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What I Loved | Siri Hustvedt
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Leniverse
What I Loved: A Novel | Siri Hustvedt

The recollections of an older man are different from those of a young man. What seemed vital at forty may lose its significance at seventy. We manufacture stories, after all, from the fleeting sensory material that bombards us at every instant, a fragmented series of pictures, conversations, doors, and the touch of things and people. We delete most of it to live with some semblance of order, and the reshuffling of memory goes on until we die.

BarbaraBB This book 🩷🩷🩷 1mo
Leniverse @BarbaraBB It will for sure be on my 2024 favourites list. I wasn't ready for the shock of Part 2 😢 This book hits hard! 1mo
BarbaraBB I‘ll never forget that, so unexpected. Also I love the artworks her characters create! 1mo
Leniverse @BarbaraBB Yes! And they're so well described, I can really visualise the exhibitions. 4w
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Oryx
What I Loved | Siri Hustvedt
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Trying this thing called "reading books I already own". It's quite unusual.

kspenmoll 😂😂 5mo
Suet624 That‘s a good one. 5mo
Ruthiella Revolutionary! 😮😂 5mo
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squirrelbrain What an odd thing to do. 🤣 It‘s a great book though! 5mo
Oryx @squirrelbrain I was wondering if you'd read it - it's extremely New Yorky 5mo
squirrelbrain Yes, I think it was one of the first #blameitonlitsy books that I read a few years ago. 5mo
Christine Ooh, I would like to do this exact activity with this exact book from my own shelf! 🤣 5mo
youneverarrived 😂 one of my favourite books so I‘d say you chose a good one! 5mo
BarbaraBB Echoing @youneverarrived ! I hope you‘ll love it too 5mo
Caroline2 😂 I so need to try this!! 👍 5mo
Rissreads 🤣🤣🤣 But why? 🤷‍♀️ 2mo
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Megabooks
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What I loved about this? Nearly everything! While the plot in parts 1 & 2 was a bit predictable, the details about Bill‘s art were incredible. I truly felt I could see it and his evolution as an artist.

The book spans 25 years and is told by an early collector, who becomes best friends with Bill. Their wives have children at the same time, but the families‘ fates turn out very different. A complex look at long-term friendship and marriage.

Megabooks @BarbaraBB thank you so much for this wonderful gift! 😘😘 @squirrelbrain @youneverarrived I ended up loving this, too, as you both predicted! 2y
Cinfhen I‘m totally in the minority but I really did not enjoy this book / and my bookclub ended up panning it, too! I can‘t even remember why it was universally disliked by the bookclub ladies 🤷🏼‍♀️ 2y
BarbaraBB Glad you enjoyed it! I too loved the art parts. And your pic is arty too 😍 2y
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Graywacke Note to self - read more Siri! 2y
Leftcoastzen I absolutely adored this book! 2y
squirrelbrain So glad you loved it too! ❤️ 2y
Megabooks @Cinfhen 🤷🏻‍♀️ sometimes books just don‘t work for a person (or people) 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB thanks! We‘re back to pictures indoors soon. I really appreciate this gift. You are so thoughtful! 2y
Megabooks @Graywacke truth 🙌🏻 2y
youneverarrived So glad you loved it too! Great review and photo ❤️ 2y
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Megabooks
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I can‘t believe it‘s finally here @BarbaraBB and thank you so much for sending it!! I feel very loved, especially since you took time to wrap them in such pretty paper. 🥰😘 I‘m so excited for WIL knowing it was a 5⭐️ read for you! I have already read (and loved) TTD. It was on @vivastory ‘s nywd list, so I picked it up in January. Thank you! You are such a sweet, generous friend! 💕

squirrelbrain Lovely gifts - loved What I Loved too! 2y
Kitta I loved that book! 2y
batsy Lovely! I loved The True Deceiver. 2y
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youneverarrived I hope you enjoy What I Loved. It‘s a favourite of mine 🤍 2y
BarbaraBB I am thrilled they arrived and am sorry you read TTD already, I must have missed that! Now I hope you love What I loved! 2y
Megabooks @squirrelbrain @Kitta @youneverarrived with so many people whose opinions I value loving it, I‘m sure I will too @BarbaraBB 😘😘 2y
Megabooks @batsy me too! It was fantastic! 2y
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andrew61
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My rdg grp in Feb is discussing this + her hubby's novel book of illusions. It is a remarkable piece of writing about art , friendship, parenting, marriage and grief. Two NY couples in the 80s, live + love art. Children and Divorce changes the dynamics of the friendship which is explored with precise prose. The picture of grief is profoundly moving. The 2nd half changes tone into an almost noirish mystery. Interesting bk that I'm still digesting.

Cathythoughts Great review Andrew 👍 I have this on my shelf .... soon 🤞 2y
Centique Great review! I have it on my TBR too. Sounds like it will be a good one ☺️ 2y
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Jester59
Quello che ho amato | Siri Hustvedt
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Normal to begin it after finishing Paul Auster's 4 3 2 1.Hope this will be another masterpiece.

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IsaRA150
Todo cuanto am | Siri Hustvedt
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Este libro en particular me gustó mucho. Probablemente la inmersión en la vida de artistas es lo que me atrapó

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youneverarrived
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I always struggle to review books that really resonate with me (even if I don‘t relate to the characters or their lives.) I just felt this one; the characters emotions, their relationships with each other etc, I was involved. It goes to a really sad place - I was not expecting it to go where it did. There‘s a lot of themes running though it like mental illness & art. A page turner but with a lot of depth to it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Reggie Very nice review. 3y
andrew61 Great review, I read it years ago for our reading group and remember little other than the miniature art? and it suddenly changing from one kind of bk to a bit of of a mystery. I think it deserves a reread. 3y
BarbaraBB So glad you loved it! Being a mother it must have hit you hard at times 💔 3y
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readordierachel Sounds like a great read 💕 3y
batsy Your first sentence—I'm the same. There are times when I just connect with a book but can't quite put into words why 🙂 Lovely review. 3y
erzascarletbookgasm Lovely. Will bump this further up my tbr pile. 3y
youneverarrived Ah thanks @Reggie 😅 3y
youneverarrived @andrew61 yes, the little rooms. It did become a bit of a mystery. If you do reread it I‘d love to hear what you think. 3y
youneverarrived @BarbaraBB definitely, part two really got me 😢 3y
youneverarrived @readordierachel so good! So much to it. I think you‘d enjoy it 🤍 3y
youneverarrived @batsy I‘m glad it‘s not just me. The more I connect with a book the harder I find it to write about. Your reviews are always perfect. Thank you ❤️ 3y
youneverarrived @erzascarletbookgasm love to know what you think when you get to it 😘 3y
BarbaraBB @andrew61 I vividly remember the art too. So good! 3y
Suet624 I remember gushing about this book but not really knowing how to review this book in a way that folks would understand my love for it. You hit the nail on the head. 3y
youneverarrived @Suet624 that‘s exactly how I felt. I can‘t do it justice or explain why it resonated so much with me. 3y
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youneverarrived
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Saturday night done right 🍷 📖 🛁

