Welcome to Litsy!

Too long by at least 100 pages; too many plots to follow

This book has been on my #tbr list for quite some time. At over 600 pages I'm not sure when I'll get to reading it but I know I must at some point.

#Over500Pages #GratefulReads #HistoricalFiction

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This was not required reading for me, but in AP English, at the end of the semester, we were allowed to write about a book of our choice. This was one that my teacher had never heard of, but added to her TBR list, based on my essay. It‘s heartbreakingly sad, but I think the themes are still relevant today. #requiredreadingredo

Wonderfully rich and detailed with a heroine that will stay inside my heart and head, giving me counsel and courage, for a long time. a simply beautiful book.

Gertie nodded, puzzled by the woman‘s voice. The words told, but the voice, like the eyes, asked, even when she gave her name.

Bookstores, for me, are all about wandering and discovering something new to challenge my reading patterns. Found that today with the discovery of this twentieth century novel about the struggle to make ends meet. #newpurchase #suckerforagreatcover #theepic

I gotta bail on this book, which I hate doing. I like to try to give every book a chance, but this one is just making me fall asleep! Absolutely nothing is happening. Back to the bookshelf!

I just heard that this wonderful story is going to be a Vintage re-print. Go and find it. It is a forgotten classic and shouldn't be forgotten again. I read it years ago and some parts have stuck with me.

I'm going crazy. Someone mentioned this book yesterday and for the life of me I can't find the post! Anywhooo, I was able to immediately find it on my shelves (no easy task) so that must mean that fate wants me to read it. Spring break is just around the corner!

Yet another so-called classic I'd never heard of - strong reviews here and on Goodreads. I am intrigued!

https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/features/2017/feb/5-reasons-to-read-lost-mast...

Reading in the car earlier. It's taken me a while to get into this 1954 classic as I struggled with the Kentucky dialect. It's set in the very rural, very poor Kentucky hills but soon the family will move to Detroit and things will change so much for them. In 1971, Joyce Carol Oates described this novel as "our most unpretentious American masterpiece".

Busy day yesterday, didn't get much reading done. Took the kids to see Charlotte Diamond, a well-known kids music singer-songwriter (if you have young kids, you might know her songs I Am A Pizza and Slippery Fish!). They had such a great time dancing and singing. The husband & I later went to see Lego Batman. So much fun! It's v rare that we get to go out on our own! And then we picked up poke for dinner. How's your weekend?

Last night's dinner of mee rebus (a spicy noodle dish found in Singapore and Malaysia - its gravy is made of chilis, dried shrimp, mashed sweet potatoes etc for a sweet and spicy dish although mine is from a premade paste!) and a new read. #bookanddinner #backtotheclassics

I don't think this cover of one of my favorite books was meant to be creepy--for me, the book is heartbreaking, not scary--but I find this very unsettling. #creepycovers #booktober

One of my all time faves...a real gem!!