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This fantastical world is a commitment (I started it last month). It is steeped in description, metaphor, and stories within the story. Upon finishing I googled the spoilers and honestly wish I‘d done that first because I missed the meaning of piles of those metaphors. Ah well, humbled daily.

August #Roll100
🎲 15 The Starless Sea
🎲 69 When Women Ran Fifth Avenue
🎲 41 Pachinko currently in transit from another library
@PuddleJumper

Dark and moody. So good.

I had a really good week and had trouble narrowing it down to five.
1) A book that surprised me in how much I love it and cuddles with Alice.
2) Finally getting my stride back with fitness after multiple injuries.
3) Delicious pizza after seeing Jane Goodall give a talk about hope.
4) The gorgeous mountain view on my drive to work.
5) Signs of spring- the first robin, buds on my tree and birdsong.

#5joysfriday @DebinHawaii

Here‘s my review for a book I just finished reading. I read this book for the No Shelf Control book club on Fable.

I just finished listening to the audiobook for this book. I borrowed it on Libby and someone was waiting for the book. I was determined to finish it so the person waiting for it can read it next. I‘ll write a review tomorrow. I didn‘t know it was going to take so long for me to read this book. Next, I‘m going to read some short books. I‘ll either read on my Kindle or read books for buddy reads.

For #weekendreads, I‘m sharing this book I‘m reading for the No Shelf Control book club on Fable. I‘m borrowing it on Libby. I‘m hoping I can finish it this weekend. It‘s due back to the library in 4 days. I‘m liking it. I don‘t know how to describe the writing except that it feels like I‘m in a dream because nothing is making any sense but I‘m awake the whole time for it. I‘m not asleep for this dream in a book.

3 Stars • Zachary Ezra Rawlins, a graduate student, finds a mysterious book containing a story from his childhood, leading him to the Starless Sea—a magical underground library of stories. With allies like Dorian and Mirabel, he explores this labyrinthine realm, uncovering nested tales of pirates and bees, and facing threats to its existence. As he navigates love, fate, and storytelling, ⬇️

I started this book tonight for the No Shelf Control book club on Fable. Our pick this month is this book. Our pick last month was Piranesi. I like this book so far. I think I like it better than The Night Circus. I tried to read The Night Circus but I couldn‘t get into it so I DNF‘d it.

Whew! 😥 It‘s been a few weeks, huh. 😟

In moments, I‘ve made a little progress with my books. Finally reading the tagged and nearly 3/4 done w Locklands, the third in a trilogy by one of my favorite authors. I do regret reading this one by audio. I don‘t know why, but I think this one would have been better eye-reading, even though I listened to the other two. 🤔🤷‍♀️

Hope everyone‘s 2025 is… 🙏🏼♥️

Thank you @dabbe for the great #jolabokaflod package! I love it! Thank you to @MaleficentBookDragon for hosting this fun swap again! #js2024 #jolabokaflodswap

I finished The Starless Sea for the third time this morning. Sometimes I need the comfort of a favorite reread. And this is a book that begs to be read over and over. I would crawl into this world if I could. I would open a painted door. 🐝 🔑 🗡️💛

✨We are all stardust and stories✨
🐝🗝️🗡️

My newest bookish tattoo! I love it so much, even if no one understands it and I'll be forever badly explaining my favorite story

#CoverLove #Silver @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Is it possible to really like a book but have no idea what was going on?!

Heck yeah, Bahni Turpin‘s part in the audiobook! 👏🏼💃🏻

Some of the characters from Morgenstern‘s books show up very literally in the Phantomwise tarot. #Eleanor

Itching to read this again. This is becoming almost an annual read. Anyone else?

@JenP ?
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#stars #humbleharvest @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#bookspin for October plus lots of points for #scarathlon #mischiefandmayhem and this might be the most beautiful book I‘ve ever read. Gorgeous prose, absolutely HUNDREDS of nods to books, computer games etc.. and totally mesmerising. I‘m a fast reader and I read this pretty slowly for me cos I just wanted to savour every sentence. Loved it.

