Welcome to Litsy!

It‘s brightened up here - you can actually see the Queen Mary 2. And I‘ve learned that San Francisco‘s fog is called Karl. Not sure I want to name our rain, but I‘ll consider it.

This was a cute read. A bit too YA & a lot too rom for my taste, but if I will read YA romcoms, what do I expect? I liked Dimple, & Rishi grew on me. It did sag in the middle (TOO LONG!) but the story picked up when Ashish arrived. A low pick.

I'm rating this a pick because I enjoyed the writing and I was never bored with the story BUT there was something about it that didn't ring true, something contrived and artificial about the whole thing, which meant it never engaged me emotionally. #Doublespin
Does this qualify for #Booked2020 #PanAsianAuthor?

With the last of my Djilba books - Exhalation for Pan Asian Author - I am not only finished Djilba/Spring but also completely finished #booked2020

Ted Chiang is of course astonishing. No need to tell any of his readers that!

#booked2020spring #panasianauthor @Cinfhen

Thank you, @Cinfhen for the recommendation! This was outside of my usual wheelhouse, but I really enjoyed it. I‘m glad I went with the audiobook: the narrator was engaging and I avoided reading dialogue without quotation marks-my brain always gets confused with that. I enjoyed the humor, the stream of conscious writing, and the ambiguous ending.

#booked2020
#panasianauthor

I've seen others make comments about problems with the translation. I can't say there was anything in this regard that really stuck out to me. I know nothing about the politics, history, or mythology of Indonesia, so I'm sure I do not fully appreciate the political statement the author may be trying to convey. With that said, I did enjoy this historical fiction work and am interested in learning more.
#Booked2020 #PanAsianAuthor

I really wanted to like this one- I certainly had high hopes for it. I‘ve been to Indian weddings in America, but was excited to read about one in India! But this is less about the wedding itself and focuses more on a jumble of romantic entanglements. Between the constant head-hopping and lengthy sentences, I very nearly bailed on it. I wish there had been more about the culture and less about superficial details. #PanAsianAuthor #Booked2020

I don‘t think I‘ll get any other books in before the end of the month, so here‘s my wrap up for the second quarter of #booked2020

#MakesYouLOL: Dreyer‘s English
#PanAsianAuthor: The Memory Police
#AnimalOnCover: Rabbits for Food
#WineOrWhine: Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

I was totally charmed by this heartwarming, sweet and smutty romance! The autism representation was educational for me, and felt very genuine. Hard to believe it‘s a debut novel. Will definitely be reading more from this author.

#Booked2020 #panasianauthor
#ReadWithMrBook #BooksAndDisabilities

#Booked2020 Spring:

#MakesYouLOL: Beauty Queens
#ParentChildMemoir: Kid Gloves
#TartanNoir: Cold Granite
#AboutGenocide: Irena Book One
#PanAsianAuthor: If Cats Disappeared From the World
#AnimalOnCover: At Love‘s Command

Starting this one for my #panasianauthor pick for #booked2020. Set up by my 8 year old who is cooking dinner and treating me tonight to wine, cheese, and Mexican food. 😍