Welcome to Litsy!

My planned reads for April:

Online book club: Being Mortal
IRL book club: The Cloisters
Kindle TBR: Lullaby
Physical TBR: The Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller
New: The Excitements

Finished in a day on Easter Monday. I‘m sure I‘ve read it before so possibly a reread for me. A sweet story except for the controlling son. It was the authors last book. Now to look out some other books by him. Hope I don‘t run into the usual from the library, available in ebook only!

Happy International Women's Day 💖

Trying to get into this. I am infinitely more excited about it than my pup. (Well, her interest is zero) So far a lovely look at being 80.

Oof, I found this provocative, humbling, reassuring, and very timely: I am well and truly in the midlife chrysalis!
It's very Jungian, which is fine but it does mean that his one strategy is to get a good therapist.
Hmm... I'm going to be doing a lot of journalling and thinking-walks. 😊

I loved this quiet, deep, loving look at friendship, love, and age. And I‘ve never been so angry at a character as I was/am with Gene! Five stars! #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

A profoundly difficult read because it holds up a mirror to what we all will inevitably face - old age, disease, death. It is an extremely powerful work filled with information and language that we need to learn in order to contemplate the decisions that come with our mortality and those of our loved ones. It can be terribly depressing in many parts and the futility of our lives overwhelmed me at times, but it is necessary reading for everyone.

My last Haruf book—I have really enjoyed them all. I liked this one too. It was different from the others but still very good. It was a quick read. It caused me to think more about change over a lifetime and how we can make new things at any age. Live into life and hope even when it might make people talk.

Feeling utterly frazzled earlier by the unending, inescapable human noise of the day. What a relief to have a thoughtful book to immerse myself in!
#hyggehour