Welcome to Litsy!

I loved the days when we all rooted for the underdog. Korman is a fantastic writer of friendship tales and this is no different.

This book follows a football team from a deaf high school in California as they reach for the state championship. It looks at the stories of some of the players and coaches along the way. Amazon picked this as their 2024 book of the year and while I would not give it that status, it‘s definitely worth reading.

Arnie Yashenko, 8th grader, has all the panache of a modern #superhero. He‘s tall, quick, agile, good student, good at any sport he tries, not to mention already plays on a high school football team. Korman‘s new book is clever and amusing, published this year.

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George was a McDreamy, and Lizzie was something shy of a nightmare. I should have been done with her since George deserved better. But something about Lizzie intrigued me, and I wanted her to understand the love in her life. The audio was available so I experienced both audio and print. It gave me Ann Patchett vibes, and I‘m not sure if it was the writing or the author‘s own narration of the story.

Nov 23 #BookSpin Cat: pub 2016-2019

I thought of the perfect image for this, a Jules Feiffer cartoon which ends with a man saying “I love you Dorothy!“ and her thinking, “What terribly poor judgement.“ Alas, I cannot find it.

This is a much rougher read than you'd expect, light in tone but serious in topic. I almost DNF'd but am glad I didn't, because I actually related quite a bit to depressed, pessimistic Lizzie, who's married to a kind, generous optimist.

New episode is up! We begin with sports talk, where one of us roots for a good team and the other does not. Is Matt being nice? Then we move onto literary criticism, as we discuss a 1960 Gore Vidal essay on Norman Mailer. And finally, we continue a tradition of picking a holiday movie to watch. If you like this type of episode give our Patreon a try and thanks for listening!

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This is a typical read from this author. Fast and with a little heat. I did get a little frustrated with the contrived angst brought on by the games each character played with the other in an attempt to “not fall” for the other. Otherwise a good read ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #romantsy

This was a cute romance. It was predictable. The only thing I did not like is the silly games that Olivia and Thad played once they acknowledged their feelings. It felt unnatural. Also the way Olivia accused Thad of something without facts or considering the source was not a great plot line.

Typical SEP romance. I had a good time reading but I've read so much of her work that I could kind of guess where all the plots were headed. I did laugh though because the subplots were so dramatic they fit with the opera theme. I'm assuming that was the point.

After a string of intense reads, romance was a nice change of pace. I've always been a big fan of SEP and When Stars Collide was a wonderful addition to her Chicago Stars series (though it also stands alone just fine). I loved the idea of pairing a renowned opera star with a famous football player, and enjoyed their personalities, banter, and chemistry. Though I did think there was just a little too much time spent on the mystery piece. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️