#7days7covers #covercrush
@MrsMalaprop

#7days7covers #covercrush
@MrsMalaprop

#7days7covers #covercrush
@MrsMalaprop

#7days7covers #covercrush
Thanks for the tag @MrsMalaprop

I'm so glad I chose to revisit this book and re read it. I enjoyed it when I read it for school but I loved it this time around. I think being older allowed for me to truly appreciate the authors skill in conveying the devestation and raw emotions of the characters. It is a credit to an author who can make you feel so invested in a story even though you don't really like most of the characters.

The first half of this book was ok and then it became dull and unbelievable. I liked the stories from the past better than the main plot.

These are the 2nd and 3rd books in 'The road to nowhere' series. I liked them but not as much as the 1st book, 'The book of the unnamed midwife'.
They brought up a lot of different ideas about gender in a world surviving and evolving after being wiped out by a deadly plague. The story and characters needed work they felt under developed.

This book was devastating and it made me have an ugly cry more than once! It is the story of friendship and heartache of two strong women who live in Afganistan. I was surprised that it was written by a man.
This is a book that will stay with me and is one of my favourites for this year.
Thanks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks for the recommendation.

This book is described as a feminist dystopian novel.
I loved it!
Some kind of illness wipes out society, of the survivors there is 1 woman to every 10 men. Because of this it becomes a very dangerous place for women and they are often taken as sex slaves. This book covers very dark themes.
It is the first book of three and I will definitely read the next one.
#LitsyAtoZ letter 'e'

I usually love Man Booker prize winners, but this one was a bit boring.

Well now I know why this book has so much love on Litsy. I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would. I had forgotten how much I enjoy historical fiction.
It was very interesting to hear how women helped shape world war II, we tend to forget the important role they played and how brave they were.
#LitsyAtoZ letter 'N'

This book was a pick but I only liked it, I didn't love it. Although a lot of the writing is beautiful.
Yes it's a story of a dysfunctional family but I felt like the author had a check list of every possible bad thing that could happen and checked them off one by one. Because of this it didnt ring true.

This was a quick, fun holiday read.

You can't pick your family.
As the saying goes 'Blood is thicker than water.' 🔪🔪🔪

#LitsyAtoZ letter M

Ok I really liked the story in general but I hated the writing style. I felt like Bradbury just threw a whole lot of book quotes in there to be clever, which I found just confused me. This book only took him 9 days to write and I feel like that shows, it feels under developed. I actually enjoyed the authors foreword and afterword more than the book itself.
#LitsyAtoZ letter R.

Well Georgia Blain has struck again. An absorbing story with rich characters and beautifully written.
I picked this book up at a secondhand bookshop for @MrsMalaprop and I thought I should read it before I passed it on. Well I'm so glad I did! I read this book in 2 sittings.
The theme of this book is that well meaning parents can neglect their children in many ways and sometimes the effects can be devastating.
#Ozfiction

This book just didn't live up to all the hype and I found it disappointing.
But the good news is I can now move on to a new book!
#LitsyAtoZ letter E

This is one of my all time favourite books and I'm loving it just as much second time round. I thought I would cement it in my memory before I see the movie which is out in September. 💜
#LitsyAtoZ letter T

💙 A beautiful story about a man and his cat. My two cats and dog bring me so much love and joy, I couldn‘t imagine my life without them. 💙

#buddyread
@CoffeeNBooks

#Ozfiction
Wow, I loved this book. It is narrated by a galah named Lucky who lives in a country town in WA leading up to the moon landing in the 60‘s. I loved the Aussie slang and references including Emu bitter, Jatz crackers, lamingtons, EH holdens and wooden salad bowls with matching servers. Everything about this story and it‘s characters were just so Australian - quirky, flawed but loveable. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@laurenslibrary #thursdaysurvey
1. Lost connections by Johann Hari
2. The nowhere child by Christian White
3. Engleby by Sebastian Faulk
4. LitsyAtoZ I‘m doing well I‘ve read 12 so far, almost half way.
5. @MrsMalaprop @Jeg
Thanks for the tag @Crazeedi 😊

