pickBlimey, this series gets both more readable and deeper in my reading of it. Whilst having absolutely no faith or religious inclination, I'm contemplating prayer and intention throughout my times reading these.
Woven with determined realism alongside beautiful love, with a backdrop of Gilead and Lila's life, we read about their meeting and subsequent marriage and live.
One left to read...
pickMuch more readable than Gilead, maybe the female narrator? I liked her relationship with her family and felt such sympathy for her but also for Jack. Such a sorrowful character and in such hard times.
I have the next one ready to go...
#CoverStories #Bridge @Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
The first book that came to mind.
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so-soI resolved to read the four books in this series and finished this today. It's been a bit of a slog, if I'm honest. Whilst the writing flows and reads well, there is much repetition and the theological elements are rather deep.
I liked the local community outlook and the way of telling not just a personal history but that of place.
I came across this poem about Ritchie Valens, and wanted to share on the anniversary of "the day the music died."
https://youtu.be/AvVulbbm85s?si=R4WW8Loy6Dkx-b3g
#poetrymatters
so-soIn looking for a book set in Iowa, I found this one set in Nevada, Iowa. This novel‘s plot was hard to follow. It seemed to jump from one place and topic to another. The first section was quite interesting and I was left wondering about the VHS tapes and who exactly taped over the original recordings. Not a favorite of mine but I gave it 3/5
Avoiding today's news *horror stories* with a trip to #Chattanooga: fancy restroom with chandelier and the gorgeous dome at the old train station, 2nd & Charles #bookstore for used books, Book & Cover #indybookstore (no pic this time) and #BarnesandNoble where I always take a pic of the author murals by Gary Kelley (whose signed poster I was lucky enough to get from him when we lived in #Iowa near his studio). This mural features Mary Shelley.