I‘m only 30 odd pages into this but I can already tell it‘s my kind of book. I think it was a gift from @BarbaraBB a while ago if I remember rightly 🤍

emilyhaldi I loved this book!! I probably read it bc of @BarbaraBB too ☺️ 3y
britt_brooke Ooh, enjoy! 3y
BarbaraBB It could well be a gift from me (not sure) because I indeed loved this book! 3y
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BarbaraBB @emilyhaldi I‘m not sure but it could have been the other way around too 💕 3y
Bookish.SAM I adored this book! Others I‘ve gifted it too haven‘t loved it they way I did. I think this book is very much for the right reader/right time. I ❤️ seeing when others are reading/enjoy this one. 3y
Leftcoastzen This one has stuck with me . I really loved this book. 3y
Cathythoughts I have this one ❤️look forward to your thoughts 3y
youneverarrived @emilyhaldi can see why you both loved it already! 3y
youneverarrived @britt_brooke thank you 💚 3y
youneverarrived @BarbaraBB I‘m pretty sure it was 🤍 3y
youneverarrived @Bookish.SAM it feels like one of those books you really connect with, or you just wouldn‘t at all. It‘s right up my street though. 3y
youneverarrived @Leftcoastzen oh that‘s good you loved it 🤍 3y
youneverarrived @Cathythoughts from what I‘ve read so far I think you would enjoy it ❤️ 3y
Suet624 Loved this book so much. 3y
youneverarrived @Suet624 I can see why. A five star read for me 🤍 3y
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Cinfhen
What I Loved: A Novel | Siri Hustvedt
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While I like lyrical prose, I have zero patience for overwrought pretentious paragraphs (and this book is loaded with painstakingly endless pages of indulgent tangents). I realize this book was published in 2003 but for me it feels VERY dated. I‘ve read stories like this before, so this book felt recycled and stale. I know lots of my Litsy friends really loved this one so I‘m sure this is more my frustration and personal disappointment.

BarbaraBB Ah I am sorry to hear that! On to the next! 💕 4y
Suet624 Awww, bummer. I liked the book but I completely understand your issues with it. 4y
Cinfhen Did you like this one too @Suet624 we‘re usually in sync 👯‍♀️#BookTwin and I‘m generally on point with @BarbaraBB too! Wow, I was really off on this one 4y
Suet624 I think I took it really easy with it. I seem to remember wrestling with the pace and excessiveness at first and then made myself slow down and take it in. That helped me with it. It was the writing that I thoroughly enjoyed and the story was secondary to me. And yes, you and me, baby. Book twins. (edited) 4y
Kalalalatja That‘s too bad. I had two friends who really liked it, and their enthusiasm definitely made me enjoy it more, as I noticed all the positive stuff more, because of it. But I get your points about 4y
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Cinfhen
What I Loved: A Novel | Siri Hustvedt
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Weird to see my hubby‘s initials on the page of my current book. Even though I‘ve known the character‘s name, I never stopped to consider his initials. With less than 100 pages to go, I‘m still no fan of this book. If it wasn‘t for IRL bookclub I would have bailed by now.

Cathythoughts Sounds like this ones not for you .... We had IRL Bookclub last night , The Dutch House ( my pick ) & it scored very high ! Thank god ! 4y
emilyhaldi LOL, I loved this book!!!!! So its only natural that you wouldn't 😉🙃 4y
TrishB Reason why I can‘t be in a book club! I‘m so bad at reading ‘forced‘ books! 4y
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TrishB @Cathythoughts that‘s a relief 😁 4y
JackOBotts @TrishB my book club‘s “rule” is that you have to read 50% for the meeting. We‘re usually good about finishing, but it‘s a good escape clause for those “bailing” moments. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 4y
Cinfhen I‘m going to suggest that @JackOBotts that seems fair!!!! I did finish the book but I really didn‘t like it at all 😖 so many readers that I share reading tastes with recommended this book @emilyhaldi but it just wasn‘t for me @TrishB @Cathythoughts Oh well 🥴we can‘t all like the same books all the time 4y
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Cinfhen
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Bookclub meets on Tuesday so I need to finish this one. Although I was really looking forward to reading it, I‘m sort of struggling to pick it back up. I‘m not a fan of any of the MC‘s plus the NY art scene is NOT my preferred scene. Bailing is not an option with my bookclub so I‘ll just push through.

Leftcoastzen I really loved this book , sorry it‘s not clicking for you.Is this the same book club that picked your other “favorite”🙃 4y
Cinfhen YUP!!! Hahaha and this one, which I actually did bail on 🤫🤭 @Leftcoastzen (edited) 4y
Cinfhen On our group chat it seems most started liking it after Part II @Leftcoastzen I just finished Part 1 so fingers crossed 🤞🏼 (edited) 4y
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BarbaraBB Oh I hope so that you‘ll grow into it. The second half is definitely different. I loved this one as you know 🤞🏽❤️ 4y
Cinfhen I got sidetracked this evening with this book/ it‘s really GOOD!!! So I‘ll pick up the Hustvedt tomorrow @BarbaraBB Tonight‘s read 4y
Hooked_on_books I was planning on reading one of her books but then heard her on a podcast and she came across poorly (“putting on airs” is my best description of it). It may not be a fair look at her, but it made me not want to read her, unfortunately. 4y
CafeMom I loved the ending. I hope you do too. 4y
Reviewsbylola What will your book club do to you if you bail? 😬 4y
Cinfhen I feel like she‘s pretentious @Hooked_on_books which isn‘t very nice of me but her writing is niggling me HOWEVER, I‘m going to spend today finishing this book and hopefully it will turn around for me @CafeMom SO many trusted readers love this book so I‘m hoping it clicks @Reviewsbylola BAILING IS SIMPLY NOT AN OPTION 😉😂😂😂 4y
Centique @Cinfhen @Reviewsbylola I love how you describe book club Cindy - sounds more like Fight Club 😂😂😂 4y
Cinfhen Hahaha @Centique I‘m not sure why I‘m afraid to bail when it comes to bookclub books 😂😂😂the group is honestly lovely and I really like everyone of them 4y
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Cathythoughts
What I Loved: A Novel | Siri Hustvedt
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#MOvember #LivingForLove Still waiting on my shelf(.. sinse the long ago & brilliant buddy read of The Blazing World... after which I hurried to get this one & read it ... still not read 🙄... one day 👍🏻❤️