It's finally getting cooler here and I'm so here for it! 🍁🍂 Spent much of the afternoon rereading one of my favorites in the park! 💕📚

This was so, so hard. If I could choose two books for #BookOftheMonth I would've chosen The Bandit Queens as well. I had a sleepless night because of this #bookwormproblems

#botm

Thank you so much for tagging me, @The_Penniless_Author ❤

1. So far I think it's The Starless Sea. It might also be The Bandit Queens, but I first have to finish it.
2. Sweater weather! I love my comfy sweaters and prefer them over my summer clothes. Also, they have more pockets to put things in, which comes in handy while working 😆

Tag, you are! 😁

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

What else could I do when my bookish Bestie gifted me this stunning edition of The Starless Sea, than to reread it? I wanted to do this anyway, because it has been on of my favourite books ever since I've first read it. And it hasn't lost any of its magic. It felt like reading it for the first time over again, just with some bonus knowledge. What a beautifully crafted story. And crafting is the right word for what Erin Morgenstern did here ❤

1. Mainly staying inside in the A/C and drinking lots of water

2. Erin Morgenstern and Sabaa Tahir. I just really love their writing!

#Two4Tuesday

Wanna play? @CurvyCrochetGirl @Texreader @OriginalCyn620

#Weekly Forecast

Will likely finish both buddy reads today. Messy Lives I just want to be done and anxious to finish Lamya‘s memoir.

The Starless Sea is another book I‘ve waited forever to read but it‘s starting out good. Search is next up on audio. Thalia is for #192025 and still enjoying the Jane books.

Like others have said, I don‘t feel guilty rereading a favorite, and my happy-place book is The Starless Sea. I tend to read it every fall.

A song for the guilty pleasures playlist that stays stuck in my head forever: Call Me Al by Paul Simon. If you‘re my age and watched much MTV, you know how fun this music video was. My husband and I BELT this song when it comes up on our playlist. 😁

A nice hotel room with a méridienne, a kettle and quiet to read my book..I could stay here for a long time

Have you ever run your fingers through the pages of a book and just began crying? I haven‘t even finished reading it. I‘m even starting over because I just never finished. And it was an overwhelming feeling. Like my very soul needed the release. What the heck am I in for?

how beautiful is this vintage uk paperback edition 😍

I would give this book a 7/10. I thought it started ofd a bit slow; I actually liked the middle the best!

It started well enough, beautifully descriptive language, rich world building and an intriguing plot. And then after a while it was only language, and the plot became more and more diluted in interruptions and side stories. I struggled with a rather fractured narrative and unfinished tidbits. The final 20% of the book took me almost a month. More disappointing than not, I am sorry to say. I was excited for this one and wanted to like it, oh well.

There is just something about the way this author writes that's like a warm hug. She's a go-to writer for me when I'm feeling cranky or just need a read that I can lose myself in. #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

I loved slowly getting through this book. While reading, I was both living the story and simultaneously trying to put it together in my head, flipping back to previous pages to look for certain details or excerpts. Again, I loved the world it created in my mind and, though confusing at times, I enjoyed and appreciated the numerous stories in it and how they ended.. or began. mar2023

Ugh I love this one so much! It was the best comfort reread these last few weeks when I needed an escape and could just envelope myself in this magical journey.
#LGBTQ2023 mythology @Kenyazero
#2023ReadySetRead has foil on the cover / makes you feel comforted or cozy / insect on the cover @Clwojick

Oof. I really didn‘t like this book — l honestly felt like I wasted 19 hours of my life. The multitude of stories woven together just seemed superfluous and made the plot very confusing. The characters weren‘t relatable nor very engaging. And, the ending was very predictable… The only thing I enjoyed was the side character and the story of Kat.
My Review: ⭐️ (1/5)

#Intimacy #InQuotes
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

I finally finished. I‘m not sure what I think, tbh. A story about stories, inside another story, about a book. It‘s…complicated and disassociated and strange. Like someone writing down someone else‘s stream of consciousness. But the language and the characters are so beautiful that I have to give it a pick. I don‘t know if I recommend it or not either. If you‘re in the mood for something strange and new, I guess.

A marvelous, timeless fairy tale. As much about personal choice as the reverence for story telling. I think if you go in looking for only the A to B plot or main pairing you'll spend a lot of time frustrated, but if you let the story take you wherever it chooses to, you'll have a splendid time.

If the closet had been big enough, I have no doubt I would have! 😅

Ah, romanticizing the past, a common past time.
Writing your name on every book's card gets less fun after the first few.

Points will be deducted for all tired tropes concerning librarians. 😑

PAINFULLY relatable.

My MLIS is gibbering at me: but, but Library of Congress!
Okay, only MOST university libraries use LC and only MOST of public libraries use DDC...but I don't like it. 🙎🏼‍♂️