Litsy

@Chrissyreadit #tagyoureit

Well, this book has boats. It was my first Elizabeth Hay and I remember liking it a lot…as I have liked all the other books I have read since.

Chrissyreadit 🎉💛🎉💛🎉💛 5h

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llwheeler

Crow Lake: A Novel | Mary Lawson

Apparently we're halfway through #14books14weeks already? How did that happen? Somewhat to my surprise, I'm halfway through my stack too, I've read 7 total (well, one bail).
Out of my 7 physical books I've finished 3 and started 2. The ones left to go are pictured.
Out of my 7 ebooks I've finished 4 and started 1.
Ebooks left to go:
Cecelia and Kate series books 2&3
Walkaway

@liz_m

Liz_M Excellent progress! Crow Lake is a good one, I hope you enjoy it! 18h

Amiable Oh, I love Mary Lawson so much! 😍 18h

llwheeler @Liz_M I'm enjoying it so far! 3h

llwheeler @Amiable this is my first time reading her after hearing lots of litsy love for her! I'm enjoying so far 😀 3h

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lauraisntwilder

Emily of New Moon | Lucy Maud Montgomery

pick

I finished this on Saturday and forgot to post. I loved revisiting New Moon in this reread. Reading LMM's journals has deepened my appreciation of her novels.

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BarbaraJean

Emily of New Moon | Lucy Maud Montgomery

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread

Do you agree with LMM that this is the best book she‘s written (thus far in her life)?

What criteria do you use when considering what is a “best book”? For you, is “best” different from “favorite”?

rubyslippersreads, JenlovesJT47, lauraisntwilder, kwmg40, TheAromaofBooks, willaful

BarbaraJean I have a *really* hard time with determining what is a “best book.“ For me, “favorite“ and “best“ are very different things. I can appreciate a book's literary excellence and still not like it, and I can absolutely LOVE a book that I know isn't very well-written. So even though I asked this question, it's hard to answer! 😆 I do think EoNM is a better book than AoGG, but I don't know if I'd say it's better than Rilla. 3d

lauraisntwilder EoNM is my favorite, but I think AoGG is probably her best to this point, from a literary standpoint. Marilla, Matthew, and Rachel are all so well and clearly defined. Jimmy is, but Elizabeth and Laura don't feel quite as real. I love them, but they're very similar to other sets of sisters in LMM's work. 3d

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BarbaraJean

Emily of New Moon | Lucy Maud Montgomery

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead LMMReread

For those of you who are re-reading, is there anything that landed differently for you on this reading?

If you‘re also reading the journals—how did the context of the journals affect your reading of the book?

rubyslippersreads, JenlovesJT47, lauraisntwilder, kwmg40, TheAromaofBooks, willaful

BarbaraJean Because of the journals, I saw SO many parallels between Emily and LMM: her life, her personality, and her family stories. I see such a mirror in Emily of LMM's NEED to write, how often she has to “write things out“ in order to process them emotionally. I also saw so many parallels to LMM's own writing ambitions (I mean, the Alpine Path is pretty obvious). Aunt Elizabeth landed a little differently this time—I actually found her more sympathetic.⬇ 3d

BarbaraJean (Cont'd) I wondered how much of LMM's grandmother was reflected in Aunt Elizabeth. She absolutely DOES NOT understand Emily, but I found her so human in her eventual flash of realization that Emily is her own person whose perspective and feelings should be considered. She literally is a woman who has ZERO experience with or understanding of children and that somehow made me understand (not excuse!) her behavior a bit more this time. 3d

lauraisntwilder The Alpine Path, yes, but it struck me as sad that creepy Dean Priest sent Emily the lines in a letter. I don't think I knew the significance of that poem to LMM when I read this before. LMM also had a horrible time shut up in the medical ward at school with measles. I was fascinated by that part of the journals and had completely forgotten that Emily gets measles, too. 3d

lauraisntwilder Knowing how often LMM had to entertain clergymen, I enjoyed the part where Emily asks Lofty John's priest for help even more. 3d

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BarbaraJean

Emily of New Moon | Lucy Maud Montgomery

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread Emily of New Moon
As I was reading, I had a couple ideas I thought would be great for discussion questions. I was going to get up & note them down, but I was lazy and told myself of course I‘d remember. Well. I forgot. So. General discussion post! (I do have a couple of other questions I‘ll post separately)
What are your thoughts on Emily of New Moon? What themes, characters, scenes, or quotes stand out to you?

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lauraisntwilder I was struck by how much Emily wants to obey Aunt Elizabeth. She is amazingly loyal and sweet. 3d

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mcctrish

In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience | Helen Knott

My reading corner has a beautiful addition ❤️ thank you @dabbe for thinking of me. What a beautiful and thoughtful gift for my birthday 🥰 Litsy has brought me such a wonderful community of readers and friends, I‘m grateful every day

Aims42 Love it!! 😍 4d

Chrissyreadit Gorgeous! Happy Birthday! 4d

CSeydel Happy birthday! 4d

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful photo 💛 happy birthday 🎊 4d

dabbe I thought it would look good there! It's a reminder to you to slow down once in a while in that lovely spot. HB, m'dear. 🩵🩵🩵 4d

ShelleyBooksie Beautiful!! 4d

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🥳 Happy Birthday 🎂⏳⌛⏳🎁💝. 4d

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Schwifty

Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture | Douglas Coupland

so-so

This novel is okay; I‘m not sure how else to pinpoint my feelings about it. As a late Gen Xer myself, I couldn‘t resist reading the novel that lent the name. The main characters seem to convey big ideas in parables to each other, the aim of which is to commiserate on the feeling of living in a future of diminished career prospects, boomer criticism, apocalyptic war and ecocide, rampant ads and commercialism. Can confirm; I relate well.

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BarbaraJean

Emily of New Moon | Lucy Maud Montgomery

“The happiest countries, like the happiest women, have no history,” said Dean.

“…like all female creatures, you form your opinions by your feelings.”

Every time I read this, I discover more reasons to hate Dean Priest. #LMMReread #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead