious, acerbic, sad, poignant...all beautifully written. I didn't always agree with things she said (or talked about doing) in her essays, but I was always engaged.

Love these cartoons 😊📚🥰

New books! 3 from Books Inc. in Mountain View, and one from a friend. Which to start once I finish my current book (the wonderful Memory Called Empire) ? 🤔 #bookhaul

I have been in such a huge reading slump these past few months. I‘ve tried several books, but nothing seemed to stick and in the slump I stayed. But it seems like the blog entries of Ursula K. Le Guin may be what pulls me out of it! She‘s fantastically wry, and her takes on old age, as well as her cat stories, are a breath of fresh air. So far she‘s been a wonderful reading slump companion.

I‘d only previously read Le Guin‘s fiction so I wasn‘t sure what to make of this book of essays. However, she‘s observant and funny so it‘s a worthy read.

I didn‘t read Le Guin‘s blog when she was actually writing it, so it was with a bit of chagrin that I picked up this volume of posts collected from her site. This is a really good selection of posts ranging from the life of a writer, aging, a little lit theory, and a number of posts about her cat, Pard (as befits the writer of Catwings).

At times, this collection is less “formal” than some of Le Guin‘s other work, both in subject matter and format (blog posts). However, much of it is on topics just as serious and well thought out as her other work, and feels current and important. I enjoyed reading this in conjunction with May Sarton‘s writing - two brilliant and well-spoken older women, huzzah!

#FallIntoReading Day 28: This is just a sampler of my #ShelfieNov as I prepare for our upcoming #WomenReadWomen2019 reading theme, arranged across our quarterly reading themes for 2019. All these babies are written by women. This is going to be an exciting and super interesting year.

seems like a timely read...

I've never read any Ursula K. Le Guin but I've heard good things. Picked this out on Audible and had no idea what to expect. Totally worth it for Chapter 9: Will You Please F***ing Stop! So many creative uses of the F word.

I loved listening to this one. Le Guin‘s essays range in topic from her cat Pard, to feminism, politics, and so much in between. I felt like I was having tea with an old friend.

Today my #audio watering was much more pleasant. Yesterday the hose burst and I got soaked 😂. At least I was in my work-out clothes and not ready for work!

I‘m loving this delightful selection of essays by LeGuin. Some are on getting older, some on politics, some on writing. I‘m about 1/3 through and finding it soothing for the soul.

Drinking some lemon tea - with a Stroopwafel -while finishing this lovely book of essays by Ursula K. LeGuin and doing laundry. I will miss her intelligence and imagination. The Earthsea series was the first fantasy that I read as a child. I have been hooked ever since.

There were also two physics books my husband got, but he‘s off somewhere else with them.

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1. Sunday is my birthday and something is being planned but I don‘t know what 😬
3. Paris, Prague, Florence
4. Sloths all the way. I‘ve held a baby sloth
5. 88

Still on the first chapter and loving it ❤️

This should be enlightening

Written in 2014 *sobs*

I am enjoying Ursula LeGuin's writings about her cat.

How I love Ursula and hate that there will be no more thoughtful essays

I have been on such a memoir/essays kick lately! Here are the latest ones I snagged from the library! I never used to read them, and then I stumbled into Wild by Cheryl Strayed last year and now I cant seem to get enough of them! I find them to be comforting and inspiring and oftentimes hilarious! What are some of your favorite memoirs or collections of essays? I still think my favorite thus far is Furiously Happy, by Jenny Lawson! 😀📚💞

Anxious to start this one out.

It's so beautiful out today! Almost 70 degrees and it finally feels like Spring has arrived! Enjoying some tea and Ursula Le Guin on my balcony! 🌞

Tacy will read this next! I will miss Ursula Le Guin.Her last book of essays , just stunning.She covers so much ground , travel , literature, politics, belief ,aging, her cat Pard.Part of the joy of reading them was how she still loved to wonder and theorize about the world even over the age of 80.What challenges are ahead as we age are a mystery,I hope I have even a quarter of her vigor if I make it that far.

No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters is bittersweet, having been published one month before the death of author Ursula Le Guin, one of America's foremost fantasy writers. She writes with depth and brilliance about aging, feminism, technology, beauty, and a special but naughty rescue cat named Pard. With very little time to spare, Le Guin left us this gift. Savor these essays slowly, to get every morsel of wisdom into your head and heart.

“My fears come down to fear of not being safe (as if anyone is ever safe) and of not being in control (as if I ever was in control). Does the fear of being unsafe and not in control express itself as anger, or does it use anger as a kind of denial of the fear?”

1. Too many, latest add is the tagged book.
2. My case
3. Lunchtime at work and at bed time so I don‘t keep the hubs awake.
#kindlequestions @Lova

I‘ve never read Le Guin, but know how prolific she was. I stumbled upon this book & picked it up when I saw the section titled “The Lit Biz”. I may have come for the bookish parts, but it was the essays about her cat Pard & her take on culture & society that make this one memorable. It‘s a collection of her blog posts. I only wish more people wrote blog posts like these. If you like short thoughtful, sometimes sentimental, essays check it out.

No Time to Spare: Thinking about What Matters by Ursula K. Le Guin is a collection of blog posts from the author about ideas such as old age, children, and literature. I love the author's writing. It is funny, witty, and makes you think as well. I'm sad that the author has passed away. However, I am glad I discovered her writings. I am going to be reading her other books as well.

Such an interesting collection of blog posts by Ursula K. Le Guin. She talks about life, literature, family, her beloved cat Pard, fan mail, politics, aging, swearing, the ceremony of a soft boiled egg, and more. Delightful. I haven't really read anything else by her, but she's such a smart and amazing writer, and her passing is indeed a gigantic loss to the literary world. I'll be devouring more of her work soon.