This book was suggested to me by a friend. Sometimes I love poetry, sometimes I don't. I enjoyed more poems in this collection than I thought I would. The book is broken into 5 sections:
WILTING
FALLING
ROOTING
RISING
BLOOMING

Some poems worth giving a 2nd or 3rd look. Must be in the right mindspace.

It was an interesting read. I completed the book in less than a day...I'll probably go back and examine a few of the poems in more detail.

Fun and quirky

Tax season is finally over...spent the weekend getting lost in this book.

Saturday reading...book club selection.

#whatiread #bookstats

I can appreciate this book. Claire Danes narration made it more palatable. It did not make me like Atwood, particularly. I am interested in seeing the cinematic version of it in April on Hulu.

I didn't care about these people. I had to trudge through it. Book club pick...discussion and photo to come tomorrow.

I love Sherlock Holmes, but rarely in book form. I have a patience issue and I don't like the feeling of stress while we figure out "who done it". This book gave me that feeling, but it was greatly compelling. It is the story of the great, great, great daughter of Sherlock and the great, great, great grandson of Watson who attend the same boarding school and fall in the family business of solving crimes. It is a gritty YA novel. 1st in the series.

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Just started this one...sparked the question, is a duology a series? I think it is.

This was a nice gifty that arrived with this month's BOTM pick. This was a twisty little bit of a book. Written by Gillian Flynn - not an author I am a fan of in general...but if she were to write a collection of short stories, I believe I would read everything she writes. Very fast read, less than an hour. This one kept me intrigued from page 1 to page 62. Jason (the fiance) is reading it now!

4 out of 5 stars

#BOTM bonus!

Book club read...

The 3rd in the Royal trilogy. A mystery ruled the whole of this book, it kept my interest. I liked it more than the 2nd book but less than the 1st.

This 2nd in the Royal trilogy was slightly less intriguing than the first, but I also completed this one in one sitting. Looking forward to tackling the final book tomorrow.

I enjoyed this one...YA which is a fave genre, fast-paced = bonus.

Holiday book club meeting...
We really enjoyed this book and the overall grade was an A.

Great YA story about 2 gay teens forging a lasting friendship and coming to terms with love and their futures. A snapshot into a week of their lives. Loved it! So happy to have have 4 days off in a row to catch up on reading. 2 books down...maybe I can get 1 or 2 more in.

Reading on this long Thanksgiving weekend...that is what I'm grateful for!

XCP Mothers' Guild November book club.
Book: Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli
Grade: B (high grade: A-; low grade: D+)
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Bought some books today...the bottom books are a gift for a baby's first library!

Excited to start this book this weekend!

Overall grade...B-

Fast science read!

Starting number 2

I finally read it...it was good, though still not getting the hype. Maybe book two will shed some light.

Started the series... pop culture blindspot revealed.

I heard today that Gloria Naylor passed away. This book was released when I was 11 years old and I read it when I was 15... probably too young - bit it had a profound impact on me. The characters in this book were richly written, though Oprah received some flack for adapting it, I blame the times - there were themes in the book that were too heavy for TV, even in the late 80s. RIP Gloria Naylor.

After hearing about the death of Gloria Naylor, I reflected back to this book. This book explores the internal prejudices that black people sometimes have towards one another. I read it many, many years ago but it resonates deeply. RIP Gloria Naylor.

Rare win for me!!! 246-218

Badass ladies.

The second in the Discovery of Witches series. Witches, daemons and vampires - oh my! None of them sparkle and all of the characters are PhD level professionals. This book is at turns funny, a little scary and very academic. There's also a love story - but with grown ass adults (I do love my YA as well). I love that this is a story (series) about what makes us human.

The first in the Discovery of Witches series. Witches, daemons and vampires - oh my! None of them sparkle and all of the characters are PhD level professionals. This book is at turns funny, a little scary and very academic. There's also a love story - but with grown ass adults (I do love my YA as well). I love that this is a story (series) about what makes us human.

Ok...tell me why you think I should read this series. I have read half of the first book. My daughter had read them all, multiple times. I've never seen a film. I love spec fic, wizards, magical realism...why can't I connect to this little boy and his trials and tribulations?

Difficult to read, self-indulgent, unreliable narrators. I felt nothing but a strong dislike for the main characters...I put this one down 3 or 4 times before I was able to finally finish it. I would normally bail, but so many of my well-respected books friends LOVED this book - I thought I was just missing something. Nope...it was terrible.

Moderately funny. Fast read.

Post-apocalyptic story about the end of the world as we know it. Told from the point of view of several narrators whose stories intersect at the tragedy thst is the Georgia Flu. The story flows well and covers several years into the "new world". Quite compelling.

The third in the Discovery of Witches series. Witches, daemons and vampires - oh my! None of them sparkle and all of the characters are PhD level professionals. This book is at turns funny, a little scary and very academic. There's also a love story - but with grown ass adults (I do love my YA as well). I love that this is a story (series) about what makes us human.

Lots of second person narrative...not my favorite thing. Most of the stories deal with marital strife... beware if that's a trigger for you.

First book club of the school year!
Book: The Storied Life of AJ Fikry
Grade: A-
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Nothing sexier than a man reading a book. #lovemesomehim #lazysunday

I'm planning on having my book club read this one. A majority of us were teens in the 80s, hoping this is a good one.

Reading this again! I do love it, but it's also the book I chose for the Mothers' Guild book club that happens on Tuesday. Wanted to brush up on the finer points.

Bailed...very dense. Maybe I'll pick it up at a later time.

Sadly, not as good as the other books in the series. Racy sex scenes - be warned if that's a trigger for you. #romance #hea

Such a hard book to love...but it created one of the most iconic literary/film characters in the world. The original "hooker with a heart of gold" story. The film is also hard to watch with its overt racist portrayal of Asians.

Such a hard book to love...but it created one of the most iconic literary/film characters in the world. The original "hooker with a heart of gold" story. The film is also hard to watch with its overt racist portrayal of Asians.

I adore this book and I think back on it frequently and with fondness. The pitting of magicians, trained by rivals, against one another made for a fascinating read. Morgenstern is such a descriptive writer that I could picture the tents, the characters and the magic. I know a film has been in development for some time.

I didn't bail...but I found this to be a wholly unsatisfying end to this series of books. #ya #dystopia