Kalalalatja It is so good! 4y
erzascarletbookgasm On my tbr too! And I loved The Blazing World. 4y
TrishB Lol! How often do we do that 🤷‍♀️ 4y
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youneverarrived I have this one too 😊 4y
Suet624 I loved this book. 4y
Cinfhen I have this one too!!! Looking forward to reading with my bookclub in 2020 #BookClubWorthy I‘ve been told 4y
Bookish.SAM Absolutely loved this book! ❤️📚 May have been a right place, right read but it affected me more than almost any book since. 4y
Cathythoughts @Kalalalatja 👍🏻❤️great X 4y
Cathythoughts @erzascarletbookgasm maybe a buddy read later in the new year 🤔📚❤️ @youneverarrived (edited) 4y
Cathythoughts @TrishB 🤣all the time 🙄📚📚📚 4y
Cathythoughts @Suet624 that‘s good to hear 👍🏻❤️ 4y
Cathythoughts @Cinfhen yes! Would be a good pick 👍🏻❤️ 4y
Cathythoughts @Bookish.SAM that‘s always good to hear 👍🏻❤️ 4y
youneverarrived Yeah I would definitely be up for a buddy read sometime 💛 4y
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Cinfhen
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Look what arrived SUPER FAST from #BookDepository @squirrelbrain @Leftcoastzen @Billypar @BarbaraBB ‼️Now how long will it sit unread ❓🙄

Kalalalatja It is so good! 5y
squirrelbrain Don‘t let it wait too long! ❤️ 5y
Cinfhen 💯 rating on Litsy ~ think I need to read soon @Kalalalatja @squirrelbrain 5y
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Cathythoughts I have it sitting unread 🙄. It‘s meant to be excellent 5y
Billypar I think mine average 4 months on the TBR shelf 😁 5y
Cinfhen I‘m gonna try to convince my IRL book club to read it @Billypar @Cathythoughts That‘s always the push I need 😉 5y
emilyhaldi I just read this last month and loved it!!! ❤️ 5y
CarolynM My IRL book group read this a few years ago. It's pretty good, and good for discussing. 5y
emilyhaldi ...And it would certainly make for an engaging book club discussion 👌🏻 5y
Leftcoastzen 😂I need it now! Then it sits for 6 months , a year.Great book for sure, so at least something to look forward to. 5y
Cinfhen Glad to hear it‘s a bookclub book @emilyhaldi @CarolynM 5y
Cinfhen Pretty much the truth @Leftcoastzen 🤪 5y
BarbaraBB I‘d throw all aside and read it right now! This one is right up your alley! 5y
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squirrelbrain
What I Loved: A Novel | Siri Hustvedt
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A meditation on what love is, who we love and why we love, that also looks at loss in the same in-depth way.

#isthislove
#ayupaugust

*David Coverdale was born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, in 1951*

Cathythoughts Nice pic 👍🏻♥️I have this one - must read 5y
erzascarletbookgasm I have this too, must read 😆 5y
Leftcoastzen I loved this book! The year I read it I kept it in my top 5 I read that year.Felt like I knew them. 5y
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Cinfhen I think I stacked this one based on a post from @vivastory !?!??! 5y
squirrelbrain Yes, do read it soon @erzascarletbookgasm @Cinfhen - I agree with @Leftcoastzen - it‘s fabulous! 5y
BarbaraBB Oh I loved this one so much! You must read it soon @Cinfhen @erzascarletbookgasm 5y
squirrelbrain Let me know if you can‘t find a (cheap) copy @Cinfhen - there are ‘very good‘ used copies for less than Qb on Amazon here - happy to get one and ship it to you. (It‘s that good!) ? 5y
Cinfhen Found a copy that‘s not to bad @squirrelbrain but thanks so much for the kind offer 😘😘 5y
Leftcoastzen @Cinfhen It might have been from @Billypar I remember he loved the book and I read it soon after ( I think) 5y
Cinfhen Could be @Leftcoastzen that would make sense.... @Billypar was my cohost in February and it‘s very possible he put this book on my radar ‼️ 5y
Billypar @Leftcoastzen @Cinfhen Great if it were me, though I've noticed that this gets a lot of Litsy love, so there are many suspects! 🕵️ 5y
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emilyhaldi
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This book is about the characters, not the plot...at least for the first 2/3. Then it gains momentum and pivots into an anxiety-inducing thriller of sorts. Hustvedt brilliantly captivates the reader with her intricate weaving of relationships and tensions between two families (as well as their internal struggles) so that by the time action ramps up I was emotionally invested enough to experience their anxiety as my own.

MicheleinPhilly Sounds fabulous! 5y
Cathythoughts Great review! I have this one ... really want to read it now 👍🏻 5y
Leftcoastzen Love your review, this one really stuck with me ,I was emotionally invested as well. 5y
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decembersveryown This review 💯 I‘ve seen others but I think yours sold me and I‘ll be looking for it next time I hit The Strand. I love feeling emotionally invested about the characters I‘m reading! 5y
Bookish.SAM Super accurate review! I loved this book (my first Hustvedt), how the relationship were captured and the tension definitely did ramp up to a point where I was feeling so much for them! 5y
Kalalalatja Great review! 5y
BarbaraBB I loved this book so much too. One of my sparce 5 star reads. Great review! ❤️ 5y
Reviewsbylola Maybe I‘ll try it. 5y
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KellyHunsakerReads
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Last year I read a wonderful book that explored grief. It was profound, shocking and sad. It lingers with me still. Recently the BBC World Book Club read it and the author was interviewed. They contacted me about submitting a question to the author! I did, and you can hear me here: (My question is posed at about the 8:10 mark of the video.)

#BBCWorldBookClub #SiriHustvedt #1001books #Reading1001

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3csyx67

Daisey Very cool! I‘ve heard several good reviews of this book. 5y
Leftcoastzen Great comment / question! I really loved this book! 5y
KellyHunsakerReads @Daisey it was BOTM in #Reading1001 when I read it, and I think most people enjoyed it. 5y
KellyHunsakerReads @Leftcoastzen thanks! I found it a very real book. 5y
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Oryx
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Thank you so much @eraderneely and @kathedron - so kind of you to send me these. I look forward to reading these both.

Bookish.SAM I get such a warm, fuzzy feeling whenever I see ‘What I Loved‘ ... not sure what it was about that book, maybe just great timing, but I adored it! Hope you do too 🙂 (edited) 5y
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Kalalalatja
What I Loved: A Novel | Siri Hustvedt
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#SundayCatchUp

Leo tells himself for a long time that he‘s just #paranoid when it comes to his best friend‘s son, Mark. Something is or isn‘t off about Mark, and Leo can‘t figure out if it is all in his head or if something darker is going on.

