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Still Life at Eighty: The Next Interesting Thing | Abigail Thomas

I realized the book I just finished has one of my favourite covers of the books I've read this year, so I rounded up my favourites of 2025 so far. (The year I read them, not the year they're all published. 😅) I'm not surprised that blue-greens are a major component, but I'm also evidently a fan of a mix of bright colour, and singling out orange with green and pink with a bit of yellow. 1/2

Robotswithpersonality 2/2 Only a couple of the books that feature the gorgeous art they contain (picture books, graphic novels) make this list, because a lot of graphic novels and even picture book covers can be very cluttered in an attempt to showcase what's inside, above are the exceptions that let the art speak for itself, in my opinion. 💚🧡💗💛 (edited) 2w

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Robotswithpersonality

Still Life at Eighty: The Next Interesting Thing | Abigail Thomas

so-so

Ebbs and flows. The context of the author writing in the early days of the pandemic is useful to frame and reflect upon the writing: One to three page snippets like journal entries, though some appear to be remembrances of her youth told in third person. I say ebbs and flows, because there are passages that flow, profound, charming, frankly honest insights and/or just beautiful writing and there are passages that ebb, 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? and while it's human that Thomas might get stuck, in a mindset, in a topic, it hampers the previous feeling of fresh moments selected and collected in a memoir of essays.
I enjoyed the tandem reading experience, the audiobook is read by the author, and her meter, her energy, the strength of her voice varies depending on what she is expressing or reflecting upon, occasionally wavers, it provided a particular kind of emphasis.
2w

Robotswithpersonality 3/3
If you liked Xe Sands' narration of The Echo Wife, I think you'll like this vibe.

⚠️animal death (edited) 2w

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Robotswithpersonality

Still Life at Eighty: The Next Interesting Thing | Abigail Thomas

Love the imagery, that sense of a word creating images as much as meaning.

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Robotswithpersonality

Still Life at Eighty: The Next Interesting Thing | Abigail Thomas

“...like trying to stuff one ear into another,“
I strongly identify with the fitted sheet folding struggle. 😵‍💫

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Robotswithpersonality

Still Life at Eighty: The Next Interesting Thing | Abigail Thomas

😏🕷️

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Robotswithpersonality

Still Life at Eighty: The Next Interesting Thing | Abigail Thomas

The sound of blue. 💙😌

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Robotswithpersonality

Still Life at Eighty: The Next Interesting Thing | Abigail Thomas

Yes. Good. Relatable. 🎂🙃

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Anna40

Out of Time: The Pleasures and the Perils of Ageing | Elaine Showalter, Lynne Segal

Reading buddies 📚📖🐹

charl08 🥰 3w

dabbe Are those guinea pigs? I used to have two years ago named Mamoo and Friya. LOVED them! Yours are adorable! 🧡💜💛 3w

Anna40 Yes @dabbe ! Love the names of yours. They are very cute 💕 3w

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dabbe @Anna40 What are yours named? 🧡💜💛 3w

Anna40 @dabbe my son named them : Nugget and Porky 🙄😬☺️ 3w

dabbe @Anna40 Absolutely, adorably perfect. 🧡💜💛 3w

quietlycuriouskate What's not to love about a literate guinea pig? ☺️ 3w

Anna40 @quietlycuriouskate ☺️ 3w

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BarkingMadRead

The Getaway Girls: A hilarious feel good summer read | Dee MacDonald

Started this one for my neighborhood book club while I waited for bloodwork today

Bookwormjillk Love that cover. Looks so fun. 2mo

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dabbe

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#WDNCW @dabbe

We do not care that we had a hysterectomy almost three years ago and are supposed to not be having menopausal symptoms anymore. Weird facial growths, chin hairs, EAR HAIRS!!! 😱, crepey skin, saggy skin, hot flashes (still), and banging into things because we're so damn clumsy (and now we bruise too easily)--nah--we just do not care. Luckily our hubby doesn't care what we look like anymore, either. #aging #notforthefaintofheart

Aims42 Love this hashtag so much! It‘s just what we needed 🤗 #Whocares 2mo

LiseWorks 🤣🤣 2mo

dabbe @Aims42 #whocares #indeedy 😂🤗😍 2mo

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lil1inblue Ear hairs?!?! #isthiswhatihavetolookforwardto Random question since we're on the weird symptom subject: Has anyone else developed tinnitus? Also, itchy dry ears? #ifeellikeihavelostmymind #butistilldonotcare 2mo

Suet624 😂😂😂 2mo

mcctrish Youth is wasted on the young imo 2mo

TheBookHippie @lil1inblue yes. Both. 2mo

TheBookHippie If it helps I still have symptoms…. 17 years later…. 2mo

TheBookHippie @mcctrish 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯 2mo

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie It feels weird to say thank you, but thank you! Every day, I'm wondering what the actual fuck is happening to me! 🙃🫠 2mo

mcctrish @lil1inblue I woke up in the night last week with one ear so itchy for so long I wanted to stab myself 2mo

Prairiegirl_reading @lil1inblue yes! Tinnitus and itchy ears are both symptoms of peri/menopause. 2mo

dabbe @LiseWorks 🤩😍🤩 2mo

dabbe @lil1inblue OMG! Don't get me started on my ears ... though I also have eczema inside both of them! I can't tell you the number of prescribed medications I have tried; all bring little relief. I have battled this for 30 years. And it's gotten WORSE since menopause. Couple soothing tips: Aquaphor/vaseline (just on the outer skin layers); mineral oil works well, too, and is fast-absorbing. 🩵💙🩵 2mo

dabbe @Suet624 😂😍😂 2mo

dabbe @mcctrish I couldn't agree more! 🎯🩵🎯 2mo

dabbe @mcctrish Oh, don't get me started on what I have stuck in my ears to itch them. My favorite is the cap on a Bic ballpoint pen. Seriously. 2mo

dabbe @Prairiegirl_reading Boy, are they! 🎯🩵🎯 2mo

Sace I feel your pain! 2mo

dabbe @Sace 🩵🎯🩵 2mo

marleed Not for the faint of heart - for sure! 2mo

dabbe @marleed 🩵🎯🩵 2mo

Mimi28 So those are symptoms of perimenopause? I just thought I was weird, lol. My primary care doctor fired my pain clinic doctor and wants me to see his spine specialist. He‘s funny I kind of have a crush on him. 2mo

Lesliereadsalot Was it Mae West said getting old ain‘t for sissies? I‘m sure Matt only sees the girl he married. @mcctrish Your comment made me laugh out loud. 2mo

dabbe @Mimi28 Yay for the primary care doctors! And yes, those are just a FEW of the symptoms. #ugh 💙🩵💙 2mo

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot Aww, thanks! 😘 And I bet I know which @mcctrish comment made you laugh. I spit out some of my drink. 😂😍😂 2mo

AnnCrystal 👸👏🏼🤭👌🏼💝. 2mo

lil1inblue @mcctrish @dabbe @thebookhippie Thanks for confirming that I'm not nuts! There's times where my ears itch so bad, I feel like there's bugs in them. I also appreciate the tips, Denise! 2mo

melissajayne Are you still doing #tlt? 2mo

dabbe @melissajayne I am; I'm just behind because I just got back from vacation. I'll see if I can put something together today. If not ... definitely next week! 🩵💙🩵 2mo

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