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“People say of me, 'She's peculiar.' They do not understand me. If they did they would say so oftener and with emphasis.”

Remembering the inimitable Mary MacLane on her birthday.

An idiosyncratic memoir with much about Flanagan‘s father, WW2, the atomic bomb & invented vignettes about H. G. Wells & the physicists who developed the bomb. It‘s artfully woven together in his usual muscular style. His writing is jaw-droppingly good & he‘s distilled this tapestry of a life history to its essence. Humble, Australian & acutely aware of injustice in Tasmania 1780s through to the war, & how precarious life is, including his own.

Listening to the iconic Bob Newhart read this audio book was truly a pleasure! His dry sense of humor, sense of timing, and hesitant way of speaking just made this so much fun!

So good! Loved on #audio as she read it and it was wonderful to hear it in her iconic voice. I loved the musical recording pieces they added into the audiobook. What an amazing creative life she has led, I am so thankful for the art that she has put into the world. She is a national treasure! #BookspinBingo Counting as two spaces since it was 48 hours long! @TheAromaofBooks ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I love George Harrison‘s songs. He‘s really romantic. His writing is so good that I wish the book was longer, but at the same time is still felt complete. I found deep tracks that I didn‘t know and liked. He has photos of his notes for his songs with the original writing. I highly reccomend it!

#two4tuesday

1. I have 3 possible options: (a) Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe; (b) Well That Didn‘t Go As Planned; or (c) Traveling Purposefully in a Vague Direction

2. I‘m not sure how I‘d define a life “well-lived” but Madeline Albright has certainly had an interesting life.

#SpringSkies Day 15: This is a good fit for #WomenInSports. Kenneth, one of our GatheringBooks contributors reviews this book here: https://gatheringbooks.org/2019/07/12/poetry-friday-women-in-tennis/

First read of #DeweysApril2024. This was a wonderful non-fiction graphic novel exploring the author‘s decision to not be a mother and her experiences with societal pressure to impose motherhood on her. It‘s got humor and lovely colorful art. The only thing I would‘ve wanted to read more about was her relationship with her sisters; whether they were mothers and if so, the experience of being an aunt. #Readathon #graphicnovel #autobiography

A story about a young Japanese girl who moved to te USA.

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