This was a very detailed look at Elizabeth Holmes‘s wild foray into health care and investor fraud. It reminded me of Going Clear, another book I didn‘t know I needed to read until I started it and couldn‘t put it down. Highly recommended. I might need to watch the documentary that‘s out on it and I‘m not usually a documentary fan. If you‘re curious, pick it up.

“...anyone not prepared to show complete devotion and unmitigated loyalty to the company should “get the f- out”” 😱🤯

💕💕💕💕 I loved this so much. Didn‘t realize there would be so many f-bombs - and had to pause it around some sensitive little ears - but otherwise I really, really enjoyed it. Especially the audio. If you like the show, then you should read or listen to this. 💕💕💕💕

This list of things their clinical lab scientist did wrong is just mind-blowing. Contaminating things, running tests he wasn‘t trained to do, not following manufacturer‘s instructions... holy crap! I wouldn‘t want someone to do my laundry this way, let alone handle blood.

Well, everyone, is this good or bad? I‘m not in the book selling business but I‘m very interested to see where this goes. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/books/2019/jun/07/waterstones-o...

This book = 🤯 but I really like this description: “The way Sunny dressed was also meant to telegraph influence, though not necessarily taste. He wore white designer shirts with puffy sleeves, acid-washed jeans, and blue Gucci loafers.” Um, what?

Thanks, @HappyLitsyversary ! 🥳 I was just randomly pressuring - err I mean encouraging - a couple of people I met today to check it out. They probably thought I was nuts, but it‘s cool. I enjoy being on here 😁

Started this today and - no surprise - I‘m really enjoying it. Just what I need right now and I am really glad to have it on audio 😁.

I‘m a little late in my time zone, but if you‘re celebrating, Eid Mubarak. 🥳

Hmm... thinking of starting this series. Anyone else read the series and have strong feelings either way?

Don‘t want to spoil the story of how she got started with food for anyone else since I was delighted to read about it here. I will put a tiny picture in case you want to look away 😂 So far, this is interesting. Haven‘t watched her show but I might need to after this.

🥳 My friend @GlobalBlondie just joined Litsy! Please make her feel welcome! @LitsyWelcomeWagon @MrBook @RaimeyGallant @DebinHawaii @Tamra and really just anyone else who wants to join in 😂

Thanks @Gillyreads for the tip about the commemorative stamps! Now I have more authors besides Mem Fox and Shaun Tan to add to my TBR. If anyone else wants to read about the 2019 children‘s book authors in the Australian legends awards, this is short: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.heraldsun.com.au/news/childrens-book-authors-to...

Is this a beloved children‘s book in Australia? Because the illustrations and story are really lovely so I‘m wondering if this is like Where the Wild Things Are (or something else you find nostalgic) for Americans. Just curious and since I don‘t know a lot of people who have lived in Australia, please feel free to add your opinion if you have one!

This was a pick for me. This may be for you too if you don‘t expect it to be what it is clearly not. This is not Nickel and Dimed or Evicted. This is not a meditation on how race or class intersects with poverty. This is one woman‘s memoir about being a single mom without anyone else to rely on. And for that, I found it moving.

Thanks for posting this @thegirlwiththelibrarybag since I would have never seen it otherwise. I‘m surprised I‘ve actually read 10 of these. Most I‘ve never heard of so I guess I could always add those to my ever-expanding TBR. 🤷🏻‍♀️ The tagged book is one I LOVED SO MUCH and can‘t get anyone else I know to read including my own family 😆 https://www.listchallenges.com/pulitzer-prize-novels/list/3

Really, really want to finish... but I‘m too tired! 😴😴😴

Only a chapter in and I already want to punch a couple of people 😡

I don‘t know what to say about this except I finally finished it and it is even more heart wrenching than you‘d expect. I am thankful that Macy wrote this but also incredibly saddened that she had to.

😂 Except not that funny since they actually called emergency services. Can‘t we all just agree to eat smelly food outside? 😂 @Serotonin

These people are waiting for health care because they desperately need it and cannot afford to pay. This is terrifying - especially given that the US is so wealthy.

