BookishSynchronicity

All the Birds in the Sky | Charlie Jane Anders

That moment when reading parallels life. I took this pic in the morning. Several hours later I read this passage where the human character becomes an actual bird and tries suet (the stuff in the green cage — basically fat and seeds or nuts) for the first time.

#weirdsynchronicity #bookishsynchronicity #birdwatchersoflitsy

Leftcoastzen Fat & nuts! Hooray! 1y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Leftcoastzen LOL!! Exactly! 😜 1y

dylanisreading A fellow birder! 1y

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Certain Dark Things: A Novel | Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Writing my review for the reissue of this book that Tor is doing. And just an hour later, I happened across it at our local library‘s giant annual book sale. #bookishsynchronicity #thereissuehasabettercover #booksalesrock

That-Bookish-Hiker Lucky! I have been looking for the original print and every where I found it had astronomical prices for it and gave up. 3y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @That-Bookish-Hiker I am going back for half price day on Weds. If I see it again, I‘ll grab it up for you! 3y

That-Bookish-Hiker @BarbaraTheBibliophage that would be awesome! If you do find one let me know how much and I‘ll pay you for it and shipping. Thank you! 3y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @That-Bookish-Hiker No luck … it was gone. 😢😢 3y

That-Bookish-Hiker @BarbaraTheBibliophage Aw dang! Thanks for trying! 3y

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Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators | Ronan Farrow

Started this one today on my walk through our neighborhood. Decided some time in nature (alone ... no surfaces to touch) was more relaxing than going to the gym. Then I got this notification of related news. #bookishsynchronicity

Prairiegirl_reading I finished it just as the jury was deliberating and I thought how could they find him anything but guilty? I was happy to see the news today! 4y

Leftcoastzen 👏👏👏 4y

Hooked_on_books I‘m so glad he was sentenced near the longer end of the sentencing window. It‘s nice to see a court actually take sexual assault seriously and hold a perpetrator responsible. This man is a monster. 4y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Prairiegirl_reading Yes! 4y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Hooked_on_books Couldn‘t agree more! 4y

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind | Yuval Noah Harari

That moment when my fiction read starts to mesh with my nonfiction read. Unsheltered includes a late 19th-century science teacher who finds himself defending the relatively new concepts of Charles Darwin. Sapiens is a 21st-century perspective on the history of humans and the world.

I guess it‘s not surprising that they should have moments of overlap. #bookishsynchronicity #evolutionvscreation #charlesdarwin #scienceFTW

RinaBrahmbhattBarot I've been there..this book in particular is very interesting :) 5y

Amiable I often try to coordinate my fiction and nonfiction reads, actually. I find that it adds unexpected dimensions to both genres. 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Amiable I‘ve done that also—pairing is a good thing. This time, I didn‘t make my choices with that in mind. And it‘s all the sweeter to find it happened unexpectedly. 😎 5y

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BarbaraTheBibliophage @MyBookSwapClub I am enjoying both of them very much! 5y

JessNevertheless I also just read these two simultaneously and coincidentally when my library audiobook holds came in. They do pair quite well together! Hope you're enjoying them! 5y

Megabooks I‘ve noticed that happening to me a lot lately. When you read multiple books at the same time frequently, it‘s fun when it happens! 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @JessNevertheless That‘s so funny—more synchronicity! I‘m enjoying them both, although the Kingsolver is my fav of the two. 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Megabooks It‘s not just me! 👊🏻 5y

sixgun How neat is that! Similarly I always appreciate a fiction author who uses enough factual knowledge and description to make it less than lots of generalizations. I've loved Ken Follett for that reason. 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @sixgun I agree. Historical fiction is one of my fav genres, and I love Follett also. 5y

sixgun @BarbaraTheBibliophage I know some people have said that he's not historically accurate, but I'm pretty sure these are field leading archeologists. I'm happy with what I learn, I don't expect to walk away an expert. My uncle published papers through John Hopkins. It may be incredibly accurate, but that doesn't mean I can or want to read it. LOL I like a good mix. Any historical fiction authors you would recommend? Like Pillars of the Earth epic? 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I love it when that happens, a little #BookSerendipity is the best. 5y

Factaddict73 Obviously, if you like historical fiction, heavy on the history, you could read Diana Gabaldon‘s series.... she knew nothing about Scotland or its history, and already had a Ph D, so she knew her way around research. Try the (“Auto?...I forget) biography of Henry the 8th by Will Somers, his Fool.” The Gabaldon series has been a major hit for some time now; it is well written though, & properly researched. 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Factaddict73 Thanks for answering @sixgun — I meant to come back to this and do it myself. But then, life. I second the Outlander recommendation! Is this the other book you mean?

The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers

BarbaraTheBibliophage @sixgun There‘s always the books by James Michener. Another oldie but goodie would be James Clavell‘s Shogun. Or Gone with the Wind. Or anything Herman Wouk. Colleen McCullough, especially The Thorn Birds. I have an Edward Rutherford (Paris) on my list of 2019 plans. Sharon Kay Penman gets a lot of Litsy love too. 5y

Factaddict73 I see all these wonderful books & series, and am frequently amazed that I have read EVERY ONE! Oh, my!! I guess that factor has more to do with age than anything else: the longer you‘re around on the planet, the more you have time to read ( especially if there‘s a job that affords the time/opportunity... that‘s a REAL bonus!). I guess I‘ll have to revisit some now: it‘s been so long since I read some of them. 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Same for me, @Factaddict73 ! 😎 5y

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The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou | Maya Angelou

Well, for once, a quiz with results I can get behind. Love me some Maya Angelou!

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/which-poet-are-you/

Leftcoastzen I got Maya too. 6y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Leftcoastzen 🙌🏻 6y

QuoteQueen I got Lord Byron 6y

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BarbaraTheBibliophage @QuoteQueen I like what they say he‘s about—just saw it on another post! 6y

CouronneDhiver I got Emily Dickenson - private and independent. 💯 6y

anored I got Emily Dickinson too. 6y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @CouronneDhiver @anored I‘d say that‘s #bookishsynchronicity FTW! 6y

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The Poetry of Pablo Neruda | Pablo Neruda

I can't resist a bookish quiz 📝

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/which-poet-are-you/

BarbaraTheBibliophage I got Maya Angelou! 6y

saresmoore I got Emily Dickinson, which is perfect, I think! 6y

kyraleseberg @BarbaraTheBibliophage @saresmoore Brilliant! The first book of poems I read was by Emily Dickinson and my favorite writer is Maya Angelou! 6y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Yay! 👏🏻👏🏻 #bookishsynchronicity 6y

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