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I read lots and lots this week, like a badass!

For prose, I finished AMETHYST, THE SAGAS OF ICELANDERS, THE COLLECTED STORIES OF COLETTE, and FROM THE ASHES by Jesse Thistle (not pictured).

For comics, I tore through five volumes to finish my WicDiv reread/catch-up. What a great series.

I was so busy with the chunksters and the comics binges that I never touched TRIAL BY DESIRE or MCSWEENEY‘S. Next week.

#bookreport

Pre-bed tea & Colette. I found myself only 100 pages from the end after my daily short story, so I‘ve decided to finish the collection before I start another novel.

#bookreport time!

I finished FIFTH QUARTER, ESSEX COUNTY, and THE ULTIMATE PI DAY PARTY. I really liked them all, but none of them made it into the love spectrum.

I hit the halfway point with Colette (which, I should note, is 600 oversized pages) and made good progress through MONDO COCKTAIL.

I bailed on BRANDED BY FLAMES.

And I‘ll probably start my WicDiv reread today, unless I get distracted or I forget.

I tried really hard not to buy anything in January, but fate conspired against me. A bunch of my Google Play survey credit expired, so I quickly bought two books to use up the remainder in case it was also on the chopping block. Then, having already marred my Spending Log page, I figured I might as well grab THE COLLECTED STORIES OF COLETTE when it showed up at the thrift store. My library‘s Colette collection is not what it could be.

#thursdaysurvey

1. Any format whatsoever, though I avoid thick hardcovers and larger trade paperbacks when possible.

2. The library, thrift stores, or Kobo.

3. Yep.

4. The library, via OverDrive or RBDigital.

5. I got THE COLLECTED STORIES OF COLETTE on my last trip to the thrift store. It‘s a delight so far, even if it IS a larger trade paperback.

It‘s time to get classical.

Treats from a bookshop in Galway, Ireland. This cover definitely had me at hello.

Another case of a misogynist man taking credit for a woman‘s work. I‘m an admirer of Colette‘s work and excited to see this ...

https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/colette

Have read this over and over. Have read a great deal of her writings and have loved all of it.

Hey Litsy folks. A recent Brainpickings post piqued my interest in reading some Colette. Anyone have suggestions about where to start?

"There are days when solitude… is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom” - Colette.

"Time spent with a cat is never wasted." Colette