#AnglophileApril

Mdargusch Stacking! Besides the beautiful cover this book gets great reviews!❤️ (edited) 5y
Reviewsbylola Sounds very good. And I agree, stellar cover. 5y
emilyhaldi This has been sitting on my bookshelf for a long time 😅 5y
ephemeralwaltz Oooh I really want to read her work. 5y
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quietlycuriouskate
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It started as a leisurely-paced story of two arty families living in each other's pockets: all very nice, but... . Then she dropped a plot bomb that made me see how skilfully she'd lulled me into a false sense of security. And that turns out to be the warm-up act for an altogether more unsettling story.

Family, relationships, friendship, contemporary art, mental illness, how we perceive ourselves and others, the improbable endeavour of living...❤

tpixie 🤔😮🎉📚 5y
squirrelbrain I loved this one! ❤️ 5y
Cathythoughts Great review... I have this one , must read soon 👍🏻♥️ 5y
Bookish.SAM One of my favs! 5y
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Cathythoughts
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#MusicalNewYear #SeasonsofLove I still havnt read this one ... & I think , I know I will love it when I do .... this year 👍🏻♥️

erzascarletbookgasm Yes, I want to read more of the author! I have this. I think? 😆 5y
Cinfhen Pretty pic and lovely choice!! I‘ve seen lots of #LitsyLove for this book 5y
batsy I need to read this too! @erzascarletbookgasm 5y
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Leftcoastzen It is a favorite of mine . 5y
Cathythoughts @erzascarletbookgasm I think you do too ... I think we‘ve chatted about this one 🤔🙃 5y
Cathythoughts Sorry for double comments. Litsy has been out of order. I think I‘ll wait till tomorrow to post anymore ..... 🤷🏻‍♀️ 5y
vivastory Oh, yes. I definitely need to read more Hustvedt. Especially since the following was one of my favorite reads of 2018 5y
emilyhaldi I think this is next on my tbr 🤗 5y
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youneverarrived
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Thank you so much @BarbaraBB for sending me this book, a lovely little surprise this morning. So kind and thoughtful of you ♥️ I really appreciate it! It‘s one I‘ve been really wanting to read! ♥️

@TrishB yours was the first Christmas card I got this year thank you, and for the pressie 💕

@kaysworld1 thank you for the card 😁

BarbaraBB 💜 5y
TrishB Welcome 😘 5y
batsy So pretty 💕 5y
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moonlove
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Okay the book is picking up it's pace 🙃
Good! I was about to DNF it :(
#hotchocolate #readon

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moonlove
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New read. After cleaning and rearranging my book shelf I found out that I have a lot of books that I haven't even picked up after buying. This being one of them. I really want to finish the lotr story but if i keep buying books with out reading them then whats the point? 🧐
#bookaddict #newread

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Kalalalatja
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I won‘t say who, but let‘s just say that there‘s a #psychopath in this book, and it‘s creepy!

#NoFemmeber

Cinfhen I almost bought this book the other day... darn !!! I‘ll have to go back to charity shop and see if they still have it🙏🏻 5y
Cathythoughts Can‘t wait to read this one ♥️on my shelf waiting 👍🏻 (edited) 5y
erzascarletbookgasm @Cathythoughts another buddy read next year? 😁 5y
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Cathythoughts @erzascarletbookgasm .... 😬😂that‘s the 3d buddy read mentioned sinse yesterday ..... 2019 is getting busy my friend 😘 5y
erzascarletbookgasm @Cathythoughts 😅 we‘ll talk again come next year. I know you‘ll be busy and are excited about #Booked2019 👍 5y
Cathythoughts @erzascarletbookgasm I am excited about #booked2019 ... however there are endless possibilities... I‘d love to read this Siri Hustvedt 👍🏻❤️ 5y
Leftcoastzen I loved this book! 5y
Cathythoughts @erzascarletbookgasm I‘ve also been “ thinking “ tentatively... of , a possible #historicalstudybuddyread not sure how it would work or when. Could be non- fiction or fiction ... anyway just sharing an idea ... 🤔 5y
Billypar This would be a great one for a buddy read- so much to discuss about the characters and takes so many unexpected directions 😃 5y
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diaryofdifference
What I Loved: A Novel | Siri Hustvedt
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@squirrelbrain Helen, Thank you so, so much for sending me this book as a birthday gift! It was a delightful surprise, and I can't wait to read it!

#jbuk #litsy #birthday #birthdaygirl

squirrelbrain Glad it arrived ok - hope you like it! ❤️ 5y
diaryofdifference @squirrelbrain Can't wait to read it 😊 5y
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Cathythoughts
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Hi #LMPBC friends. These are my four ( and I have others if these don‘t work 👍🏻) Id love to read them all !! .... let me know @Lel2403 @jenniferw88 @Moray_Reads ( sorry for humble display 🤷🏻‍♀️... getting down to business 👍🏻...
Thankyou @suvata ... you are so good to organize this lovely Litsy Bookclub ❤️👍🏻

Lel2403 I like the sound of Paris Echo 5y
Cathythoughts @Lel2403 great !! Noted ( & so do I 👍🏻❤️) .... 5y
jenniferw88 I'm leaning towards my year of rest and relaxation or paris echo, but i'll be happy to go with the majority 5y
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Cathythoughts @jenniferw88 thanks!! I‘d love to read both ( or any of them ) whatever ye decide.... this is fun 😊👍🏻 @lel2403 @Moray_Reads (edited) 5y
Moray_Reads I've read Case Histories but I'm happy with any of the other three! 5y
Cathythoughts @Moray_Reads @Lel2403 @jenniferw88 ladies I don‘t know what to do ... can I ask ye to pick between Pairis Echo or My Year of Rest & Relaxation ??? I‘ll go with majority?! Thanks 🙏🏻 5y
Moray_Reads I vote My Year of Rest and Relaxation 😉 5y
jenniferw88 I vote my year of rest and relaxation too! 5y
Cathythoughts Ok ... looks like it‘s My Year of Rest & Relaxation ... is this ok with you @Lel2403 ?? 5y
Lel2403 @Cathythoughts absolutely...looking forward to it 😀 5y
Cinfhen I almost bought that book in London last week but I promised hubby no hardcovers 😉😂 5y
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Christine
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Having an author on your TBR for FOREVER (and really wanting to read her because her books invariably sound amazing, and also she‘s a fellow graduate of your small-town Minnesota alma mater) + a Book Outlet sale = #bookhaulmotivation

