Welcome to Litsy!

“Everything she spoke of seemed informed by beauty. Death had nothing to do with it. Not even for those who were dead. Life was everything.”

#FaveBk‘24 #25Alive!

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

So much love for this book during #12Booksof2024 that I had to find out for myself!

It‘s the quiet story of Zorrie, a woman living in Indiana in the 20th century. Her life is a bittersweet one but she makes the most of it in her own way.

I kept waiting for something to happen during the first half, then surrendered to the gorgeous writing style and rhythm during the second half. That turned out to be a good idea! A pick for sure.

📸 Shiatsu

Looks like everybody in the world loved this book but I thought it was just ok. Not much dialogue, but a well drawn picture of rural life in Indiana in the 1900s. Our narrator Zorrie has a tough life farming, but she thrives, handling life‘s disappointments so well and moving through her life in a thoughtful way. Only 161 pages but I found myself wishing something, anything, interesting would happen to her.

#bookbracket #2024

2024 Book of the Year: Zorrie💚💚

#12BooksOf2024 May

@Andrew65

My pick for April‘s #12BooksOf2024 seems to be a popular one. 😉 Zorrie was an unexpected pleasure, a quiet story of resilience & a book I wouldn‘t have found without #SundayBuddyRead. It got a rare ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me.

Honorable Mentions were: A Psalm for the Wild-Built, The Second, Escaping Mr. Rochester & A First Time For Everything.

#12booksof2024 #April
Zorrie💛💛

How I loved this one! It was simply beautiful. Not my usual read, and one I read for #SundayBuddyRead in April, this follows Zorrie as she navigates life, from a young age up to her final years. It‘s bittersweet, and the pacing makes it absolutely perfect.

Incidentally, I read a companion of this book that came out very recently, and I did not enjoy it as much. There‘s just something about this slim novel that is breathtaking. #12BooksOf2024

November 1 ~ It‘s National Authors Day and I‘ve chosen a few of my favorites: clockwise from top left-Fiona Davis, Laird Hunt, L. M. Montgomery and William Kent Krueger.

Who are your favorites??

#DaysDevotedTo #Authors

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

A slice-of-life story about a woman's quiet, hard working lifetime, so lovely that it manages to be deeply sad yet not depressing.

#DoubleSpin

Zorrie is a beautiful example of quiet kindness and continuing to move forward, despite tragedy, sadness, loneliness and disappointment. Written in lovely prose, this novel is reflective and thought-provoking. Meant to be savored - a quick read would not do it justice. A wonderful selection for #SundayBuddyRead, @TheBookHippie . You really manage to find the gems! 👍💙
#Pantone2024 #ReadTheUSA2024 @aperfectmjk

Top left-9 yo granddaughter at award ceremony
Top middle-this wonderful book
Top rt-Little Bear playing dolls with big sister
Bottom left-another good HF
Bottom right-started putting quilt together

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1) cleaning & setting up my porch( plants, furniture, etc.)
2) Zorrie
3) My family is flying to CA for my niece‘s wedding & a family reunion 5/16-5/23. I can‘t wait!
#wondrouswednesday

Zorrie 💙

Favorite read of April. Thank you to @TheBookHippie for picking this for #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD & @Catsandbooks for this bracket.

Little Bear almost 9 months old!
My Belinda‘s Dream rose after rain ☔️ 🌹
Flower within a flower!

