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“Endurance was strength. The courage of the lost swelled and moved, a force separating the days, clearing the way.” (p. 276) This is a remarkable novel with beautifully crafted writing and a fascinating story. Set in the aftermath of the Civil War and told through multiple voices and perspectives. Phillips gives us an account of how the horrors of slavery, poverty and war fracture lives and identities. Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer for Fiction.

Rooftop reading on a Friday afternoon.

May 4 #StorySettings Mountain @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#mountain #storysettings @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Started in March. Continued in April. Bailed in May. I have loved other books by this author, but March is too dour and dry.

OTOH I bailed on Thursday Murder Club and will also bail on this follow-up. I‘ll still go to book club, though, because it‘s the last meeting until September.

I finished the Pandian and read a bit of Emma, so I‘ve been reading The Lola Quartet and liking it so far.

#AwesomeApril #progressreport

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Interesting presentation at the senior center today about animals in the Civil War. (Spoiler alert: no elephants were involved.) Here‘s the same presentation a few months ago at a different venue. https://youtu.be/lPijg-c0lvI?si=T0M1yIxG0ZxizbfK

#animalPOV #springskies

I‘m pretty happy with my March reading. I finished 20 books& accomplished most of what I hoped to do. I finished all 3 #Roll100 books, my buddy reads for #ChloeGongReadAlong #JaneAdjacent #NancyDrewBR #ChildrensClassicRead2024 #SheSaid #Naturalitsy #SeasonalCozies #TravelingStars & my virtual foodie book club & worked in an AuldLangSpine title (trying to do one per month). Finished out 2 series & started a new one #SeriesLove2024 & took part in ⬇️

Today, I‘m sharing my March Wrap-Up. I actually finished 5 books this month. The 3 books not included because I couldn‘t find them on Fable are all 3 books in The Sweet Road trilogy by Jacki Kelly. I DNF‘d 6 books.

March wrap-up: 7

No DNFs
5 off of #MountTBR
2 new releases

Pick of the Month: The Princess of Las Vegas