Mayumi and the Sea of Happiness | 
so-soDefinitely not for everyone, one review I read said - why turn off people with the premise of a 17 yo and 41 yo having an affair? Moments of great writing, loved the library scenes... I don‘t think it‘s very realistic but I have not read anything like it. Lolita is read by the protagonist many times and I have never been inspired to read it, odd that I finished this one.
#europa
“I drink tea all day in fact. It reminds me of days gone by.”
I am enjoying my book and Dexter is enjoying his Cone of Shame. #doggiedreamingdexter
What have I gotten myself into? ❤️
I just got my book back from a very long journey through [the remnants of] the #nopostonsundays postal book swap (thanks @abbiereadsbooks) - the overarching reaction is one of discomfort and I think that this is a logical conclusion!
Thanks @leslieseidel @KDo27 @Kshakal @Karkar @whelanmaria @kaitlyn @NerdyRev @HollyB3 @RainyDayReading @Yamich49 for participating, reading and responding.
I did a little after Christmas shopping for a literature project/study I'm planning. I love Europa books...easily in my top 5 publishers. If you have any recommendations for books in the same vein as 'Mayumi and the Sea of Happiness' please let me know! Doris Lessing is already on my radar 😉.
pickI loved that this book was relentlessly one flawed person's POV. She was very astute in her self observations at times and utterly deluded at others. I thought the book built up well and I liked the ending. #wellrestedinseattle
When you start a book at midnight on a weekday, you know you're in for a caffeine powered groggy work day. Only Littens will understand the urge to start a book at unearthly hours..
#LyricalApril Day 16: TakeMeToChurch - a 41 year old married librarian propositions a 17 year old boy; sounds like the perfect book for today's meme as well. I am very intrigued by the blurb and really looking forward to reading this one soonest.
panDid not like it. Pushed thru to the end because I wanted to count it for #LitsyAtoZ #LetterM but it was not my cup of tea.
Starting this one for letter M. Zelda decided I needed to hurry up and open it :) #litsyatoz #letterM
This captured my heart..."I paged nimbly through my inner card catalog."
With temperatures feeling like -13 degrees tonight I am struggling to find a way to read and have my entire body (hands included) under my blanket!
As my Christmas break comes to a close and I return to school tomorrow I am pretty proud of the fact that I got to spend some quality time with my friends and family and still find time to read 6 1/2 books!!!
The whole damn haul #IwentlookingforabookthatstartswithK #Letscallitawin #LitsyAtoZ
I'm loving this book so much! The writing is beautiful and I was hooked instantly! It's been the perfect world to get lost in for me at the moment. So many emotions!
Fun Friday photo again! I love books with Asian or Asian American protagonists. Especially filipinas. Not enough books like that in my opinion. I hope to have my own novel to be part of the group. One day 😊
