Welcome to Litsy!

I finished this over the weekend. I don't think it would appeal to everyone, since it was relatively light on plot. Or maybe there was too much plot and not enough of a structure? At any rate, I enjoyed it.

#deviledeggday
1. Tagged
2. Poached medium with homemade hollandaise.
3. Traditional Ukrainian decorated eggs are made using real eggs that are either raw or hard boiled. The raw ones are more difficult to make as they are more fragile. They also take many hours or days to complete.

This novel is, quite literally, meandering. Convinced she‘s a changeling, Vivian, a neurodivergent woman, wanders the streets of Dublin all day in search of the places where the walls between worlds are thinnest so she can reverse the fairies‘ switch and go back home. She draws the shape of her route when she returns to her house (inherited from a deceased aunt). Sometimes, her route is a teacup; sometimes half the letter “T” in cursive. 👇🏻

“I head to the National Museum, because sometimes nothing will do but to walk on a mosaic floor.”

#wonderouswednesday
@Eggs 🍁
Thank you for always thinking of me @DarkMina 🖤
You are the best!
1. This month just #bookspinbingo and the #shesaid group read. Loving Hood Feminism.
2. I love Broccoli 🥦 and this time of year zucchini 🥒
3. My amazing bestfriend. She has really been my ride or die. I would be lost without her.

1. I tend to guess twists a lot of the time. 2. Redwall (fav childhood one); Shopaholic 3. I‘m a fan of rom coms with love triangles, or a good buddy story. 4. I‘m grateful for my littles, who love books and make me laugh. @BookishTrish @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego

This book is a celebration of language—of quirky words, odd phrases, groups of vowels and consonants! At first, the book reminded me a bit of #Elinor Oliphant. I enjoyed the MC‘s unusual way of seeing things but wished that she had more support around her. Vivian is delightful but never bathes and is caught in a delusion pressed upon her by her abusive father. The end is hopeful, as she plans an adventure with a friend.

#wonderouswednesday @Eggs Love this one!
1. I listen to all kinds of genres. Its the same with my book taste. I can't stick with one genre for too long or I get bored.
2. The summer I turned 13 my Grandma, my aunt, my two cousins and I went on a road trip to CA.
3. I think I prefer being an adult.
4. A text from my bestfriend, a good cup of coffee, a snuggle with my dog, some, you can find a bright spot in the little joys life has to offer.

@Andrew65 thanks for hosting — I am happy to join! My goal will be to try and read for 24 hours by the deadline AND finish more of my verse books for #575PMRChallenge #EasterExtravaganza

A finish! Eggshells is the August selection for my RL book club. I listened to this one and am so glad I did because the Irish accent never gets old. I started out really enjoying the writing style and all of Vivian's odd thoughts and behaviors, which are often humorous as she tries to connect with people. It's like a stream of consciousness and introverted me could relate to Vivian in many ways. But, it stretched a bit too long. 3.5/5 🌟

I love second-hand bookshops for the same reason. I love the mystery and the possibilty. Each book tells not only the story between its pages, but the stories of all its previous owners.

I think i have finally found my first tattoo! It's a tri-fold quote!

Refreshing. Hard not to start with armchair diagnoses but that's the beauty of it. We don't need to know absolutely everything to enjoy what is in front of us. We can find happiness in the simplest of things, often those very things we typically take for granted. This book is filled with terrific 1-2 line quotes that stand on their own, too!

It's about a woman who is coping with her life the only way she knows how. Who are we to judge her?

Kinda reading related... but not really.

All I want to do right now is curl up in bed with my kindle and just chill out. But no. I'm powering through sinus pain, and studying for my stats exam. It's finals for the next 3 weeks, so reading for pleasure isn't really an option. Although, I am really loving the last book we are reading in my Lit class, so that's my silver lining right now (which is tagged).

I really hate stats.

Pray for me, ya'll.

So surprised that I am actually enjoying this required reading for my literature class! I'm only five chapters in and absolutely love it! As a special education major, this is really an interesting read so far!

#sped

Next up in #booked2019 with a handmade bookmark. I should be reading my book club book but I really want to start this...

I gsve it a try.. couldn't get into the story

"There's a sudden smack of blue and the postman comes out of a house further down the terrace. He's moving in and out of houses like a needle stitching a hem." Quirky & quotable. Loving this so far...

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This is a very odd book. I was considering bailing on it, but I'm already 1/2 way through, so I'll keep at it.
I keep hoping for some real details of Vivian's life. I don't understand exactly what is the deal with her.
This was an Irish Book of the Year Finalist...so there's got to be more to this. She's stuck in a world of her making.
Does she need medication? 🤔

I like quirky characters, but the MC here goes way beyond quirky. She believes (and her parents believed) that she is a changeling. The book documents her various attempts to return to Faerie. She roams town testing various myths and baffling everyone she meets. The writing style and narration were great, but the story is a bit meandering and pointless. The MC is a sympathetic character, but I was left wondering if she was mentally ill/disabled.

Or this one is available in audio. Alana Kerr Collins narrates this one. The decisions, the decisions to make...

I've seen mixed reactions to this, but the Irish setting is calling to me. Reading on the porch today because it's going to start raining any second now.

Of course, what else is there to do on Saturday night besides spend too much money on books!?! 😅😅😅

I really wanted to like this one, and I did in a way. It was very wonderfully wierd but it didn't let up enough for me to really get into it. Maybe if I was in a different mood I would have kept going.

I was on Amazon the other day and this came up as a suggestion. I read the description and instantly wanted to read it. I'm all about quirky characters who feel like they don't fit in. I can't wait to dive in and see where this book takes me!

Waiting for an out of town friend to arrive with this odd little book.

“Whimsical and different, this novel‘s humor hooked me. Vivian is an eccentric, living in Dublin and searching for a place where she can feel she belongs. How can you help but love a character who checks every wardrobe for Narnia and every yellow road for an Emerald City? This novel movingly explores the outcasts and the different among us, showing that they are only hoping to fit in and find a friend.”
Linda Quinn, Fairfield Public Library

This book is filled with tons of quirky delights. Like this one. 😆

Of course my #litsypartyofone would be interrupted with an 8-hour work shift. On the plus side, the mister is off snowmobiling for the weekend, so I can stay up late and party like the crazy animal that I am. 😆

Current reading is quite delightful.