To the Bright Edge of the World | 
@ncsufoxes Got it! @Laughterhp @kellyann28 #lmpbc
pickI liked this #lmbpc pick, although it took me a while to get into it & took me a lot longer than usual to get through a book. It was an interesting story that was very detailed about an expedition to explore the Alaskan territory. The story slightly touched upon the current struggle that many families must feel about preserving a culture (that many were taught for years was not acceptable) & navigating the modern world. #bookspin book
pickAn excellent winter read for me… historical fiction perfectly combined with magical realism, mystery, adventure and a bit of romance, all with Ivey‘s fantastic writing. I loved the Alaskan wilderness setting, the characters in the 19th century timeline, and even the more modern-day storyline.
My most recent read for #LGP2E, heading for Scotland next. Great choice, @KimM ❤️
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Also my #doublespin for January.
#wondrouswednesday
1. Tagged. I had forgotten how much I loved this book. I need to reread it this winter.
2. Work less. For reasons out of my control, my workload doubled and I worked an insane number of hours in 2021. This is just not sustainable for another year for me as a human being. So I‘ve got to find a way to work less.
Want to join in? @Butterfinger @Catsandbooks @Jari-chan @mdm139 @Amiable @BookBabe @Nute @freeatlast1137
Thanks for the tag @BookDragonNotWorm 1. I‘m currently reading Bewilderment/ doing an audio-print combo 2. Favorite holiday movie is ELF with Will Ferrell (it never grows old) and I‘ve tagged my favorite snowy read❄️ #WeekendReads @rachelsbrittain
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain
1. I‘m probably going to start The Trees today for the #tob
2. Scrooged
3. One of my favorite books!
I totally just realized 2 books I read recently fit 2 #Booked2021 prompts! So now I‘m only 7 prompts behind!
ContainsPhotos - tagged book
Jewish author and MC - The Matzah Ball
I doubt I‘ll finish anymore prompts but at this point, who knows!
pickWow, I really enjoyed this book and am happy to read more of this author. I loved the format and writing of the book. I now need to visit Alaska, which I‘ve never wanted to do before. I don‘t want to say too much since it‘s my #LMPBC book.
I‘ll try to get this out in the mail next week.
pickI‘ve been devouring books lately 🤷♀️this one marks my fifth this week! Spent some time outside today & found these cool mushrooms 🍄 I love sharing these moments with this guy
pickMagical Realism + Historical Fiction is perfection when done right and this book is the perfect example. I just finished the audio and after seeing other reviews, realized that the print book has photographs and other additives that authenticate the story. I really feel like I would have been even more tied to this beautiful story if I had read it in print. I think this book will be my second ever reread. Ivey is an amazing storyteller.
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pickThis may be one of my favorite books of all time. It's beautiful and absolute perfection. A collection of diary entries, letters, real and wondrous nature, and sacred mystery.
#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
Square 9
Bottom row bingo
I will gladly read any book this author ever publishes. Her books are beautiful ❤️
pickThis one started off quite slowly and, initially, I wasn‘t sure. Two or three chapters in, though, and I suddenly fell in love with this book.
I loved the different points of view, told through different historic diary entries and also current day letters following the diaries‘ discovery.
Thank you so much for sending this to me Rachel @rockpools - I adored it!
This was my #bookspin for November and I‘m so glad that it was!
It‘s cold and foggy outside, and the chimney sweep has been today, so it‘s time for the first fire of the season!
This is where you‘ll find me, cozied up on the sofa, for the next few hours / days / weeks/ months *delete as appropriate....
The book‘s great so far Rachel! 😘 @rockpools
pickThis was a super interesting historical fiction book! I think the events in the book seemed so real because it was based on actual expeditions to Alaska.
It's written by the author of The Snow Child, and I really enjoyed the writing of that one. And this had a similar magical realism kind of feel to it.
(excuse the bargain sticker; it started ripping the cover when I tried peeling it off 🙃)
Content warnings in comments ⬇️
pickBreathtakingly beautiful. I loved all the different perspectives and material. Eowyn Ivey really has an amazing gift. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I'm so glad that at least our apartments have a huge garden. I would have struggled if there was no green and nowhere for the kids to play, as we're not allowed to go to for walks. Really getting into this book now.
pickI had the book, & audio #bookspin w/ @TheAromaofBooks There is a cast of characters in the audio version & the physical book has maps, photos & drawings from Alaskan libraries & museums, & more graphic details that add to the experience.
All in all it was very well done.
I had a hard time concentrating due to the #pandemic but the story was interesting, & quick paced, it can be a muddled with the rapidly changing voices and such.
"Allen - Stay warm and safe in the Far North & don't let the polar bears get ahold of you."
??. A lovely letter from a brother.
#bookspin @TheAromaofBooks
Pandemic and now snow?
Taking a walk to my favorite coffee stop to give them money and get out of the house. Listening to an audio and glad I am not trekking through Alaska!
pick4⭐️ I didn‘t know what to expect out the book but I really quite enjoyed it. I liked both of the main stories but enjoyed Sophie‘s story more that of her husband‘s. Excellent read. #2020 #bookstagram #litsyatoz #t #historicalfiction #epistolary #bookspin
Not even worth taking a photo of the graph of the 5 minutes I read #24b4monday
#friyayintro on Saturday! Happy weekend!
