"My father & I looked at the temple. He saw God; I saw granite. We looked at each other. He saw a woman damned; I saw an unhinged old man, literally disfigured by his beliefs. And yet, triumphant. I remember the words of Sancho Panza:' An adventuring knight is someone who's beaten & then finds himself emperor.'"
#nonfiction #family #dysfunctional #religion #memior #readKY #summer #amreading #coffeetime #education
I've struggled to get motivated to read "Cursed" and I haven't a clue why. The plot is fast paced and the characters are fun. I can normally tell when a book is DNF and this doesn't have the same feeling. Maybe I'm just distracted by other books???
Do you struggle with this? What strategies have you utilized to get through some of the books that just couldn't hold your interest??
#help #readKY #readingwoes #finish #dnf #strategy
Mitten's revenge for me giving him his flea medicine yesterday...He was not a happy cat and proceeded to lay on, roll over, and attempt to play with my book for a solid hour.
#overdramatic #catsoflitsy #youngadult #fantasy #fiction #summer #readKY
Had a little visitor this morning while reading. 🙂 This is one of the many reasons why I love early morning reading outside. I get to see wildlife that I wouldn't otherwise out in the day's heat.
#readKY #summer #july #amreading #rabbitsoflitsy
"I imagine you thought, quite arrogantly, that your natural charm had worked its magic on me, the poor solitary and exiled woman. Think again! I am vaccinated against the beauty and cheap compliments of men, and the distance you excuse yourself for taking without much tact will not disrupt my walks, nor my five o'clock tea..."
#lost #manuscripts #writing #readKY #mystery #paris #epistolary #snailmail #summer #travel
"She should never have tried to kiss him first.
She should never kiss anyone first....
Georgie always kissed first."
#romance #readKY #magic #marriage #rainbowrowell #summer #witty #christmas
It is very rare that I leave a book unfinished, even if it takes me a month or year to complete. This is the second book this year that I'm pretty sure will be a DNF.
2 hours in and I feel like I'm getting nowhere. There are mixed reviews about this one on Goodreads/Amazon. Some say it's a waste of time, while others say it's brilliant. Maybe I'm missing something but fear I am not. Has anyone else read this??
#dnf #marriage #fiction #readKY
pickFINALLY finished this one after reading it for 3.5 months. It was so good and well researched, just heavy and emotionally difficult to read in some places. It is well worth any reader's time.
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I was honored to be able to read this. Hamby gives such value and justice to these devastating accounts of hard working miners who were affected by Black Lung Disease.
#nonfiction #readKY #finished #pulitzerprize #coal #mustread
Finally at the end of the trilogy, even though I've seen where there's a 4th book possibly? Not too sure I'll take the time to read that one. I feel like this plot was a little drawn out and could've, should've only had 2 books in the series. The writing is sooo redundant and the author seems to be writing for a small child the way that she goes into minute detail about things.
#fantasy #fiction #summer #readKY #amreading #saturday #june
