nostalgia has its
place; don‘t get stuck living in
the past — move forward.
#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #nostalgia
pickWhew. I don‘t really know how to “rate” a book like this, but I will say (a) I read the whole thing in 24 hours, (b) I now know more about the Cambodian genocide in the 70s than I did before, and (c) I am in awe of the courage that it must take Arn to tell the story as he has. He‘s not 100% hero, he‘s not 100% villain - he is fully human, making choices in impossible circumstances. #FoodandLit
pickI've always heard such amazing things about Alan Gratz and I'm glad I finally made a point to read one of his books. The story kept me engaged the entire time; I never wanted to stop listening! In trying to have his characters witness/take part in as many parts of the attack on Pearl Harbor and its aftermath there were some pacing issues after all the excitement.
so-soI wanted to love this book because I was so enthralled by “North Woods.” But this novel was just …okay. The pacing was uneven and I found myself skimming at times. It was interesting to read a plot set in the Eastern Front of WWI, though —that‘s not a perspective I think I‘ve ever seen much of before now.
pick"There is nothing I could do about it. As an Earthling, I had to believe whatever clocks said - and calendars." So it goes.
I adore Vonnegut, and hate war so this re-read was a great choice for my first book of 2026.
I wish I had better language to explain why Vonnegut's writing from the satire through lines to the ironic names, down to the individual sentence structures just completely works for me. He was a brilliant man. 5⭐
Vonnegut choosing Valley Of The Dolls as the only English language book a group of aliens has to give to Billy is such an interesting choice for Vonnegut.
It has me curious if I was writing a book and my aliens were to give a book to their captive what would it be?
Excuse the bombardment of posts!!
I always like to take a snapshot of my TBR bookcase at the beginning of the year when it is neat and tidy and ready to go ?
Tagging my fist read of the year one I love so much I have a tattoo that says "so it goes"
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