An important book that should be read by every Australian. It‘s sad to think that an indigenous man who was born in Australia doesn‘t feel like he belongs. So many injustices, Australia and Australians need to do better to be better.
💛❤️🖤

@Kalalalatja
It‘s arrived! How exciting! I can‘t thank you enough for this book.
I‘m so excited to read this one!
💛🧡💙💚❤️💜

#ozfiction
I picked this secondhand book up for $3 yesterday. It is set in Western Australia. When I looked it up on Litsy it has no reviews yet but it was published in 1996. I love the cover art and it does sound interesting.
Has anyone read this or have it in their tbr pile?
@MrsMalaprop @Jeg @JennyM @CarolynM

‘Upstairs, gaining strength by the second, lay Quinn‘s inheritance, left to the father from the son: an old woman suddenly missing home.‘
This is the story of a boy, a son and his relationship with his father and his friendship with an elderly lady of 104.
This book made my heart sing! The ending was just perfect! The characters felt so real and they made me cry, smile and cry some more.
#LitsyAtoZ letter O
#buddyread @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

@MrsMalaprop @Jeg I went into ‘Rabble books‘ for one and walked out with two! 😆

Love this 💙

#summersantagoespostal
@nelehelen
1. Chips/crisps
2. Earings
3. Sherlock (British)
4. Classic 80‘s films - way too many
5. Yellow
6. Sparkling flavoured water/ chai tea
7. Roller skating EVERYWHERE in Hong Kong listening to Blondie on my Sony Walkman
8. @Crazeedi @LaraReads @Andrew65

1. If it makes me feel something and I‘m still thinking about it days, weeks and months later.
2. Teaspoons
3. Nope, I hate cooking.
4. Not really, poetry hasn‘t really been my thing but I think it is something I should maybe explore more.
5. @MrsMalaprop @Jeg

#Ozfiction
I loved this book. I listened to the first third and read the rest. I was so invested in it that I couldn‘t go to sleep last night until I finished it. Laguna does an amazing job at narrating as a 9 to 14 yr old. This book is devastating and yes I had an ugly cry. I will definitely read her other book ‘The eye of the sheep‘.

Mahatma Gandhi once said that the weak could never forgive. That forgiveness was an attribute of the strong. (pg 301)
This quote sums up the overall theme of this book written by both the rapist and the victim. It is a raw and powerful story which I found very moving and so relevant and so remarkable. Thanks for the recommendation @MrsMalaprop I know this book is going to sit with me for quite a while.

#Ozfiction
‘What have you brought me, Hester? What have you brought me from the shop?‘
‘I‘ve brought Katherine, Father,‘ Miss Harper said. ‘I‘ve brought Katherine, but she‘s for me.‘
This book is a creepy physiological drama. It‘s about an obsessive unconventional relationship between 2 women. The story is quite ambiguous in parts and requires you to decide what‘s real and what‘s insanity.

#24B4Monday
@Andrew65 @TheReadingMermaid Thanks for hosting and the encouragement.
Not a bad effort, I‘m happy with it seeing as I had an action packed weekend.

Wow, wow, wow! This book was so f*•king awesome. My favourite of the year. It‘s a book about depression and anxiety that everyone should read as these conditions touch us all either personally or through someone you know. It is very well written and researched. This book has changed my life and I will re read it every year. This book has made me look at the way I live my life and has filled me with knowledge and hope. Sooooooooo good! 😊

#24B4Monday #PopJarGame

@TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65

So far I have read for 9hrs and 35 minutes and finished reading 2 books.
The tbr ‘jar‘ has spoken and the next book I will start tomorrow is..........
The Well by Elizabeth Jolley #Ozfiction
#LitsyAtoZ book letter ‘J‘
What fun! 😆

A travelling memoir.
What a fantastic philosophy ‘Turn a mishap into an adventure!‘ This was the kind of book that you can read a bit here and read a bit there. Each chapter starts with a postcard that the author has written and mailed to herself describing events or emotions of her travels in Europe. How I wish I could just take a year off and travel like she does.

