pickThis was so depressing but it also felt true. The family was a nightmare. Parts of this felt like overreaching. The Author described the landscape well.
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The Bones of Paradise: A Novel | 
pickThis was so depressing but it also felt true. The family was a nightmare. Parts of this felt like overreaching. The Author described the landscape well.
#TBRtemptation post! Came across this thicker title, published only a few months ago, and its synopsis got me wanting to buy it. Do all of these books think money grows on trees?! It takes place on the Nebraska frontier right after Wounded Knee & focuses on 2 women: Dulcinea, whose estranged husband, J.B., was killed; and Rose, whose Native American sister was killed alongside J.B. The two seek answers in an epic plot. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎
so-soI wanted to love this, I really did. Everything was in my wheelhouse except for the jumpy writing style. If I have to flip the pages more than once because I thought I missed something, there might be something wrong. I'm still recommending this though, despite it not working for me.
Full review over on Goodreads.
Starting a completely random pick off of Overdrive, I've never heard of this author before. I've got high hopes though as it sounds amazing, at least.
Picked these up as ARC's at work. Anyone have opinions on any of these titles? They all look interesting .. can't wait to start them! 🤓🍁📚
pickRiveting, brutal, and deeply powerful, this is the story of two families - one Lakota, one white - and the tragedy that links them. Agee has crafted a masterpiece with a plot that's as winding as her lyrical sentences. This story of vengeance, guilt, love, and betrayal is set ten years after the massacre at Wounded Knee, and the characters are as scarred as the land in which they dwell. I can't recommend this highly enough. #litsyfeature
When your library book is overdue and there's a big hold list...and you just don't care. I've got to finish this one tonight! #overdue
When your library book is overdue and there's a big hold list...and you just don't care. I've got to finish this one tonight! #overdue
This book is beautifully crafted and this line, a message from a dead Lakota woman's spirit, just broke my heart. #whenhistoryhurts #biblioweekend
Trying to find my groove for the #biblioweekend
I should probably finish the other books I have going.
Nah, I'm going to start a new one instead.
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I'm contemplating making this my next print read. Has anyone read it? Thoughts?
This is soooooo me. Late 1800s, northern plains, family saga, strong women, rough life. "It was midmorning in early May when J. B. Bennett crested the hill, stopped, and surveyed the little Sand Hills meadow where the windmill was slowly clanking in a wobbly circle."
so-soThis book had some truly terrific moments that really placed the reader in time and location beautifully. However, the author needed to provide a more plausible reason for a mother/ wife to leave her sons/ beloved husband for ten years. The book is a good read but not superlative.