mrozzz Awesome! I have all 4 but have only read Blazing World 5y
Christine @mrozzz Yay!! Did you like Blazing World? 5y
mrozzz It‘s very cool and well written. I was working in the art world at the time (in fact in one of the settings in Brooklyn described in the book) so I liked it that much more because I could relate to it. 5y
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Christine @mrozzz That‘s so fun! Thanks for sharing. :) 5y
Suet624 I didn‘t realize she‘d written 4 books. 5y
Christine @Suet624 I think she‘s written even more! Have you read/enjoyed any of her books? 5y
Suet624 I‘ve read What I Loved and have Blazing World on my TBR. 5y
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Leftcoastzen
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1.tagged book also A Tree grows in Brooklyn & The Overstory by Richard Powers
2.70 ,on track to my goal.
3.I‘m just grateful that friends & family have made it through the challenges this year.
4. I live in Arizona so happy it‘s not 100 out. All the holidays Halloween,Thanksgiving and Christmas.
5.kinda late to the party so any Litten that wants to join in.Love the positive vibes,great reviews,and spirited people here on Litsy.
Thx @Eggs

wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! 👋🏻😀 5y
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Billypar
What I Loved: A Novel | Siri Hustvedt
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batsy Well-played 😆 6y
Reviewsbylola 😂😂 omg love this!! 6y
emilyhaldi 🙌🏻😂🙌🏻 6y
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Cinfhen Amazing!!!!! 6y
Mdargusch Very well played! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 6y
Cathythoughts Very good. I now have a copy of the tagged book , in my possession... due to your influence ! Thankyou (edited) 6y
Billypar @Cathythoughts Very nice! I think you will enjoy it- quite different than Blazing World, but it shares in common a focus on the NYC art world, and the beautiful writing of course. 6y
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Kitta
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This took a lot of turns I wasn‘t expecting, and had me gripped in their lives at each turn. It doesn‘t read as if there‘s a set plot, it‘s not formulaic at all, but I loved the meandering through their lives over the years. It focuses a lot on art, artists, galleries and shows and I ended up going to the Brooklyn Museum just to get that gallery feel. Highly recommend! Sorry for the lack of detail, I don‘t want to spoil anything!!

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ValerieAndBooks
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What an amazing book. Not merely about the art world, as I had thought. In this novel, boundaries are broken in art, but families, people, and hearts are broken also. 💔💔💔 Don‘t want to give away anything by saying more. I had such a hard time putting this down, and feel that I can say this is one of the best I‘ve read in a long time. #1001Books

Cathythoughts Great review! Can‘t wait to read 👍🏻❤️ 6y
BarbaraBB Great review 💕 6y
Soubhiville Wow great review! I‘m stacking it! Thanks! 6y
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DivineDiana I love books about the art world! Stacked! 6y
Leftcoastzen Same for me ,hard to put down , the relationships so deep and complex .Absolutely adored it! 6y
Kristelh I loved this book when I read it. 6y
ValerieAndBooks @Cathythoughts hope you like it! I definitely am on the lookout for her others. 6y
ValerieAndBooks @BarbaraBB I‘m so glad I finally read this 💖 6y
ValerieAndBooks @Soubhiville I think (hope) you‘ll like this! 6y
ValerieAndBooks @DivineDiana a favorite topic of mine also. Not as much of it here as I expected but what was described was so spot-on. 6y
JenniferP Loved this but loved her book The Blazing World even more. Great review! 6y
ValerieAndBooks @Leftcoastzen I was so surprised that I found it so unputdownable. A few days later I‘m still thinking about this book! 6y
ValerieAndBooks @Kristelh so good right?! Have you read anything else by her also? 6y
ValerieAndBooks @JenniferP I‘m definitely planning to get The Blazing World soon! But how soon I‘d actually get to (reading) it, I don‘t know 😊 (edited) 6y
Kristelh No, but really enjoyed reading The New York Trilogy because Paul Auster mentions his wife in the trilogy as he also mentions himself. 6y
ValerieAndBooks @Kristelh I didn‘t realize they were married to each other! I guess I should bump him up higher on the TBR list — that trilogy is on the #1001Books list as well. 6y
Suet624 I just saw this great review! Loved this book so much too. 💕💕 5y
ValerieAndBooks @Suet624 yes— I want to read more by her!! 5y
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ValerieAndBooks
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At the oral surgeon with my current read (also an #1001Books). It‘s very good so far. Younger son is having his wisdom teeth removed 😱🤕

saresmoore Poor thing. Prayers for a quick recovery! 6y
jillannjohn Good luck with the wisdom teeth. 6y
Smrloomis When I had mine out, it all healed really quickly. All I remember is that it wasn‘t a big deal - which is the best you can hope for when it comes to this sort of thing I think! 🤞🏽 6y
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Cathythoughts I really want to read this one ! Would be more in my line to finish #TheBlazingWorldbr first 😬. Look forward to your thoughts .... good luck with the wisdom teeth 👍🏻 (edited) 6y
ValerieAndBooks @saresmoore @jillannjohn @Smrloomis @Cathythoughts Thank you all! We are back home now and he is resting up and reading 📖 🤕. 6y
BarbaraBB Looking forward to your review 💜 6y
ValerieAndBooks I loved it! Trying to adequately put together a review. @BarbaraBB 6y
BarbaraBB It is such a wonderful book! 6y
DivineDiana Glad it wasn‘t you! 😉Always Good to find some reading time! 6y
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quietlycuriouskate
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Lovely #bookmail from @squirrelbrain ! Thank you so much, Helen! 😘 I've been feeling a bit flat since getting back from my week by the sea (and am wilting in the heat, besides) and your kind gift was just the thing for lifting my spirits. I commend your Litsy stalking skills. 😉 And thanks, also, @Kalalalatja whose review led me to stack the book. Looking forward to reading it! ❤ #jbuk

Cathythoughts I think this book will be very good ! Such a lovely gift 💝 6y
Kalalalatja Nice, hope you enjoy it! 6y
BarbaraBB It such a good book, I think you‘ll think so too! 6y
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ephemeralwaltz Lovely! 6y
squirrelbrain It‘s always hard getting back to real life isn‘t it, after a break? Glad to have cheered you up! 6y
youneverarrived Lovely! The book sounds great. 6y
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squirrelbrain
What I Loved: A Novel | Siri Hustvedt
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Spent a lovely afternoon in the garden reading the second half of this book. It was so much more than I expected and thanks to @Kalalalatja for her beautiful review that moved it to the top of my TBR pile!

I‘m not sure what I was expecting but it certainly wasn‘t this sweeping epic of love and loss; unputdownable....

Kalalalatja It does take you a bit by surprise! I‘m glad you liked it 👏 6y
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Kalalalatja
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Oh, wow. This was my first Hustvedt, but I‘m pretty sure it won‘t be my last.

