bailedI‘ve been trying to read this for almost a month now. I just can‘t finish it. It‘s not that it wasn‘t a good storyline, it just wasn‘t thrilling/captivating enough for me. I might come back to it later in life, but for now this is where I‘m gonna stop and move on to something more enjoyable.
pick60-year-old Englishman Edward DeSalis marries 18-yo Marguerite, an American girl he meets during a trip to the states just prior to the civil war. He owns several homes but the one she likes the least is Cashelmara, a great estate in Ireland. The story begins with Edward then Marguerite and continues to be told by their descendants and their significant others. This is an epic story (700+ pages) of the DeSalis family that suffers some tragic ⬇️
pickThis follow up to Count the ways was everything I didn‘t know I needed until I started reading. Between the two books is a family saga with all the ups and downs, wins and losses, etc. Told in mostly short chapters it is a fast read. Loved it!
Read for #TransRightsReadathon. My first choice was Meet Cute Diary which I had to DNF as it was way to YA for my 65 year old brain 😂
I‘ve been listening to Celtic music all month for #Ireland #foodandlit except when listening to this book. 11+ hours to go. @Catsandbooks
pickGosh this is a quite remarkable read. It contains some things that I don‘t like - age differences in relationships inc a child bride (of its time but still not what I want to read about) and an almost distant story telling with very abrupt changes in main character and focus. It was a spiralling family saga - at its heart about love for each other and love for home even as both things change and evolve. The love for the land comes clear ⬇️
My #Roll100 picks for April are pretty sweet. I already read Jazz back in February, so only have two “musts”.
Marking Time will work for #SeriesLove2025, as it‘s the second in the Cazalet Chronicles.
I own a physical copy of Little Bee and will make it work for #OffMyShelf
pickLoved this sequel to “Count the Ways,” which picks up in 2010 and follows Eleanor and her family through 2024 —with mention of many of the historical events in America. (Trigger warnings if you don‘t want to relive several school shootings, the 2016 election, the pandemic, George Floyd‘s murder or the Jan. 6 insurrection of the Capitol, for example.) These characters feel real to me now and I will miss them.
#transrightsreadathon
pickThree generations and more than seventy years following a Malayali Christian family in Kerala, this is a magnificent and epic story. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2024/08/review-covenant-of-water-by-abraham.htm...
pickI don't even know how to describe this book, beyond amazing. I read it a chapter a day since the end of December, and was often very tempted to just keep reading. The intricate strings of connection between different pieces of the story are astounding. #14-2025
