pickWhile I liked this book, it was at the lower end of the pick scale for me. Mainly because it seems as if Mildred never really does anything — she just lets things happen to her and lets people take advantage of her. Nothing in her life ever really gets resolved: she seems to be one of those women perpetually doomed to be of use to others but never to be really important to those others. #audiowalk
It‘s now back to Excellent Women for my walking book. I‘m finally getting into the swing of the story; I think that‘s why I was having trouble sticking with it before. #audiowalk
pickI finished A Shameful Murder for #nunlitquarterly. I especially liked how evocative it is of time (1920s) and place (Ireland.) I did occasionally lose the thread of the story, but I think that was more me than the fault of the author. I will read more in this series. #audiowalk
Started A Shameful Murder for #nunlitquarterly. I think I‘m going to like it. You can‘t tell, but the water in that fountain at the bottom is purple. It‘s down by the University of South Carolina, so I‘ve no clue what the purple is about since their colors are garnet and black. #audiowalk
pickI love this series. There was a scene in this book, though, where I nearly cried. We also learn something new about Ibrahim. The story is pretty convoluted, but these characters are wonderful. #audiowalk
Usually when I‘m in SC, I stay with my sister; I know her neighborhood pretty well and am comfortable enough to walk at night. This week I‘m staying with one of my brothers. It got pretty late and I don‘t know his neighborhood, so my walk was short. At least I did get some Thursday Murder Club listening in. 😊 #audiowalk
so-soI seem to feel much the same as many other Litsy reviewers about this book. There were descriptive parts I thoroughly enjoyed, like the section about riding a motorcycle on the salt flats, but overall it was a long listen that often lost my full attention. I‘m not sure what I was supposed to get from it, and it definitely jumped around confusingly at times.
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#TBRTakedown September 2023
Well, I was going to go back to Excellent Women until I learned this new Thursday Murder Club book was out, so now it‘s my walking book. Walked a lot today because it was such a lovely day outside. #audiowalk
pickThis is a nice, uplifting summer read. The women‘s friendships go through ups and downs, but they come out the other side of those problems. It‘s probably the book I needed now given what‘s going on in my life. It was a lovely day — I‘m enjoying the lower temperatures. #audiowalk
