Lovely reflections! I am fully in gardening mode and my brain completely forgot what I read this year. When I went back and looked, I realized I read a bunch that absolutely blew me away. It's been a very good year for reading but the best part of the year is without a doubt the non-reading or reading-adjacent things - the friendships, community, and witnessing of beauty and goodness and resistance, and sometimes being a part of it too. You asked how I was doing and while the world has been so hard, within it I found clarity and focus and joy. Thanks for being a part of that
YOU ARE THE BEST!! Thank you for reading and responding so generously. I feel the exact same way. And I can't wait to hear more about your garden!! Emily Dickinson would approve.
TREAT YOURSELF!!! oh and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to beautiful you. I am so lucky to be in reading community with you. I hope you are keeping the celebration going!
So many great ones here! I think I need to re-read the El Akkad on the page, I zoomed through the audio and maybe didn't absorb as much as I should have. But it was incredible.
My faves of the year so far have been O Sinners! by Nicole Cuffy and Playground by Richard Powers.
Yes! I did the audio too, which was so affecting but now I need to go back and do it on the page. Ooh I'm curious about the Nicole Cuffy. That cover is so memorable!
May is for Ocean!!!! Let’s go! Trust & Safety is the best book I have ever purchased from Broadside Books (it is also the only book, but everyone has to start somewhere).
Lovely reflections! I am fully in gardening mode and my brain completely forgot what I read this year. When I went back and looked, I realized I read a bunch that absolutely blew me away. It's been a very good year for reading but the best part of the year is without a doubt the non-reading or reading-adjacent things - the friendships, community, and witnessing of beauty and goodness and resistance, and sometimes being a part of it too. You asked how I was doing and while the world has been so hard, within it I found clarity and focus and joy. Thanks for being a part of that
YOU ARE THE BEST!! Thank you for reading and responding so generously. I feel the exact same way. And I can't wait to hear more about your garden!! Emily Dickinson would approve.
I did not get a single book for my birthday this year, so I may just have to buy all your standouts as a special treat to myself!!
TREAT YOURSELF!!! oh and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to beautiful you. I am so lucky to be in reading community with you. I hope you are keeping the celebration going!
We deserve treats!! Thank you - it's an honor to have such special reading pals on this here internet.
So many great ones here! I think I need to re-read the El Akkad on the page, I zoomed through the audio and maybe didn't absorb as much as I should have. But it was incredible.
My faves of the year so far have been O Sinners! by Nicole Cuffy and Playground by Richard Powers.
Yes! I did the audio too, which was so affecting but now I need to go back and do it on the page. Ooh I'm curious about the Nicole Cuffy. That cover is so memorable!
May is for Ocean!!!! Let’s go! Trust & Safety is the best book I have ever purchased from Broadside Books (it is also the only book, but everyone has to start somewhere).
LFG!!! Everyone has to start somewhere and you started strong. Can't wait to hear what else you carry around in your elite new tote.
Love this check in on your reading life so far!
The Stacks influence is strong here (obviously).
oooh wow I love this! I've actually never read Dan Brown. Seems perfect for when you just need to escape into a twisty story.