Welcome to Litsy!

“I began reading books, reading books to delirium. I began by vanishing from the known world into the passive abyss of reading, but soon found myself engaged with surprising vigor because the things in the books, or even the things surrounding the books roused me from my stupor.“

There's nothing wrong with this, per se, but it is not grabbing me. Too bad, as the story of 4 out of 5 of the author's family coming out as queer or trans later in life sounded so interesting!

I beat my PR for the 2nd year in a row! This fall, my reading slowed way down for a few months, but I guess I was already up from last year at that point, so I still came out ahead. It was a year of some powerful books mixed with some light-hearted, escapist reads. It's a reminder that there's a book for every season in life ❤️📚.

This memoir of the author's ayrshire life growing up with her older mother + adult sister Cora, who resents her young sibling, sounds like a misery memoir but is, in fact, a humorous + poignant piece of writing that is compelling + draws the reader into her life. This is a bk for my irl group this week, and I think it will be a great discussion about violent sibling rivalry and parental strife. I am already looking forward to the next volume.

“'Not by the hair of our chinny-chin-chins!' cried the three little pigs“.

I enjoyed reading this book because I have read this story many times. I have also read a story told from the perspective of the wolf. It is interesting to see how authors can use the same story but twist the details to make it a unique story. This would strike the imagination of children, they could rewrite another traditional literature story.

This is another great example of another classic of traditional literature. The three little pigs go to build houses but the little pigs are threatened by the wolf. The wolf tries to blow their house down to eat the pigs. This story has been retold many times.

1. I started babysitting when I was around 13 or 14.
2. For several months I worked overtime evenings and weekends in another department doing something completely different from my weekday job.
3. It‘s easy to let work take over your life, so you have to be mindful of keeping boundaries.
#wondrouswednesday

Fast, enjoyable read. Was there a sequel?

This is definitely not something I would pick, but it‘s such a good memoir! I wish she knew where Roy went, and I have some questions about The Rod…but I really liked it!
⭐️: 3.75/5