Welcome to Litsy!

"And she always came back to the same thing: she'd rather go on being a married woman, no matter how hollow the marriage was.
She was forty -five. The prime of life for a man, but on the downhill slope for a woman."

Yikes! As a happily divorced woman edging 45 this is harsh ? Picture with Serene because what would Dolly think with me and my cats! ?
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March Reads.
4 🌟
Let Us Descend: Jesmyn Ward 📖
Enter Ghost: Isabella Hammad 🎧
3 🌟
Man‘s Search For Meaning: Viktor E Frankl 📖
2.5 🌟
In The Upper Country: Kai Thomas 🎧
2 🌟
Hangman: Maya Binyam 🎧
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This was a sneaky little bugger. Presents as a straightforward mystery but is really a heartbreaking portrait of a family suffering from addiction, poverty, abuse, and neglect. I could have easily read about them for another 200 pages. #womensprizeforfiction

My favourite of Natalie Haynes‘ novels so far I think! I really love how many perspectives she writes from and how many mythological figures get to tell a fragment of the story. I also love how she goes very deep into choosing some characters few people have heard of, but it never stops me understanding the story. I really hope this gets through to the short list stage of the #womensprizeforfiction #womensprizeforfiction2023

Oh goodness this came up on my reading list at the wrong time.
This was the winner of the 2022 #WomensPrizeForFiction and it is well deserved. Complex but interesting and easy to follow storyline, deep creative characters, a look at mental illness that doesn't demonize. This is an excellent book. I am going to recommend it to many.
Unfortunately for me it hit me right in a sci/fi mood and it took me ages to get through.

The Women‘s Prize for Fiction long list is up! Which of these do you recommend?? I would like to read a few more of these this year.
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The long list is up! 💕 #iwd #womensprizeforfiction

Madeline Miller really knows how to weave an excellent Greek mythology retelling. While I like Circe just a bit more, this was another fantastic read. I loved that it was from the perspective of Patroclus, and I loved her interpretation of his relationship with Achilles. 💙 Perfect companion book for my Iliad reread.

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The rhythm of Jones' prose is propulsive, driving you through the story, even when you want to turn away from the pain and trauma. A study of intergenerational trauma experienced by women living in relative poverty surrounding the shiny tourist villas on the beaches of Barbados. Options are few, and corrupt, violent men offer "support" and take dignity and power. This is a brutal tale, and hard to get through, but Jones' talent shines.

TW?

#WeeklyForecast 17/21

This week I am trying to squeeze in two books for the #womensprizeforfiction and one more Asia book before the end of the month. I am halfway through No One is Talking About This and am super curious what‘ll happen in the second half!