pickThis was a random library loan for me and I kept postponing it but when I read it, I ended up really enjoying it. Based on true events in Ireland in the late 1800s, the story is told from the dual perspectives of the landowner's wife in prison and one of the servant girls who worked in the house, told in 1968. The events themselves are sad and the writing gets a bit flowery at the end but overall is beautiful and insightful.
“The Widow Botezatu, who had been observing this conversation between the priest and her pet foreigner with poorly hidden glee, was delighted at the prospect of feeding both at once, and readily agreed. We parted from Father Sebastian with a promise to see var in two days, and were finally allowed to leave the church and return to our usual week‘s degeneracy.”
Not yet time for #ALSpine2025 but I‘m getting into the spirit early with the sequel to What Moves the Dead (which both @BookmarkTavern and I had on our lists). Egg and cheese on a salt bagel with a Coke to go with it.
In the Criterion collection. https://youtu.be/K15A83bYrKo?si=j8xBMg2GaE0hLIEX
pickMaybe an unpopular opinion, but I low-key enjoyed this one 😂 It was objectively terrible, with a plot that went nowhere, absolutely no sense of suspense or pacing, and wildly unlikely twists. Yet despite her tendency to burst into tears and/or faint in basically every chapter, I found myself liking Emily. I appreciated her commitment to what she believed was right and her determination to follow her morals even when they weren't the easy path. ⬇
so-soReading this lengthy classic gothic romance was a slog but the process was made more enjoyable with #hashtagbrigade! @BarkingMadRead
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so-soWhat a strange novel. Admittedly it took some pushing to get through the back half. So many ideas were present — grief, depression, complicated mother/daughter dynamics, the beauty industry. I‘m not sure it fully came together for me, but it certainly offered a lot to think about!
pickFirst book completed-November 2024. I started this book late on October but it is a long one so I finished it on November. Three editions? Well I knew I will like the story😜Did I mention I need😳😜the Spanish edition from Alma publishing? It is so pretty😍 Im a book collector😌
confess that I was so interested at the beginning of the book but there were some parts that I felt bored. But there were only few pages because I was intrigued again⬇️
pickA twisted tale of long buried family secrets with an unknown beneficiary (Harriet) receiving a letter announcing that her grandmother has died and she is inheriting her estate.Harriet's grandparents died years ago.An atmospheric read I felt as if I was reading it in the estate itself,the eerie lake and the attic with bars on the windows.A twisty dark read, richly written characters, twists I didn't anticipate..⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Continuing this book 📖 while enjoying a caramel macchiato and egg and cheese on a cheddar chive biscuit. Then running errands. It‘s a beautiful day here - low 50s and sunny!
