bailedI think younger me would have liked this but I‘m really not in the mood for this sort of philosophical read so I‘m bailing and probably won‘t go back to it. #titlesandtunes
pickWelcome to Nola. It's a city a lot like New Orleans, except filled with magic, music, and wonders. But as magical songs start to disappear, the city is in danger. It's up to Perilous Graves and his friends to rescue the songs before it's too late.
This was such a lovely adventure. It reminded me of the Phantom Tollbooth mixed with the Starless Sea. Definitely one to reread and get more out of each time.
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pickRead for #Scarathlon & as part of #TitlesAndTunes (on hold for now) October #Blues theme. I enjoyed this middle grade historical fiction & ghost story. Ophie was a great character to root for & it was a good glimpse at life in 1920s Pittsburgh for a black widow & her preteen daughter.
There were 305 #ScarathlonWordSearch words + 20 points & 15 for using it in a photo challenge + 1 participation point so 3086 total for Team #SpookyGhostClub ⬇️
DieAReader, Texreader, Clwojick, Read4life, StayCurious, Andrew65, TheSpineView, Catsandbooks, GHABI4ROSES, LiseWorks
It‘s with pain in my heart that I have decided to put #TitlesAndTunes on hold for now. Without my co-host Cindy it just doesn‘t feel the same.
We had lined up some great prompts and I hope that the world will come to its senses soon and she feels up to returning to Litsy ☮️ 🕊️
For now however, I thank you all for participating and leave your with the #Blues 💙🩵
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I'm a bit late for October's #TitlesAndTunes but still just under the wire for the #Blues tag ☺️ @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen
I had loads I thought I could do for this, and in the end went for two classics: Frank's "Dune", and The Velvet's "Pale Blue Eyes" ?
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Happy publication day to Jesmyn Ward for her latest! I'm always about 5 years behind, so I just finished SUS. I'd heard it described as a road novel, and it technically is, but didn't feel like one. The journey matters less than the fact that the family must share tight quarters when they'd previously been drifting apart. I spent the whole novel concerned for them all: the entire novel is located on the brink of disaster.
My book pick for October #blues #titlesandtunes is Antimatter Blues by Edward Ashton. Did you know they're turning this into a movie with Robert Pattinson playing Mickey (The title is Mickey 17)?
My pick for a song is Blue Monday by Orgy (I like the remake better than the original)
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pick#TitlesAndTunes #Blues This took me completely by surprise. It was one of those titles that I didn‘t really think would live up to the reviews I‘d read, but managed to do that and exceed them by being fringe, creative and new in a way that occasionally made me wonder ‘is this gonna work, or just go off the rails?‘ And it‘s so satisfying when those things do work! It was also genuinely creepy in a way I‘ll be thinking about for a long time to come.
pickThis book is hard, this book is though. It's impressive how Lehane captures all the different point of views and lets his characters talk about their fears and thoughts. Dennis Lehane does not write lovable characters, but human ones. He gets deep into their souls. And into the soul of the city and the time. I'm glad I read this book. Once again I learned about history. A sad part, though...
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pickThis one packed an emotional punch I wasn't expecting. Mark feels like he is too much for people to handle. His boyfriend broke up with him after he wore a dress as a joke, but he yearns to wear a purple princess dress but doesn't dare. His older brother always knows what to say to keep him from spiraling, but lately has his own big problem to deal with
This book explores the dark messy side of friendship, family, grief, & love. Bring tissues