#WhatsNewWednesday

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

1. ⚾️
2. Zorrie
3. Celebrating my parents‘ 69th wedding anniversary 🎉🎉💙💙

Want to play @kelli7990 @KadaGul @Deblovestoread

Thank you @TheSpineView for the #Two4Tuesday tag! 🤗

1️⃣ Although I had lots of books I really enjoyed this month, I have to go with Zorrie 🩵🩵🩵

2️⃣ I have 2 books to finish up tonight & I can start Just for the Summer tomorrow. 🎉 Or realistically Thursday since I‘ll be in Hilo facilitating ALL DAY tomorrow. 😬

Anyone want to play along who hasn‘t yet? 🤗

I just can‘t put together a meaningful summary of this gem of a book-the most beautiful poetic prose I‘ve read in a long time. Hard to find language to describe how I feel after reading it. It will stay with me for a long time. What more could one ask for in literature? It has the tone of Wharton, the power of nature component of E. H. Kirkland (Love is a Wild Assault), and the magic of R. Serle and perhaps K. Center. So much to love about Zorrie~

April Stats: I read 20 books- a week off from work with mostly clouds/rain certainly helped me!

Fiction: 5
Historical mysteries: 5
Mysteries:9
Spy/thriller: 1
#sundaybuddyread #Libraryfinds #KarenPirie #Covid19 #naturalitsy #MaisieDobbs #Marmee #epositorynovel #GuidoBrunetti #Venice #StCyr #audiobooks #RevMotherSquinasMysteties #readyourkindle #seasonslcozies #NDBuddyRead #LittenDetectives #Pemberlittens #serieslove2024
#AwesomeAprilReadathon

#SpringSkies

I have to go with Zorrie for my #FavBkOfMarch 📚Read for #SundayBuddyRead it was an unexpected delight. 🩵 As I mentioned in my review, it will be a definite 2024 favorite for me.

#WeeklyFavorites

I know I have until the 30th for my next #WeeklyFavorites , but none of my current reads are going to displace Zorrie. Such a beautiful story.
#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD @TheBookHippie

#ReadAway2024 #AwesomeApril #readathon

Finished last night for #SundayBuddyRead this book was a surprise for me. A quietly beautiful telling of the simple life of a resilient woman. Short in pages & it deserves a slowly savored read. Thanks to @TheBookHippie for choosing it & hosting it so well. It will be one of my favorites for 2024. Lovely.

I love this book! The cover is great too. It‘s a quiet, beautiful story about a life lived fully with grace and goodness ❤️❤️❤️

This is beautifully written. I would never have found / read this on my own.

#SundayBuddyRead @TheBookHippie

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

A bittersweet story of the triumphs and sorrows of life, and how we try to pick the pieces up after the sorrows; the friendships we make along the way that dampen the sorrows and amplify the triumphs.
#SundayBuddyRead
#LitsyLoveReads

This is exactly why I love letting other people pick some of my reads! You could seriously never have described this in a sentence or two in a way that would‘ve made me think I wanted to spend a month savoring this novella, but I would have been wrong. This was exactly what I didn‘t know I needed, wanted, was looking for right now… #sundaybuddyread

This was so good. The #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD group has our final discussion Sunday so I won‘t say much here.
It is beautifully written. Short but had a big impact. Thank you for picking this one, @TheBookHippie
#BookSpinBingo #readyourebooks #Roll100 #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD

The beauty of this book is in its simplicity. From its beautiful cover to our titular character. A short read that follows the life of Zorrie. It is beautifully written and is incredibly efficient. I highly recommend! Delightful read for #sundaybuddyread and overlaps as my #doublespin!

I had really spotty coverage Friday through this morning so I‘ll be catching up on posts, #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD discussion from yesterday, #FreebieFriday spin winner, etc.
I have a ton of posts over the past 3-4 days to read through from this lovely community.

#BakerStreetIrregulars #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD #SeasonalCozies #LitsyLove

This quiet, unassuming novel is beautifully written and tells the story of Zorrie. Zorrie sees tragedy, heartbreak, but also joy and love. Her community is one of acceptance and caring, and Hunt‘s writing makes their quirks come to life. The narrative may be short in length, but the pages pack a punch. #SundayBuddyRead

#52BookClub24 #LowercaseLettersOnTheSpine

#sundaybuddyread

The language in this book. ❤️
#sundaybuddyread

This book. Every sentence is lyrical. #sundaybuddyread