pickSoft pick - 3/5
This book contains mostly paintings of women holding things. Some of the text is purely descriptive, used to describe the paintings. But some poetry can also be found, always in relation to the paintings and to the concept of “holding things.“
Like all art and poetry books, some pieces are more appealing than others, or are resonating more than others with me. Hence the soft pick.
pickThis book will stay with me for a while. Knowing the authors background and that she died the year this was published made this a thoughtful read for me. A story about relationships, living and dying and more. I loved it. I‘ve read a couple of her books now and loved them all. A talent lost too soon.
I read some, then skimmed some and then read the ending, and I do think Alderton did something really interesting here, but I just couldn't force myself through the incredibly depressing part to read the book as a whole.
Also, as with another book I read that was set right before lockdown, I found myself worrying about how the characters would manage with this horrible new challenge in front of them. Why do authors do this?!
#BookSpinBingo
pickI know this isn‘t actually a scientifically researched and data backed theory and that it is a borrowed concept, but I really enjoyed this book and found the reframing of some of my problems to be quite helpful.
@DebinHawaii #5JoysFriday
Made some lime lattice cookies
My eldest went to her 6th form leavers party
Sunflowers are growing one is nearly 6ft
Pretty blue flowers
And first early raspberry.
Play along all.
Thanks for the tag @peaKnit
#5joysfriday @DebinHawaii
1. Pumpkin
2. Winnie
3. New bookstores
4. Lazy days
5. Air conditioning
@JenReadsAlot @BethM @Eggs
pickThis was an insightful self help book on love! As someone who is perpetually single, I need all the help I can get.
It is very easy to feel powerless when it comes to love, but this book tells you what you can do to improve your love life and relationships.
The book is very accessible and is written in an easy to understand manner.
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/06/25/review-it-begins-with-you/
pickMy second Anne Tyler this month. I seem to be in the mood for well-written observations on normal life. Micah is a quiet, well-mannered IT expert/apartment block caretaker who maintains routines in his everyday life almost to the point of obsession, until events throw the routines off track. It‘s a gentle, character-driven short novel and I adored it.
Book 52/60, page 17,255 #Read2025 @DieAReader
#LetterR #LitsyAtoZ @Texreader
"When you are your own best friend, you don‘t endlessly seek out relationships, friendships, and validation from the wrong sources because you realize that the only approval and validation you need is your own."
