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“The first drop of the rust-colored liquid that splashed on the wooden railway platform in the Union Station was not noticed.“

Just started this new historical fiction novel by Laurie Notaro, who's mostly known for her satiric essays (a la Dave Barry, but for women!). It's based on a true story of one the most notorious crimes in Phoenix history, The Trunk Murders. Laurie and I were in the same AP English class in high school. #smallworld

Okay #unpopularopinion. You all loved it but I am halfway through and calling it quits. It probably is the language. I have to read out loud to make sense of what I‘m reading. It‘s been taking me forever that way and it leaves no room to enjoy the story. So it‘s me, not the book but I just lost patience and want to read something I actually like to read 🤷🏻‍♀️

#Booked2023 #wronglyincarnated

I picked up book 1 of the series today. I felt it went perfectly with my sunflower tea cup. My friend who I went shopping with today actually met him when she was in 5th grade. AND he recited the 1st couple paragraphs of this book to the class! (He also read from another book but I can't remember which one.) #smallworld

I love making connections like these. 😀
The King's Speech is one of my favourite movies. And of course I had to see how similar they ⬆ looked. #gladtogoogle #smallworld

I love it when the book you‘re travelling with becomes very real. Our train this morning continued onto Takamatsu (across the water to Shikoku. We stayed on Honshu). I kept thinking, ‘I know that name!‘
Reading Kafka again tonight made me realise why. A lot of the action in this book occurs in and around Takamatsu #smallworld #inMurakamisfootsteps

This memoir is heartbreaking and fascinating too- I didn‘t expect to have such a close geographic connection either- I literally lived up the same street in Chicago in 2004! It‘s sure to start lively discussions- and will serve as my #Refugee read for #Booked2018! @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft

A novel about a Hasidic (a mystical Jewish movement founded in Poland in the 18th century) Jew in postwar Brooklyn who is caught between his love of art and his obligations to his community. He is a firm #believer but is torn between his faith and his creativity. He tries to reconcile the two but the result is tragic.
#decdays @Cinfhen

Today has been an interesting day. The wind is so strong it's shaking our pod and we've watched numerous families pack up their tents and go home. I found myself in conversation with Rita Banerji on Twitter this morning having only recently come across her via The War on Women #smallworld. I've learned about women using social media to highlight their charity causes or advocacy roles and I've snorted to myself at the sexism we... (ctd in comments)

1. I'm from Pittsburgh, Pa
2. I love Pride and Prejudice and Atlas Shrugged equally. They have two of the most badass feisty heroines that I can think of.
3. Always.....H.P.
4.JFK or Requiem for a dream(more for the cinematography than the actual story)
5. GOT, House of Cards, Orphan Black
6.Too many to list, I listen to a little of everything- don't really like anything mainstream
7. Reddish purple8. I want to read everything

The #Punxsutawney Library! This was my library growing up. Everyone made fun of me for spending most of my free time here when I was a kid. Farm and mining country don't take kindly to book places, lol. My parents would drive me into town & I'd spend hours here. That's Phil's house, the "Burrow". If you ever come to town, you can see the two best things about Punxsy at the same time: the groundhog and the library ?. #LitsyLovesLibraries