I expected this to be a daunting and high-brow read, but it turned out to be much more relateable than I imagined. Hustvedt demands something from her readers. This isn‘t an action-packed page turner. It is a slow character study filled with art, mental illness, friendships, grief and love. It left me quite breathless at times, at others I had a lump in my throat.

monalyisha Great review! Adding to my TBR. 🙌🏻 6y
RohitSawant Great review! 6y
saresmoore Lovely review! I totally agree. 6y
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squirrelbrain Ooh, this is on my TBR shelf. I bought it from a charity shop and it‘s not one that was high on the list as I didn‘t know what to expect. Your review has just moved it further up the list! 6y
minkyb Excellent description. 6y
Kalalalatja @monalyisha @rohit-sawant @saresmoore @squirrelbrain @minkyb thanks everyone. A book like this really deserves a review longer then 451 characters 👌 6y
BarbaraBB Happy you loved it too! I was blown away by it. None of her others (the ones I have read) could live up to this one, in my opinion! 6y
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Kalalalatja
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Treated myself to a bunch of peonies today, and now I‘m going to treat myself further with a cup of coffee and some quiet reading time 👌

I‘m in the final stages with my thesis, and I‘m hoping to hand it in by the end of the month. Which is good, because I‘m beginning to tire of constantly thinking and worrying about it, and my energy is running low. I‘m trying to give myself these little #selfcare moments, so I‘ll be able to finish strong!

vkois88 Self Care is always important! *hugs* Enjoy ❤ 6y
knittedgnome I'm glad you are giving yourself a break! Self care is so important!! 6y
erzascarletbookgasm Self care is necessary! 😘 6y
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TrishB The end bit is definitely the worst!! Take care. So worth it when you‘re done 💕 6y
mabell Love peonies! ❤️❤️❤️ They look and smell so wonderful. 6y
BarbaraBB You have chosen such a good book to relax with 💜 6y
Kalalalatja @vkois88 @knittedgnome @erzascarletbookgasm @TrishB I‘m practicing all the self care I can manage these days, and luckily I still have the energy to read, which helps a lot! @mabell my whole apartment smells wonderful at the moment 👌 @BarbaraBB yes! I was a bit on the fence at first, but now I‘m really enjoying it! 💕 6y
minkyb Full speed ahead! 6y
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Kalalalatja
What I Loved: A Novel | Siri Hustvedt
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Not really a #bookandbeachtowel, but a book and a blanket, which is a close as I get. We are having (for Denmark) insanely warm weather these weeks, and today is supposed to reach 30 degrees, and I can‘t really deal with it 😅

#ReadingResolutions

ephemeralwaltz That's crazy!! Is not that hot here yet (but will soon, ugh). How's the book? It sounds interesting. 6y
Kalalalatja @ephemeralwaltz I know, we are having better weather than Southern Europe, it is crazy! It is pretty slow, but in a good way. I‘m about 80 pages in, and Hustvedt is doing a lot of character building, but I can feel something big is on its way! 6y
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saresmoore
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This book. My heart, my mind, my goodness. Breakfast banana muffin and a nice cuppa PG Tips—it‘s a very good birthday so far.

2BR02B Happy birthday!! 🎉🎂 6y
saresmoore @2BR02B Thank you! ♥️ 6y
Weaponxgirl Have a great day! 💐🍷🎂 6y
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TrishB Enjoy 🎉🎉🍰 6y
ElleSkel Happy Birthday!!🎂🎈🎁 6y
Leftcoastzen Happy Birthday 🎉 That book one of my favorites. 6y
Billypar Happy birthday! And glad you wound up with such a good book on your birthday- nice when it works out like that 😃 6y
Jas16 Happy Birthday 🎂🎉🎈 6y
vivastory Happy Birthday! 🎂🎈🎉📚🎊 6y
BarbaraJean Happy Birthday!!🎁🎈🎉🎂📚 6y
Violetta Happy Birthday! 🎉🎂🌹 6y
readordierachel Happy birthday! 📚🎈🎊🎉 6y
dylanisreading Happy birthday! Hope the rest of your day is wonderful. 6y
AlaMich Happy Birthday!!🎈🎈🎈🎈 6y
jfalkens Happy birthday! 6y
Suet624 Much love to you on this special day. 💕💕💝 6y
MaureenMc Happy birthday! 🎁🎉🎈 6y
LauraBeth Happy Birthday, lovely! ❤️ 6y
LeahBergen Enjoy!! 😘 6y
Moray_Reads Happy birthday, my dear. I hope you got enough books to stave off book-buying-ban madness, at least for a little while! ♥️🍰🎁🎈🎉📚 6y
GabrielleDubois Never mind the cake when you have the books! Happy birthday! 6y
Reggie Happy Birthday!!!!! 6y
saresmoore @Moray_Reads Thank you, Moray! I have filled the day with reading and it‘s been quite refreshing. I only lamented not going to one of THREE old and rare bookshops in town a few times today. 😬 6y
saresmoore @GabrielleDubois You are right about that! I could easily live on reading time...and a few vegetables here and there. 😊 6y
saresmoore @Weaponxgirl @TrishB Thank you! I‘ve been reading all day and loving every minute of it! 6y
saresmoore @Leftcoastzen Thank you! This book has ripped my heart out and I couldn‘t be more grateful for it. 6y
saresmoore @Billypar This book left me weeping myself to sleep last night and I couldn‘t wait to dive back in as soon as I woke up this morning. That being said, I‘ve so enjoyed savoring it slowly. What a flipping incredible work of art it is! 6y
saresmoore @vivastory Thank you, Scott! 6y
saresmoore @Jas16 @BarbaraJean @Violetta @jfalkens Thank you, all! ♥️♥️♥️ 6y
saresmoore @ReadOrDieRachel Thanks, friend! 😘 6y
saresmoore @Bianca Thank you, sweet friend! It‘s almost your turn to celebrate! Here‘s to both of our best year yet. 🥂 6y
saresmoore @AlaMich Thank you, Lainie! I‘m having a very relaxing day. 😊 6y
saresmoore @AlaMich I should say except for that hour following a cursory read of the news. Heartbreaking. 6y
saresmoore @MaureenMc Thank you! 6y
saresmoore @LauraBeth Thank you, my friend! 😘 6y
saresmoore @Reggie Thank you! ♥️ 6y
Daisey Wishing you a very happy birthday!! 🎂 6y
AlaMich @saresmoore No news-reading on birthdays!! It oughta be a law!! 6y
kspenmoll Happy belated birthday!!!! 6y
Billypar I love that 'dive-right-back-in' upon waking urge- my current read is like that. Glad you're enjoying it so much: if you're craving more Hustvedt after, @batsy and I were talking about doing a buddy read for The Blazing World this summer (June or July). She seems like a good BR author- lots to discuss and unpack! 6y
saresmoore @Billypar I would love to join that buddy read! My library has it, so I can do it without breaking my crazy buying ban. 😃 6y
Billypar @saresmoore Great! I'll let you know once we're deciding on a start date. Ugh though...good luck with the ban. I try to turn it into a euphemism- not a 'ban'...just waiting for my tbr shelf to get back to a smallish size and/or I suddenly come into newfound wealth 😋 6y
saresmoore @Billypar That is a very helpful way to look at it! I‘m finding an interesting phenomenon taking place, though. I always used to compare other purchases to “how many books could I buy with this?” but now I‘m just buying the other things because I‘m sad about not buying books. I‘m sure it will wear off, but the budget has yet to really benefit! Oh and I keep going to the library for challenges, so the TBR shelves are still towering... 🤔😬 6y
Billypar Ha- not to be a devil on the shoulder, but sounds like you could almost argue that you need to go to a bookstore for the good of the budget 😃 😈 6y
ValerieAndBooks Happy Birthday💖 🎂🎊🎉💖!! I have that book in my TBR! So now I want to read it next!! 6y
TheWordJar Happy belated birthday! Hope the day was wonderful! 🎈🎂📚🌟 6y
dylanisreading @saresmoore I'll cheers to that! 🥂😊 6y
AceOnRoam Happy Birthday. Sounds like you had a great day reading and familying 😘 6y
saresmoore @AceOnRoam Thank you! It was really nice. 6y
saresmoore @Billypar That is my logic exactly! Fortunately, I‘m also very stubborn, so still sticking to the fast in spite of driving past a musty old downtown bookstore today...twice. 😫 6y
saresmoore @ValerieAndBooks I just finished it and I thought it was really wonderful. Such fascinating characters that the story is secondary, but it‘s still beautifully composed. 6y
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saresmoore
What I Loved: A Novel | Siri Hustvedt

