pickI still like this book, but I noticed some issues that didn‘t bother me when I first read it. In The Body, the use of Gordie‘s short stories is completely unnecessary; it just makes the story longer than it needs to be. The Breathing Method, about pregnancy and birth, is just odd. I‘m not sure it needed the framing with old men telling stories in a creepy club — what exactly that club is is left hanging. #audiowalk
pickI hate to see a long weekend go, but at least I got to spend this Sunday wrapped in a blanket reading this powerful, important novella. It is one of the few books about Stalin's Great Purge written during the actual events and centers on the experience of an everyday woman in Leningrad. It was written and hidden away by the author and a number of her friends, published first in France but not in Russia until nearly 50 years after it was written.
Finishing the tagged today, which takes me to 4 #BookspinBingos
I read by #Bookspin - Frozen River - but didn't get to my #Doublespin
December will be all about catching up on the books I put off all year.
pickThis is a soft pick for me. For such a short story I felt like it dragged a bit and was pretty predictable, which both might have been intended by the author as the main character seems blindly infatuated by a new love. The ending saved it for me as it was shocking even if predictable. Shortish read so worth the time if you‘re curious. 🌟🌟🌟
Thought it was a new #SapphicHolidayRomance , but it was just an old favorite with a new cover. #SapphicRomance #HolidayRomance #BisexualMC #HolidayNovella #Novella
pickI‘ve had this novella trilogy on my holiday reading list for years and finally pulled out the first one today. After losing her mother years ago, a young American woman goes to London to track down her father using only a few sparse clues. It‘s a good story, and thankfully things worked out well for Miranda by the end. This is not a romance story, but still full of Christmas, hope, and found family.
Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #differentseasons
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It‘s getting chilly again. I had to wear a jacket for the first part of my walk. It‘s been a long time since I read The Body, and I‘m not sure how much I remember is from the movie. I cannot picture these kids as anyone other than the actors who played them. It was jarring, though, to hear Gordie say, “F**k the World Trade Center” given 9/11, which hadn‘t happened when this story was written. #audiowalk
