pickThis s NOT a warm & fuzzy read. Gil & Irene are the most toxic couple I‘ve ever come across. Gil (a painter) Irene his wife (& muse) are drawn to each other like fire and ice. When Irene discovers Gil is reading her private journals she begins to write false entries to provoke & manipulate Gil. Audio was excellent & writing razor sharp🗡Loads of symmetry & foreshadowing. #MayMovieMagic #IceDance #Booked2019 #IndigenousAuthor
Cinfhen I‘m not sure if you‘re gonna like this one @TrishB but I‘m almost certain @BarbaraBB will!!!! 5y
TrishB I will definitely wait for an offer so I don‘t feel swizzed if I don‘t like it 😁 5y
Cinfhen Yes!!! I‘d hate for you to feel #Swizzed 😘😘😂 @TrishB (edited) 5y
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KarenUK Oooh, I own this one! (Not read yet of course!😂🤦♀️) I‘m pretty sure I‘m gonna love it. Great review! 💕 5y
Cinfhen I think you might @KarenUK it‘s pretty dark!! I really think the narration pushed it up for me. 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage I really want to read this author, but the idea of such a toxic relationship doesn‘t appeal to me. I have this one on my shelf, though.![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
Love Medicine: A Novel 5y
Love Medicine: A NovelTheaelizabet This one was so bleak, and even harder to read, given the parallels to her own marriage: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/books/review/Cohen-t.html 5y
Cinfhen That was such an interesting article @Theaelizabet I wasn‘t aware of Erdrich‘s personal life but im not surprised. This book felt very authentic. How sad. 5y
gradcat This may be where we differ in opinion (as we seem to share similar thoughts & likes & dislikes)—I just cannot seem to get into Louise Erdrich. Not sure exactly why...but I suspect that I am somewhat unable to enjoy magic realism. I know that this thought is anathema to literature readers, but I do have some exceptions that I enjoy. Btw, what is #Swizzed 😂 5y
Centique I loved Love Medicine and I‘ve been planning to read #EverythingErdrich so thanks for the recc. @BarbaraTheBibliophage Love Medicine has some dark stuff in it for sure but it‘s multiple interweaved stories really, all from one spread out family group. My book club found it difficult (they like linear timelines, simple structures) but although I got confused about the family structure at times, it was fascinating. 5y
TrishB @gradcat https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=swizzed%20%28to%20feel%29 it‘s slang for ripped off 😁 5y
Cinfhen There was no magical realism in this book @gradcat because that‘s something I don‘t enjoy either 😆😉and this book was pretty dark @Centique Im ready to explore more but I think I might try Round House orLarose 5y
Larosegradcat @TrishB Always love learning new slang—thanks, babe! 😂👍♥️ 5y
gradcat @Cinfhen I haven‘t read this one, onlyRound House 5y
Round HouseSuet624 Oh, this was a Powell‘s book club pick ages ago. I still think of it. They included a diary/notebook with the book. 😁 5y
Suet624 @Centique love medicine was the first book I read of hers. Was blown away by it. I ended up creating a list of the characters so I could determine their relationship to each other. 5y
Centique @Suet624 what a good idea that was! Worth it too, because I think there‘s a few books involving those families. 5y
Cinfhen That‘s really clever @Suet624 5y
Suet624 @Centique Yes, you‘re right!! 5y
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