“I‘ve always thought that love thrives on a certain kind of distance, that it requires an awed separateness to continue. Without that necessary remove, the physical minutiae of the other person grows ugly in its magnification.”

TheWordJar Oof. That is painfully true at times. 6y
saresmoore @TheWordJar That was my reaction, too. Sometimes those times are more often than not. 6y
Kalalalatja I have this book sitting on my tbr shelf, but with s quote like this, I‘m thinking I need to change that soon! 6y
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RohitSawant There are moments when you read something so profound that you have to take a minute to let it settle. This is definitely one of those. Wow. 6y
saresmoore @Kalalalatja My goodness, it‘s beautiful so far. I‘m not even fifty pages in yet and I‘ve felt compelled to share two quotes! 6y
saresmoore @rohit-sawant I keep having those moments with this book. 6y
BarbaraBB @Kalalalatja You should read it soon, it really is so good. The writing and the storyline. So happy you‘re sharing these quotes with us, @saresmoore 😘 (edited) 6y
Suet624 Hahaha. I was just thinking, “Wow! This is the second quote!” And then you mentioned it in your comment. So glad you‘re enjoying it. 6y
saresmoore @Suet624 Oh, I love it so much! I‘m torn because I want to savor it, but I also want to devour it and then get it in the mail to Suba! 6y
saresmoore @Suet624 I am MESMERIZED by this book. I keep wondering how Siri Hustvedt wrote this. How did she know that random bit of trivia? How did she create such elaborate art pieces and character personalities in her mind? She writes with an ageless effortlessness that is so real and poignant and I don‘t even care where the story is going because I‘m utterly enthralled. 6y
Suet624 I know! It‘s so hard to describe how wonderful this book is but you‘re doing a good job. The art pieces alone are worth the read. 6y
saresmoore @Suet624 And then I got to part two last night and sat in bed reading for a full half hour with tears streaming down my face. Yet another facet of human experience depicted as well as I‘ve ever seen it. I‘m welling up just thinking about it! Not typically a cryer, here! 6y
Suet624 Well that‘s a great way to enter into a new year, now isn‘t it? You‘re having such a rich experience with this book. I love it. 6y
saresmoore @Suet624 It really is, though. Bryan was worried about me for a minute before I explained that this is what I want from a book, to experience it! 6y
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“My parents didn‘t speak about the Nazis, only about our preparations to leave home, and it‘s hard to know to what degree my childish fears were related to the fear that every Jew in Germany must have felt at the time. The way my mother told it was that she was taken by surprise. A party whose views had seemed absurd and contemptible suddenly and inexplicably took hold of the country.”

Leftcoastzen I really loved this book. 6y
AlaMich Sort of chilling, isn‘t it, given our current political climate? Attitudes are laughable, until they aren‘t. 6y
BarbaraBB Echoing @Leftcoastzen 💜 6y
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quietlycuriouskate Oh, that quote makes my stomach clench! 😩 6y
saresmoore @AlaMich Well said. Reading this gave me instant chills. 6y
saresmoore @Leftcoastzen @BarbaraBB It was sent to me by the dear & beautiful @Suet624 Now that I‘ve started I don‘t want to stop reading, but her words & wisdom are massaging my brain and pulling at all of my heartstrings! 6y
saresmoore @River_Voice Me, too! Way too relevant. It‘s a gorgeous book, though. 6y
Christine 😑 6y
Christine I‘m glad to hear you are enjoying the book though, as I‘ve been wanting to read Hustvedt for forever, not in small part because she and I both graduated from the same small Minnesota liberal arts college. If you end up loving this book I will take that as a sign to put her work off no longer! 6y
saresmoore @Christine What a fun coincidence! I will keep you posted. She‘s writing from a man‘s perspective and it threw me off at first, just because I expected the first-person narrator to be a woman. So far, I feel like I‘m getting pulled in deeper with every page. In a good way. 6y
Christine Oh, that is interesting! Yay for being drawn in by it so far. :) 6y
Suet624 That‘s quite the quote. Each day I worry about the insanity that we‘re experiencing and the damage that‘s being done to so many and to our democracy. It‘s frightening. On a cheerier note, I‘m so very excited that you‘re reading this. It‘s so good. @Leftcoastzen @BarbaraBB 6y
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Leftcoastzen
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Pickpick

It is a lush , deep,novel.What I like so much about it , the characters are flushed out, complicated.How friendships begin , evolve ,and ride out the problems that come. How some difficulties seem to pounce upon you , yet when you look back on it, some of the signs were there.Hustvedt writes with power and intimacy, I felt I was part of their circle.

Suet624 Yes. Wonderful review. Wonderful book. 6y
Leftcoastzen @Suet624 thx! Loved your review as well. 6y
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saresmoore
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Some lovely #bookmail from the even lovelier @Suet624 ! Thank you, dear friend. ♥️ This really brightened my day. If it wasn‘t for all my real-life responsibilities, I‘d be diving right in!

