Welcome to Litsy!

I would not recommend this book to a lot of people, even those who loved Fleishman Is In Trouble like I did. If you need likable characters, or atleast unlikable characters to learn a lesson, get their comeuppance, or a twist where you realize maybe the weren‘t so bad as you thought, this book is not for you. But it was for me, the way each child dealt with their generational trauma in wildly different and equally unhealthy ways was fascinating.

This book did not disappoint. A decades long epic and heartbreaking crime thriller. And I ‘bleeping‘ love Charlotte she is exactly what I wanted her to be.

2/3 of the way through. Fleishman Is in Trouble was one of my favorite reads of last year and while this book is nothing like it (sans New York and Jewish main characters) I still find it delectable. There was a lot more room for sympathy in Fleishman whereas it‘s hard to feel bad for any character in the Long Island Compromise. But I don‘t mind reading about people making bad decisions and I‘m a big fan of plots about living a split/secret life.

I‘m going to do #BookBracket2025 for some fun this year. January‘s pick is All the Colors of the Dark. It was interesting and thoughtful.

This book has a lot of very interesting theories. I enjoyed the stories that are included with each section, it helped show hey this is what that might look like. I buddy read it with a friend and we discussed it in sections so it was helpful to bounce thoughts off each other while reading it.

#25Alive!

A little #Laughter quote from the amazing Maya Angelou.

"My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return." ???

#MentalHealthMonday
1. Back and forth.
2. Tagged. I was recommended this book a few years back and it honestly helped so much.
@Kerrbearlib

This book could‘ve been a little bit shorter, but overall, it‘s a good book. It‘s dark but hope shines through at the end. Whitaker deals with the theme of how what happens to someone in the past can impact not only them but those around them far into the future.

My leg hates me — same leg as my knee but this time it‘s my thigh. No idea what I did, but it‘s too painful to walk on or stand very long at all. So here‘s my reads for #weekendreads. I‘ll probably only finish The Serviceberry since it‘s short. Maybe All the Colors of the Dark. The others are: How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back, The Cloister Walk, and Mina‘s Matchbox.

The temperature got up in the 40s today; I walked with my jacket open for a good portion of my walk. That‘s a Mardi Gras snowman in the pic. 😊 While I like this book, I can‘t figure out why I still have over 4 hours left. What‘s left to tell that would take that long? #audiowalk