pickElton John. What a talent, what a terrific human. I love so many of his songs (with Bernie! Will read his story next) A life force and a reminder that fame and fortune do not make a life; embrace the love in your corner of this utterly confusing confounding world. 🌎
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📸 Myrtle Spurge
“Yes, he thought maybe he mattered after all, a lesson in the unexpected. Wasn‘t that the point? Wasn‘t that the great answer to the mystery of life? To make the most of what you have while you have it, the good and the bad, the beautiful and the ugly. In death, Wallace had never felt more alive.”
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pickFinished this late last night and immediately considered that OOOPS I was supposed to only read the first half?! #CampLitsy2025
Very pregnant Annie navigates Portland Oregon after a devastating earthquake wreaks havoc. My heart was pounding, I was incredibly thirsty, I was so scared for her & lil Bean!!
#CherryRhubarbPie 📸 #Debut #EarthquakeLit #Happensin1Day #ILovePie #LitPie #July2025 Book65 (Book mentions #KeyLimePie)
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I found this harrowing and so so sad. Also, I will say it touched my heart and I learned a lot; I am glad that I have read the Epic of Gilgamesh (tho it isn‘t necessary for understanding this story and the characters.)
Had to pull a pic from the archives; this glorious rushing stream is near Gunnison Colorado.
#July2025 Book64 #ToF
pickThis has my favorite theme: found family 🌟
Frank has had an interesting childhood with an unconventional mother. From her, he learns (and so did I!) about great musicians; “vinyl is the best”. He opens a music shop that only sells records - not tapes nor CDs; and he has the gift of knowing exactly what music a person needs to hear. Until one day when someone stops in & he can‘t figure out what to recommend. 💕💗 🎼🎻💿💖 #July2025 Book63
“I would do it a thousand times over, heart; you should know that. I will choose you over the world every single time.”
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pickOkay. OKAY! Did I almost tear up 😢 at the end and then laugh at myself for it? Yep.
#TeamBrittle and even some #TeamMadKind❗️
I just like the term “madkind”, I think. #bookclub #scifi #existentialism
NOTE: the narrator is a woman, female, so to me Brittle is she/her. Does it matter?
“Destiny, Vera thinks, is something to be hunted down and grabbed tightly with both hands and shaken until it gives her exactly what she wants.”
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so-soBook club was last night. I can‘t say I enjoyed the book. I thought the main character was annoying? Something just didn‘t gel in the story and from the discussion I think everyone had issues with too many possible plot points going unexplored. But because the author is local and it‘s a debut, I feel horrible giving it only two out of five stars.
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pickSo I was loving this book in the first half but my cynical self kept casting doubts on a few silly plot points. Soft pick, and certainly a recommended book if you like family drama. Everyone was likeable and I cheered for a positive ending. Sad stuff, though. Marriage is hard. Humans are complicated. #July2025 Book60