#LitzyAtoZ letter ‘V‘
Nope, this book just didn‘t do it for me. What a let down. I did like some characters and their stories but not others. This is the second Pulitzer Prize book I‘ve read this year and they have both left me scratching my head. What am I missing?
I have 2 more on my tbr shelf but I am a bit reluctant to pick them up. It‘s strange as I find I generally love the books that win the Man Booker prize.

#ozfiction #LitsyAtoZ #buddyread @Abailliekaras

This book was mad but so refreshing and wonderful. Once I accepted the magic realism, I was hooked! It‘s beautifully written and has made me yearn to revisit Tasmania. It explores family, grief, nature and spirituality. Each chapter is from the perspective of a different character, which works. Some parts of the book are extremely difficult to stomach (animals deaths) but others made me laugh.

#Litsylove
Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou for the birthday wishes and cards! @nelehelen @JoyBlue @Soubhiville @Crazeedi @LokiDokey @litenthusiast @CoffeeNBooks @tracey38 @Slajaunie
Especially the book @LaraReads and bookmarks @Bklover @UwannaPublishme @BookwormAHN
I am writing back as fast as life allows!
❤️💙💜🧡💚💛
@TheBookHippie
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

What if the world were run by women? Another book that totally enthralled me from start to finish. I loved the play on power and gender. It shines a light on so many issues that are relevant today. Powerful, smart, brutal and shocking! I finished this book a few days ago and I am still thinking about it. Always a good thing!

#20thingsaboutme
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

@Jeg @MrsMalaprop I would love to read your list 💛

Well I must have liked this book because I felt for the main character and cared about what she was doing to herself. I found myself yelling at her ‘Nooooooo! Stop!‘ quiet often. This book was a trip and so funny in places, especially the ‘so called‘ psychiatrist who was bat shit crazy! 🤣
It references Whoopi Goldberg a lot and I kept wondering if she has read it.
As my Mum always says “Money doesn‘t make you happy.” I‘m glad it ended with hope.

This book is hilarious one minute, 🤣🤣🤣 The main characters dreams (Pg 60-62) and her conversations with her parents! (Pg 67/68)
And then the next page it‘s so devastatingly sad! 😩😩😩

@MrsMalaprop
@LapReader
#buddyread

Hmmmm, I am a bit miffed about how this book won the Pulitzer Prize last year. I really struggled with the first half and I think I would have bailed except it is my book club book pick. I warmed slightly to the story in the second half especially some of the observations about growing old.
I did like some of the writing though:
‘Bougainvillea bloomed on their porch like a discarded prom dress.‘

It‘s my birthday! 🎂
Thank you all you beautiful people who have sent me cards, I feel very special! Thanks especially to @robinb for the bookmark and @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheBookHippie for the book ‘Mexico‘.
I had a lovely time just browsing the shelves of a book store today and I came home with the tagged book, lucky me!❤️
#Litsylove
@whatsthEStorey @throwmeabook @Stacypatrice @Kerrioke @LaurensLibrary @aroc @CoffeeNBooks @Bookwormjillk

Wow! This book blew my mind! It was refreshing to read such an original murder mystery. I both listened and read this book and I loved every minute of it! I was mesmerised from the first page to the last. It‘s definitely one of my favourites for this year. It was just so bloody clever! 🤩

#Fridaynightbookclub is actually #Saturdaymorningbookclub in Australia.
Our book club is meeting tonight so I‘m excited for that as it means a new book to read!
❤️💛💜💙🧡💚

#litsyLove
Thankyou @bookish_wookish for this absolutely gorgeous card! Yellow flowers are my favourite. 💛
You have put a little bit of sunshine in my life.

New book! I think I‘m going to like this one......🤞

It‘s been awhile since a book has made me cry, and I am an ugly crier! Such a powerful book that stays with you. This book rips your heart out of your chest. ❤️
My 15yr old son is reading it for school so I thought I would read it again so he has someone to talk to about it. I can‘t wait to see what he thinks of it.

#LitsyLove
First letters have just gone in the mail! All 4 of them to the USA. Happy birthday March LitsyLove members. 💙💛💜💚
And the package is on its way to @CoffeeNBooks who is my first letter received. 🧡
What fun I am having!!!!!!!❤️