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#QuotsyJul21 Day 13: #Mineral

Wrapping as black as my soul. 🖤🌚

And a quick break for Chinese Delivery!

To Be Contin-BOO-ed! 👻

#basicwitchswap #BWS
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@Jas16 I don‘t think I ever thanked you for sending me this book! I love it! Thank you! #jb

So, I feel that I maybe need to take a class on AS Byatt to fully comprehend what's going on here 😂 These are five dream-like tales, all rooted in art, mythology, and fantasy in one way or another which present the reader with unsettled characters facing their fears or uncertainties. I enjoyed 3 of these stories, and the other 2 were just okay for me. But Byatt is undoubtedly a master of language and character and I took my time with this one 👇

GUYS! I forgot to mention that I got my first ever book-selling job!! 👏👏👏👏 It's just 10 days for a literature event/convention that's held every year in September in Barcelona but the bookstore that hired me is very well-known and I'm excited to be a part of the team. I feel like I'm getting the hang of it surprisingly quickly 😎😎 Now, after a long day, it's time to unwind before bed 🖤

Saturdays ☕

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Finally sat down to this one tonight. Byatt's prose seems to be meant to be read at night!- poetic and unsettling in a dream-like manner. I've only read "A Stone Woman" of hers but I'm looking forward to revisiting it. Thank you again @Smarkies! ?

Since black is my favorite color, this book is so appropriate it is the only one I am using for #coversinyrfavcolor. #anditsaugust

I was a little torn on the rating for this. Two of the stories "The Thing in the Forest" and "The Stone Woman" were wonderful, but the other three were merely okay. I highly recommend two of her other short story collections, The Matisse Stories and The Djinn in the Nightengale's Eye. #24in48

I'm all about #shortstories this month - and because of #scaretober they skew towards the ghostly or dark fairy tale variety. Pictured above are my #tbr short story collections. I'd like to give a special shout out to two collections I loved recently, but had to return to the library: Returning My Sister's Face and Slasher Girls & Monster Boys. #booktober

My first A.S. Byatt was an experience I would love to repeat. These stories are dark fairy tales, some w/magical realism. The stories cover topics such as WWII orphans, creatures in the woods, a stone woman, & more. Her storytelling is mysterious, foreboding, & haunting while bestowing commentary about society, relationships, & people. Eloquent yet precise, she never hesitates to keep you entranced. For fans of Kelly Link & Helen Oyeyemi. 🌒✨🗝

I really liked the first story and the rest were just ok. For me, personally, they were on the long side for short stories. I found myself skimming on a few of them. Just wasn't the book for me.

My new work lunch time book. Since I only get 30 minutes I find short stories works best for me. And I love this dust jacket!

The perfect end to a long day of catching up on work. Late night Chinese food, wine, and reading. 📖🍽🍷

Spending some more time with AS Byatt tonight since these stories are amazing and it's her birthday today! ✨

#BookishBirthdays #BooksandFood #BooksandWine

Well my, this story got dark quickly. Seriously guys, these stories are so good. They are so dark and haunting and affecting. Her writing is magical yet leaves me with a pit in my stomach. 🌳🍃🤐

How have I not read AS Byatt before?

#ReadWomen #BritishBooks #ShortStories

Back a Starbucks reading because I needs the coffee after staying up way too late last night to finish my book.

So excited for this little book of short stories! They read like dark, foreboding fairy tales, and so far remind me a bit of Kelly Link. Hoping this will be book 4 in the #BookishOlympics! Still #GoingforGold. 🏅