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I started listening to audiobooks three years ago when I gained a commute. This is the best I could narrow down the 371 titles that have joined my #audible library in those years!

#top10ofthedecade (kinda 😉😉) #audiobookedition

And yes, The Nix is the top and absolutely worth 21 hours!!

Day 6 of #adventrecommends ... a favorite from 2019.

Yes. It‘s a chunkster (737 pgs.) It‘s also a smart novel with big ideas that packs a hell of a punch. A sprawling puzzle that goes back and forth in time, it delves into family secrets. It touches on relationships, trust & loyalty with friends, lovers, parents & children. It‘s also a satire of today‘s politics and media with timely observations and insights captured in a clever way.

this is like infinite jest minus the creativity and the worldbuilding and pretty much everything that made infinite jest so powerful except the pretension and the really bad attempt at being like Pynchon. pic related its what girls think when you tell them the plot of this boring novel

This is one of the best books I have ever read. Written about the protest in the late sixties. You see the sides of the police, politics and “hippies.” The main character dives into his mom‘s past who abandoned her family when he was young. The twist and turns are so entertaining. The length intimidated me because I tend to get bored with long books, but it was such a fast read!

I enjoyed this satire on academia, publishing, U.S. politics, gaming etc. It is a little overstuffed maybe but ultimately satisfying. The prompt #sitdown made me think of it because the protagonist‘s mother was photographed at a “sit in” in the 70s which has a lot to do with the plot. Convoluted but it‘s the best I can do.😅 #RedroseSeptember

#7covers7days day 2

8-15-19: My 65th finished book of 2019! #thenix #nathanhill I really enjoyed this one! 👍🏼📖#️⃣6️⃣5️⃣

“It‘s because a lighthouse is two-faced, and this is how she feels each time she visits. A lighthouse is both an invitation and a warning. A lighthouse says Welcome home. But next to that, right after that, it also says Danger.”
― Nathan Hill, The Nix

#quotsyaug19 #lighthouse

Thank you to @Gaylagal2 for the wonderful package. You made a T-shirt!!!! And so many great books. #summersantagoespostal

21 hours on audio seemed like it might be too long but the whole thing was an absolute delight to listen to. It‘s a sprawling narrative that spans decades. It‘s got plot but mostly it‘s about the characters; family, friendships, secrets, the choices they make that effect each other. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Summer heatwave in Texas. Staying cool inside.

What a great story! This book sprawls a timespan of 40 or so years as the main character, Samuel Andresen-Anderson goes on a voyage of discovery about his mother, grandfather and himself. This book is packed full of interesting and amusing characters, and the writing is wordy but enchanting. i listened to the audio version of this book narrated by awarding-winning narrator Ari Fliakos who did a stunning job of bringing the characters to life.

4⭐️

Since January I‘ve been working hard to whittle down my TBR. I now have just twenty books in my library and I‘m starting May with these two ⬆️⬆️

#AprilWrapUp I read a lot of good books this month! Nothing below 3⭐️, I‘ll take it! 😁🎉👍🏻📚 Well on my way to my goal of 180 books this year.

Don‘t forget #StarTrekSummerMay starts tomorrow. 🖖🏻 Looking forward to some interesting interpretations of TNG episodes! 👩‍🚀

The Halifax foliage is definitely not at its best in April but my post-winter relief is such that this may as well be a palm tree 🌴

First time this year it‘s been nice enough to read outside! The fountain may not be turned on yet but I‘m just happy not to have to get my vitamin D artificially anymore 😎☀️

Good Lord is this #audiobook is beautiful! It‘s probably my all-time favorite fiction audiobook, and definitely in my top five favorite books period. I got tingles at the end. @Cinfhen definitely listen to a sample! @8little_paws we were so in sync in 2016 👯‍♀️ I have All Things Cease to Appear checked out as well! 😊 Yes, this book is a chunkster, but it is sooooo good! 5🌟

Some mandalas and stained glass I colored while listening!

I really liked The Nix by Nate Hill. People are puzzles. If we approach people with curiousity instead of judgment the world would be a much better place. If you look closely, you can see a reflection of me in the book!

Doing some #audiocoloring on my iPad. I had forgotten how enjoyable this is! 😊

"The best way to feel like you really belong to a group is to invent another group to hate." Sebastian, p. 560

One of my favorite #audiobooks, the MC, Samuel, is in what I consider my tiny Gen Y, born between 1978 and 1982. I love when I find books that cover #mygeneration that tightly.

