pickThis one was so much more satisfying than its predecessor and I really liked being with Emily solely, rather than flipping around to her other family members...although I am so fond of Arlene. I had a little trouble with the timeline since Wish You Were Here seems like it takes place roughly a decade before this book. Rufus, her still elderly dog, was still around?! I'm happy he was, though. 🐶
so-soI loved the perspective of a 102 year old doctor who‘s focused on treating the whole person. Here, she focuses on what matters most in life, essentially how to be happy/content even when facing challenges like grief, illness, the breakdown of a marriage (drags her ex husband and I‘m here for it). I listened to the audio which featured a few clips from Gladys. The main problem for me was the “heal your cancerous tumor by fasting” vibes. Like what?
pickI had never heard of this Seuss book but I saw it in my LFL. It was cute, I picked it up for an older (83) relative.
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so-soThis one was for my book club. Despite Bennett being a bit of a National Treasure in the UK, and even though I enjoyed the film The Lady In the Van (mostly because of Maggie Smith), I‘ve never wanted to read him, and on the strength of this, I won‘t again. Not so much a novella as a series of random anecdotes haphazardly thrown together. Not my thing, I‘m afraid.
Book 6/60; Page 841/18000
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so-soPlaying catch up here as I got a new phone and can't download the Litsy app, thus using the desktop site!
Very keen to read this but it took a bit of perseverance. The characters all seemed self involved and critical of each other, hardly friendly... But I did stick with it and enjoyed the overall story.
pickAdele (a broke &once successful actress),Wendy (an intellectual & once acclaimed writer)&Jude (a former restaurant manager) gather at Sylvie‘s beach home to clean out the house so that Sylvie‘s daughter can sell it. Sylvies‘s death impacts their relationship in ways none of them could have anticipated.They all deal with grief, aging & other losses differently. Wonderfully relatable, beautifully written. Switching points of view is so
