Open to words, forever–
I finished reading Memoirs and Misinformation today. That’ll make 7 books for summer reading, since I doubt I’ll complete another read before Sunday. I’m happy with my comeback after a bit of a gap midway there. This novel is intense. Jam packed with celebrity sightings– I’d call this a deep fake of a novel. If
It’s a whodunnit! I haven’t read one of these in some time, and it was fun to read. Thanks @wolfechelsea for the swap! The set up of the book is very enjoyable– the chapters are broken up into the characters with interspersed chapters that were written in third person based on The Wedding Night, which
Hooray! I finally finished another book. I think that’s 5 total for the summer so far but I do have to go back and count. Like many I talk to, there is plenty of reading happening and not so much posting. I learned fellow reader @gguccidoll12 is reading or has finished reading The Guest List,
I am slowly reading and thoroughly enjoying On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, inspired by Teri’s review a year ago in addition to conversations about Ocean Vuong and studying his poetry. I am hoping to finish this before our summer reading session ends, and maybe another book if possible. Reading is going slow here. With summer
I started reading The Dark Sides of Empathy by Fritz Breithaupt earlier this week and while the writing is fine, I couldn’t learn more at this time. I need literary escape for the next five weeks of summer reading. My original stack abandoned, these four books arrived over the last handful of days and we
After re-reading John Steinbeck’s Tortilla Flat, I find myself wondering if I might ever reach the greatness of such storytelling. Tortilla Flat is a story about Danny, who inherits two houses, and his friends– Pablo, Pilon, Jesus Maria to name a few. Danny is an anti-hero (I think) and the story itself is rather simple–
I can’t help but laugh when I read the back of How to Write by Gertrude Stein: “It will not teach anyone how to write…” This book is about GS’s process– how she approached writing, which as stated in the introduction, “What is there to know about the writing of GS and the thoughts and
After starting Strawberry Girl earlier this week, I was able to carve out some evening reading and put a bow on this one. I enjoyed it– it was cheerful and interesting– the novel took me far away from today. In rural Florida, Birdie and her Pa and Ma, other siblings are working hard getting the
Reading has been challenging for me for a number of reasons. I feel slow moving into summer reading, and am accepting it. The grading load I have in the summer might be the key variable of the moment. I was going to post zero books, but at least got through the first three chapters of
This book of poetry gives us insight into the kids of Bronzeville, which is in Chicago. The poems “Jim” “Eldora, Who is Rich” & “The Admiration of Willie.” The illustrations bring the reader straight into the neighborhood and the narratives.
Seasonal Reading 