Welcome to Litsy!

This novel is one year (1903-04) in the life of a middle-class family in St Louis. Each chapter is a vignette, focusing on one member of the family. The family consists of the parents, five children, grandpa, and a maid. The kids are age 6 to 18. Benson based the family on her own family and the warmth she feels for her characters comes through. Some of the writing is so beautiful. The novel culminates with the opening of the World‘s Fair.

Wow, Alex was unbelievable unlikable character but that was a purpose. Reading this felt so disturbing.

I enjoyed the writing and it made me laugh several times. I loved all those slang words that were used, some of them were super clever!

The story itself was pretty simple but I was curious to see how everything was going to end.

The Muppet Christmas #Carol
My favorite Christmas movie.

#DashingThruDecember

@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Thorough, thoughtful, but also thrilling, this cultural history of Fiddler on the Roof explores the hit musical from book to Broadway to film and far beyond, from its beginning in Sholem Aleichem‘s stories and their many incarnations, through the complexities of Jewish identity across a century of history, finding its legacy in powerful interpretations across the world: Japan, Poland, a Black Brooklyn middle school amid integration, and more.

I read 4 chapters in 30 days because I had to force myself to read this. The discomfort isn't worth the effort. This is just not for me. Since I tried this for #withthebanned, I will say that just because it doesn't work for me doesn't mean it doesn't have value for others. Book bans are stupid.

@jadams89

Chilling.

#WithTheBanned

“Don‘t feed the plants.” I had a blast watching my local high school‘s production of Little Shop of Horrors today.

Hey #WithTheBanned readers!! I found myself a little lost with all the slang, and I hadn‘t made it past the first page 🙃

I found this guide online if anyone else needs help with all the new words.
https://www.scribd.com/document/486944487/A-Clockwork-Orange-Appendix-docx

Happy Reading!!

Hey #WithTheBanned Readers! Our October read is A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess.

How did it take me so long to read this book? I'm so glad that, when I finally did, it was the rest-of-the-world version and not the truncated US version; the point of the novel is much different if it ends when the US version (also the one Kubrick used for the movie) does. It's violent, yes, but after reading S.A. Cosby and Bret Easton Ellis, it feels almost quaint, and I love the cultural criticism and what Burgess does with language.