Plus this book has a lot of other generations, too. It‘s one of the few books I can easily say is “deftly woven.” #anglophileapril

#currentlyreading #currentlylistening

The Nix - reread #Overdrive #audiobook
Confessions - 1st #audio #audible
The Moth - new #ebook
Rust & Stardust - new Overdrive ebook

Enjoying them all! Hopefully I can finish all four before my #moodreading comes knocking! 😉😬

Just finished this sprawling, 732-page novel about a man‘s search for the truths about the mother who left him, the girl he loved and lost, the country he lives in —and about himself. I enjoyed it immensely. I know some have criticized it as being stuffed with superfluous or unnecessary characters. But I think the point is to show that we are all connected by random, seemingly insignificant events and people who impact our individual paths.

I can‘t even wrap my brain around how sad, scary and true this is. 🥺

And this is why the Electoral College needs to go.

“Love - real, genuine, unasked-for love - made room for more of itself, it turned out. Love, when freely given, duplicates and multiplies.” P. 453

I listened to the audio of The Nix last year and loved it! It was selected by our book club so I finally got myself the copy to read it. 😀 📖 ☕️

Completely engrossing as the author takes you through time, across the world and in and out of the lives of fully developed characters. Wish I read it straight through to fully appreciate the strings that bring it all together - but nevertheless, it was a great read that I can highly recommend!

Most of the time the sardonic wit in this book makes me snicker. But every now and then there‘s a paragraph that makes me stop and go “hmmmm.”

Made sure to bring a supersized (700+ pages) book for my long day of travel from Providence (RI) to Phoenix. But holy cow —if American Airlines keep making their seats any smaller, we‘re all going to be related by the time this flight is over. 😳

Trying to make a dent in my never ending tbr pile. This one seems interesting so far.

This book is amazing. I‘m so glad it attracted my attention.

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#audiobook and #paperback
#overdrive
First book of 2019 - finished on January 1st!

New year, new goals!
#audiowalk
#2019kmin2019
#105MilesInJanuary
#overdrive

Last walk of 2018.
#audiowalk
#800in2018 ✔
#Reachingfor1000in2018 ✔
#Superstretchto1200in2018 ✔
#Goingforlucky1300in2018 ✔
#93MileDecember ✔
#stretchingto100 ✔
#overdrive

#audiowalk
#800in2018 ✔
#Reachingfor1000in2018 ✔
#Superstretchto1200in2018 ✔
#Goingforlucky1300in2018 ✔
#93MileDecember ✔
#stretchingto100 ✔

In spite of my best intentions, these stacks keep getting taller. I‘m sure no one else on Litsy has this problem... 😜

#audiowalk
#800in2018 ✔
#Reachingfor1000in2018 ✔
#Superstretchto1200in2018 ✔
#Goingforlucky1300in2018 ✔
#93MileDecember ✔
#stretchingto100 ✔
#overdrive

#audiowalk
#800in2018 ✔
#Reachingfor1000in2018 ✔
#Superstretchto1200in2018 ✔
#Goingforlucky1300in2018 ✔
#93MileDecember ✔
#stretchingto100
#overdrive

#audiowalk
#800in2018 ✔
#Reachingfor1000in2018 ✔
#Superstretchto1200in2018 ✔
#Goingforlucky1300in2018 ✔
#93MileDecember
#overdrive

#audiowalk
#800in2018 ✔
#Reachingfor1000in2018 ✔
#Superstretchto1200in2018 ✔
#Goingforlucky1300in2018 ✔
#93MileDecember
#overdrive

Beautiful, warm Christmas Eve walk. And I broke 1300 miles for the year today! Wheee!!
#audiowalk
#800in2018 ✔
#Reachingfor1000in2018 ✔
#Superstretchto1200in2018 ✔
#Goingforlucky1300in2018 ✔
#93MileDecember
#overdrive

Doing this one as a combination of audio and paperback. Yay for immersive reading.
@cathysaid

“It‘s no secret that most self-help books are memoirs in disguise.” P. 282

Thank you Katie 😘 this birthday keeps on giving!!
Hope you‘re having a great time in the Lakes 😁