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“I was hazy with wine, hazy with Nick. I nestled into my seat and marveled at his endlessness, only inches away, his infinite capacity to shelter me.”

-Beatriz Williams

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I visited New Orleans twice. I purchased find book on my second visit.I wish I‘d read it before I visited.It definitely makes me want to go back!This book is non-fiction, but it doesn‘t read as such.I felt glued to the pages and to the characters.I googled many locations and street addresses. I also googled the 9 individuals who were interviewed and was pleased to see that some are still in the city. I have to go back and visit Joanne‘s Kajun Pub

This was the most horrific book I‘ve read in a while. The first 100 pages just details this super hurricane that obliterates this family living in a podunk town in Florida. A woman gives birth during that hurricane and names the baby after the hurricane, Wanda. My stomach was in my throat those 100 pages. We follow Wanda as she grows up and learns to survive a Florida who has run out of time due to climate change. This book was full of love 👇🏼

Interesting history of the deadliest hurricane in history, it hit Galveston TX. It‘s incredible to see how far weather prediction has come and how much there was to learn and understand something as “simple” as the wind.
Larson has a great way of telling the history and making it feel like a story. Excellent research involved I‘m sure.

I read quite a few books in December and it's hard to pick. In the end, the tagged was the most most emotionally involving (and harrowing!). The first half is rather slow with so.much.description of poverty and (TW) dog fighting . But the depiction of living through Hurricane Katrina was masterful.

#12Booksof2024 @Andrew65

Tagged book was one of my favorites. A laugh out loud gem. I had hoped to read more this year, but I‘ve been participating in GR challenges for 6 years now and managed 200+ a year so not too shabby. Want to be more active in the #litsy world this year! What were your most memorable reads this year ? @Eggs @megnews @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Fable has this fun new shelfie feature I used to make this. I will admit I haven‘t gotten in the habit of using this app regularly yet, but I do like some of these features to play around with. The title and description are auto populated based on the books you select. Tag me if you make one so I can see yours!

Also working on my #auldlangspine list in anticipation of sign-ups! This is a little peek into my list of favorites for the year.

“When the waters rise, so does our strength.”

“A storm may test us, but hope keeps us going.“

This heartfelt story captures a boy‘s survival and resilience during Hurricane Katrina, shedding light on the human impact of natural disasters.