Litsy

Blizzard | Marie Vingtras

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1) Finally winning a game on cribbage night after a long losing streak
2) Blizzard conditions in Montana! I love playing in the snow
3) My neighbor showing up with a skid steer and saving me an extra hour of shoveling
4) I‘ve been really into lighting a work candle in the morning
5) Winning my skeptical husband over on a new recipe (we love cooking but every time I tell him I‘m making something new he poopoos it)

DogMomIrene 😂 I started eating whole-foods plant-based so there‘s a bunch of meals my husband poopoos. So now I‘m like, more for me😋 4d

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Anna40

To the Bright Edge of the World | Eowyn Ivey

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I‘m glad I didn‘t bail, almost did a few times.There are 5+ characters who are connected,2 timelines,the story is only told through diary entries,letters or newspaper articles. It‘s a bit boring at the beginning & Sophie&Allen‘s love declarations for one another are a bit too saccharine.I‘m also normally not a fantasy/magical realism fan but this worked for me because the “fantasy elements” were taken from

Anna40 Alaskan myth, fable or folklore(hybrid beings:part human,part animal). I found the characters (especially Sophie) well developed & each voice so deftly captured. The evocation of place was also outstanding. I enjoyed this very much & it helps that it‘s not too gloomy. So the saccharine in the end turned out to be a good thing. Our world is gloomy enough (edited) 3w

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IselaKay

The Snow Child | Eowyn Ivey

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I love this book! I didn‘t expect the ending and it definitely made me sad—though I don‘t think it was a bad one, just unexpected. This is a beautiful story about love, grief, finding community, nature, and perseverance. Definitely recommend and I‘m glad I started this year with such a warm book.

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TheSpineView

The Snow Child | Eowyn Ivey

#25Alive @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#SnowOnCover

Eggs Perfect 👌🏼 3w

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks This has been on my list forever!! 3w

BookBr Such a good book, too! 3w

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TheSpineView @BookBr 👍 3w

TheSpineView @Eggs 😊 3w

TheSpineView @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awwww... the never ending TBR list. 3w

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Cathyloves2read

The Snow Child | Eowyn Ivey

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This book is truly magical. It‘s set in Alaska, a place I long to visit. It‘s based on a children‘s book in which an older couple longed for a child that they could not have. Along came a magical snow child who could only survive in the cold. I love the description of the coat that Mabel made for the snow child in the version I read. I also loved the descriptions of the Alaska wilderness.I don‘t know that I could survive an Alaskan winter though

IuliaC Great review! This is such a beautiful novel 4w

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Eggs

The Great Alone | Kristin Hannah

“How will I stop loving him, Mama? Will I .... forget ?”
Mama sighed.
“Ah. That. Love doesn't fade or die, baby girl. People tell you it does, but it doesn't. If you love him now, you'll love him in ten years and in forty. Differently, maybe , a faded version, but he's part of you now. And you are part of him.”

#LastingLove #25Alive!

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🧡🧡🧡 4w

Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🧡💔🩵 4w

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JenReadsAlot

The Snow Child | Eowyn Ivey

1. Hot chocolate, fuzzy blankets and candles
2. Tagged - so good! Excited for her new book coming out this year!
Thanks @TheSpineView @Kshakal @peaKnit #two4tuesday

Kshakal She has a new book coming out??? U didn‘t know that! 1mo

JenReadsAlot @Kshakal Yes! I just looked and it's February 4th release date! 1mo

Kshakal @JenReadsAlot that is so exciting! 1mo

TheSpineView YW! Thanks for playing 1mo

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Kshakal

The Snow Child | Eowyn Ivey

Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView

1. Curling up under a fuzzy blanket, in front of a fire, with a good book!
2. Tagged

@BethM @peaKnit @JenReadsAlot

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connor.duell

Into the Wild | Jon Krakauer

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In this novel, Chris Johnson McCandless goes on an amazing journey throughout North America, eventually leading to his death in 1992. This book is a true nonfiction story that has touched the hearts of many and inspired many to go out and enjoy the vast places we live in. Chris started his journey in 1990, first heading west to Mexico.

connor.duell In Mexico, Chris faced the struggles of the unforgiving desert. After almost dying in a sandstorm Chris steered his attention back to America. Since Chris had burned all his money at the start of the trip he was as homeless as he could get. Chris came back North in hopes of finding a job to get some money for Alaska. This was the point where Chris met Wayne Westerberg. Wayne immediately took a liking to Alex and said he would give him a job. 1mo

connor.duell For little over a month, Chris worked hard long days in the sun at the farm in Carthage, South Dakota. Wayne said Chris was one of the hardest-working people he ever had at the farm. After Wayne gets arrested for selling television antennas Chris decides to start back on his journey to Alaska. Walking through the day and hitchhiking as much as possible Chris finally had made some progress in his journey. It was Arizona where Chris met Ronald Franz 1mo

connor.duell Chris spent some days living with the lonely man and told 80-year-old Ronald to go take a vacation and live out his days traveling. From this point, Chris made his journey to the west coast through British Columbia to Alaska where he met his death in April 1992. After two moose hunters discovered Chris's body only two days after his death they also found Chris's notebook. This notebook documented his whole journey. The main quote that was found is 1mo

connor.duell “Happiness is only real when shared.“ This quote has inspired many today including myself. If true stories of mountaineering and living on the land inspire I would give this book a read. Books like White Fang and Call of the Wild are very similar to “Into the Wild“. The reason I chose an eagle to symbolize the book is because of freedom. We are all lucky enough to have the opportunity to live in a place where we have full freedom. Fredom to go on 1mo

connor.duell an adventure and spend time with friends traveling the world. The theme of this book is individual versus society, nature, and survival. All of which create a suspenseful read. The movie is also incredible to watch. I would suggest reading the book first and then watching the movie since the book has some extra information which is good entail. 1mo

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