1. Just the one
2. So good! And I‘ve not heard it mentioned anywhere.
3. Many - it was 🍕 & 🥗
4. 😂🦕🔑
5. ❤️❤️❤️
I totally forgot about this. Haven‘t been on a lot lately due to anxiety issues. But I‘ll be working on the book tagged. #24b4monday @SumisBooks @Andrew65 @jb72
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ What a beautiful, fantastic book! Everything Ivey wrote felt real, to the point where I Googled the characters just to make sure this was purely fiction. You feel their love, pain, and exhaustion. You can see the landscape of wilderness Alaska and the Native people they encounter. The book is all told through letters, diary entries, & photographs, and I loved every minute of reading it. Highly recommend!
The book that #bookspin has chosen for me. Am looking forward to it. Will start it later today.
I am curious about the black leather journal that you included. It‘s not identified in any way, but I can tell it‘s not your great-uncle‘s #handwriting. It is mostly filled with mapping and weather data, but there are also more personal entries—sketches and poetry. Do you know who this belonged to? #QuotsyJan20
Late to the show here because
1. I was sick with a stomach ailment I‘ve been battling for months. Not my fave way of starting 2020
2. Tagged
3. @TheAromaofBooks @tdrosebud So glad to have these new followers!
@Eggs #wondrouswednesday
Woke up in the middle of the night.. couldn‘t sleep.. finished Finding Christmas.. realized it was Christmas Eve... and #Jolabokaflod!
Thank you so much Susan for such a perfect winter pick and such yummy chocolates!! Happy Jólabókaflód!! ❄️?❄️?❄️ @Zelma PS that homemade card is everything. ♥️
I love the #jolabokaflodswap so much. Thank you @MaleficentBookDragon for hosting it again this year! ♥️♥️ (will open 2nd one later ☺️)
pickWhat a gorgeous, enchanting, extraordinary, heartbreaking, joyous book! Col. and Mrs Forrester‘s diaries and other ephemera tell the story of his travels through Alaska territory in 1885, and her life while she awaited his return. A 19th century travelogue of sorts, and an equally enchanting story of the descendant who inherited the Forrester diaries and artifacts. If only they had really lived, I‘d fly to see the museum of their collections! 5⭐️
Book coincidence! This from the tagged book, while the mc in How to Stop Time talked about playing Greensleeves on his lute, and its inappropriate subject matter. I had to google it to understand the alleged vulgarity. And my innocence is shot: I always thought it a sweet lovely song and especially the Christmas song to the same tune. Now I cannot hear it without thinking why someone‘s sleeves might be green. 😊
I found this map illustrated for the tagged book on the internet. It is a fictional map based on the story. I cannot wait to get the book (in addition to the ebook I‘m reading now), so I can see all of the illustrations and photos, etc other than on my small screen.
I love the mc Sophie Forrester in the book and I would feel the same way she does, anger at how many of the officers‘ wives are treated this way by their husbands! I get angry just thinking about it. 😡
This is such a cool ebook, with photos and maps and told from diaries, letters, newspaper clippings etc. I‘m loving it. I wonder if the IRL version is as stunning as I guess it to be. I think an investigatory trip to a bookstore is in order. I may have to get a real version if it‘s what I expect.
Set in 1885, Col. Allen‘s wife is thrilled to be going on the first part of her husband‘s expedition in Alaska but her fellow officer wives don‘t agree.
“Leave it to the men to throw themselves off the face of the earth. They are quite adept at it by themselves.”
Sorry guys but this was hilarious. 🤣
This is the next ebook I‘ve chosen to read having had some breathing room since finishing Still Alice. It‘s long been on my tbr list and looks amazing.
Eowyn Ivey really knows how to capture a #WinterTheme with her evocative and atmospheric novels ❄️☃️❄️☃️ I absolutely loved the tagged book!!! A story of love and isolation set in the Alaskan wilderness. #NamasteNovember
Well this is a no-brainer. I‘m buying this one!
pickLovely read about a couple and an Alaskan expedition. The expedition is based on true events and it's written in partially epistolary form, which I love. Great imagery and lovely writing; I recommend this read.
Current read; I like it so far! Exploring Alaska will be fun!
pickExcellent book!
Alaska, late 1800s, correspondence/diary entries between Col Allen Forrester, on expedition in Alaska, and his pregnant wife, Sophie, who‘s back at the Vancouver barracks.
I listened to the audio, which is very well done, but be sure to look at the book as well as it has illustrations and photographs. ❤️❤️❤️
#audioknitting !!
Trying to get this scarf done for my daughter before she leaves for Alaska.
And this audiobook is perfect!
pickHistorical adventure set in 1885 Alaska and present day with an old timer passing along a trunk of goods and a diary passed down through the family. He sends the diary to a tiny museum in Alaska hoping to find a home for it and the other items. He and the museum curator a native of the area correspond as they read their way through the wilds of Alaska that were set down in the diary.
pickFinished early hours this morning as I couldn‘t get to sleep!! Great read, enjoyed the history, place and characters 👍🏻 lovely read.
Work now, on no sleep 😔
