I'm back to fantasy with this chunky book.
pickI gasped when I found this at thrift for a couple of dollars. Did not disappoint! Love it! I was hooked like I haven‘t been in a long while - oh the suspense! While different in it‘s setting and events I was reminded of reading The Robber Bride years back. The Bamford! The occult! 1960‘s New York!
pickHi, humanity 👋: don‘t ignore robots! I sure did in this book—one part is all about Zelu, a Nigerian-American woman, who becomes an author. Her book blows up, and we get a chance to read it…interspersed in this novel. So, it‘s a book within a book. I found myself more invested in Zelu‘s sections. Shouldn‘t have been! There‘s some great stuff happening with those robots, especially at the end! To be human is to tell stories…#camplitsy25
pickSecond book in a row that I honestly can‘t decide how I feel about. *sigh* On the plus side: the beautiful writing, the magical realism, the authentic-feeling flow of Nadia‘s and Saeed‘s relationship. But on the other hand, I never felt compelled to pick it up once I‘d started despite the fact that it‘s a very short book. That said, I am glad I read it.
The next #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead pick is an #LMMAdjacent—LMM references Story of an African Farm several times in her journals. Published in 1883, it‘s been called an early feminist classic. However, I‘m bracing myself for the inevitable racism. 😬
I picked up my library copy today, and it‘s a big illustrated one! Super interested to dive in.
Schedule:
July 13 - 19: Chapters 1-9
July 20 - 26. Chapters 10-18
July 27 - Aug. 2: Chapters 19-27
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bailedI couldn't relate to any of the many characters, who are sometimes called by their first names and sometimes their last names, which makes it even harder to keep them straight. It starts in 1663 at a wealthy English estate and then picks up in the same place in 1961. I bailed at around 25% as it seemed to be going nowhere interesting.
#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread
Do you agree with LMM that this is the best book she‘s written (thus far in her life)?
What criteria do you use when considering what is a “best book”? For you, is “best” different from “favorite”?
#bookreport
Currently reading: #Camplitsy25 #sundaybuddyread #libraryfind #MarthasVineyardMystery #DeadlyMystery #audiobook
Bailed: for whatever reason, I just could not get into this book #libraryfind
Finished: #NF #DCIBanksMystery #literarypoliceprocedural #historicalfiction #readyourkindle #ThematicCozies2025 #festival
#serieslove2025
I am way behind in reading Death of the Author & Under a Painted Sky. Hope to catch up this week. 🫣🤦🏼