@batsy Per Sue‘s suggestion, I‘d love to send this along to you next, if you‘d like it!

batsy So sweet of @Suet624 and a wonderful idea for a travelling book! I'd love to. And if I'm the last I'll pass it back to Sue 6y
Suet624 Yippee! I think you‘ll both love it. By the way, that copy was used so those little folded pages weren‘t mine. 😁 Hugs and kisses to you both. @batsy @saresmoore (edited) 6y
vivastory How thoughtful! This is on my TBR. 6y
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saresmoore @vivastory Perhaps @batsy can pass it along to you! 6y
vivastory Sounds good! I might read it before then, if I do I'll let her know 6y
batsy I'll be happy to send it on to you @vivastory ! Keep us posted :) 6y
vivastory @batsy I definitely will! 👍 6y
Suet624 @saresmoore @batsy @vivastory I‘m thrilled to think this book might touch all of your hands! (edited) 6y
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Suet624
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#THEWALLSARECLOSINGIN

This was my favorite read of 2018. May I be blessed with continued abundance.

Thanks @Liberty

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Leftcoastzen
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Yin Yang and What I Loved.75 pages in .Love the characters,love the art,love SoHo , feel there‘s trouble ahead.....

GrilledCheeseSamurai Good Catch! 😍 6y
Erinsuereads What a good smoosh! Kitties are the best reading companions until they try to lay between your face and the book in bed 🙄🙄😂😂 6y
Leftcoastzen @GrilledCheeseSamurai 😺Thanks. I thought so. (edited) 6y
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Leftcoastzen @ErinSueG Yep, they seem to love that. 6y
Suet624 Ooohhhh, you‘re reading it! So good. 6y
Linear Is that their names? Because that would be nifty, especially if they lay like that alot 6y
Leftcoastzen @Linear Their names are Tom Tom the black & white & Crosby the tabby. (edited) 6y
LeahBergen So cute!! 6y
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Suet624
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Pickpick

This was a slow, dense and meaty read. Love, loss, desire, art, memories, hysteria, mental health and the illnesses associated with it, friendship, betrayal. The descriptions of the artwork are captivating and inspiring. The pieces of art made me want to get busy with all sorts of materials. The book offers a deep immersion into these characters and I miss some of them already.

#MountTBR

BookwormM I really wanted to see the art work 6y
Leftcoastzen Aaaaaahhhhhh!gotta read this next ! Trying to finish some up before I start another. 6y
Suet624 @BookwormM there were so many beautiful pieces, but one particular image of the little girl sitting inside a piece looking at moon images really got me. Her crying as her mom pulled her out.... I could so relate to that. 6y
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Kalalalatja I have had this on my shelf for months! I really need to get to it soon 6y
Suet624 @mdhughes72 well that settles it. Now I‘ll have to find that book! 6y
batsy I love a good book about art and the meaning of creation, stuff like that. @Billypar and @BarbaraBB already convinced me to stack it, and now it's triple stacked 😁 6y
Billypar Great review! The at imagery throughout is really fascinating. It's nice to see all the good buzz around this- I picked this up on a whim, and actually with a little reluctance - never heard of it, and wasn't that excited about the title or jacket description. But I saw Hustvedt read from another of hers and that was the deciding factor...good decision in retrospect 🙂 6y
BarbaraBB I agree on the art, its descriptions were so good, I wanted to see the works for real. There is a lot of art too in 6y
Suet624 @batsy Oh, I think you will really like it. 6y
Suet624 @Billypar it‘s such a double blessing when I read a book that I expect nothing from and it turns out to be a stunner. 😀 6y
Suet624 @BarbaraBB I have definitely stacked that one. 6y
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Suet624
What I Loved: A Novel | Siri Hustvedt
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This book! Not very far in but I‘m loving it. Already totally invested in the characters.

Bookish.SAM I adored this book! I‘ve recommended it to anyone who will listen, but it hasn‘t seemed to have taken them in like it did me. I think this is one that really needs the right reader at the right time... but when it all lines up ... ❤️ 6y
Suet624 @Bookish.SAM I think you‘re right. I can imagine at some other time not being drawn in to it. 6y
Leftcoastzen Been on my TBR since @Billypar gave it high praise, 6 months ago? 6y
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Suet624 @Leftcoastzen yes, I picked it up after reading a great review on Litsy about 6 months ago. (edited) 6y
Suet624 @Leftcoastzen I just looked back and @BarbaraBB was the person who got me interested in the book. 😀❤️ 6y
Billypar Yeah, I loved it: really draws you in, great characters and I loved how the art exhibitions were described. My only Hustvedt, but I have Blazing World on my shelf, so I'll probably be reading that soon. 6y
Suet624 @Billypar look forward to hearing what you think of it. (edited) 6y
minkyb This has always intrigued me especially after hearing her on a podcast a while back. Glad you are enjoying it. 6y
Suet624 @minkyb ohh, I‘ll have to find that podcast! 6y
BarbaraBB Glad that you liked it, it is one of those books I want everyone to read! I read two more by her that unfortunately couldn‘t match this one. One of them was The Blazing World so I hope you‘ll like it better, @Billypar ! 6y
minkyb It might have been Lit Up. 6y
Billypar @BarbaraBB Yeah I'm expecting to like it, but not necessarily that it will match WIL - that would be tough to do. 6y
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DreesReads
What I Loved: A Novel | Siri Hustvedt
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Yes, I gave it a “pick”, but this book is brutal. It‘s about loss and grief, of all sorts. I had to take a multi-day break while reading it. Brutal. #1001books #192019 #2003 189/1305

Cinfhen Good to know...not ready for brutal😔 6y
TrishB @Cinfhen me neither! But a future read maybe. 6y
Cinfhen I think so @TrishB 6y
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Suelizbeth
What I Loved: A Novel | Siri Hustvedt
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Pickpick

This book is fascinating. While it is a novel and is fiction, it reads like a memoir. It is about the lifelong friendship of two men and their families and their work and their obsessions and their neuroses and their sons and tragedy and coping and ultimately about the span of a man's being, from his beginning up to his present. I love this book and the warm, wonderful feeling it gives me. #reading1001

Leftcoastzen On my TBR, your wonderful review moving it up on the pile! 6y
BarbaraBB Great review. I really loved this one. 6y
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Suelizbeth @BarbaraBB Thanks. 📚❤️ 6y
Suet624 Fantastic review. Just starting the book now. 6y
Suelizbeth @Suet624 Thanks 💕. I hope you enjoy it. 6y
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BookwormM
What I Loved: A Novel | Siri Hustvedt
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#reading1001

Sorry about the overlap