Readinglength.com is cool, but I would just like to point out that this is really 8 hours. 😂. It should just round up.

LOVED THIS but then I‘m weird. I would definitely read anything else she has written.

Hoping for some good non-fiction reads. Asking for a campus reading program. Think mostly 18-21 year olds who are coming from very different backgrounds and are sometimes reluctant readers. I wish we could get the tagged book but we don‘t have access to it with enough e-copies so I‘m looking for something else gripping like this! #nonfiction #suggestionsplease

Aren‘t refreshments by definition “edible”? Does one really have to specify?

“It is a haunting thing to know we‘re raising a child who will process things differently from the others. In an ideal world, its differences would be respected and even cherished, but I fear our world is far from ideal.”

After much loud complaining, I was able to borrow this ebook from the library again rather quickly and finally finished it. No matter that it was my third time borrowing it. I enjoyed this but I was not expecting that much. If you‘re cool with the silliness of the premise and a not very mysterious mystery, then this will probably be a fun read for you like it was for me.

WHAT???! Nooooo, I‘ve been outsmarted 😱🙄. I have to put in another request 🤦🏻‍♀️. Apparently my brilliant move of setting it up on an iPad on airplane mode didn‘t work. Oh well, at least I have 500+ other books to read 😆. @baes @Andrew65

Am I the only person who both loves and hates the precision of the Libby app? I mean yes, that‘s helpful, but also, no, I can‘t finish that quickly! I want to yell at it, GIVE ME MORE TIME. I AM A SLOW READER! I wish it had a setting where it would just let you finish if you were a certain % of the way through.

I finished this and felt it was a pick as a sort of tiny memoir. It‘s not really a method; it‘s more some entertaining thoughts about how you can and should downsize the amount of stuff you own. Definitely not everyone‘s thing, but I found her voice (as in the writing, not just the narrator) to be charming. And I also liked it as an audiobook.

“I found pictures of the Pacific, waves rising like they‘re looking over each other‘s shoulders to see how the others will break.”

Still really good...

I have to stop reading 🥺

Charming so far even though it‘s not exactly packed with tips or a method per se.

Delightfully weird start. Hope it continues that way. 🤞🏽

Just started this. I‘m not sure where it is going but it has an interesting beginning.

Ok please forgive the non-book related post, but this is a formula I saw at my grocery store and had to take a picture of. It‘s obviously from camel‘s milk. And it costs 129 AED or about 35 USD for 400 grams. Ouch. Guess where it‘s made? You probably can‘t because it‘s manufactured in the Netherlands. 🤯 I am thoroughly confused. Maybe the milk is frozen and then shipped? Are there camels there? And also, just why?

I NEED A COPY OF THIS!

I really like this: “like Christ on a bike!” 😂

All the Spanish I know comes from Dora the Explorer. I can say: hola, abuela, empanadas, fantastico, and gracias. So I guess I can ask for a grandmother and empanadas? And say thank you? 😂 It‘s a start.

Kindle deal for US readers (maybe others as well?) for USD 1.99. Enjoyed this cozy and not terribly complicated mystery set in Mumbai. In fact, all I remember now is the detective, his wife, and their baby elephant.

This was incredibly engrossing and also very upsetting at times. The abuse described in this family is difficult to read about and the level of deeply ingrained misogyny is just mind boggling. Definitely not for everyone but I felt it was a worthwhile read. Recommended for those who are intrigued but haven‘t picked it up yet.

Got this from Book Riot and I‘m not sure what is being offered exactly (I‘ll be completely honest here 😂), but if you‘re in the US you might want to check it out. I think Libby is pretty great - depending on what your library has access to.

Kindle sale for 2.99 USD. #Arabicliterature #translatedliterature I loved this but just be aware - it‘s NOT a retelling of Shelley‘s Frankenstein. Not at all.

This is so intense I‘ve started swearing at the audio 🤬🤬🤬. Not sure who I‘m more upset with, but it is pretty extreme.

Just started this audio and ... whoa, it‘s intense.

Finally finished the audio. I enjoyed this although (unsurprisingly) it also made me sad. Glad I read it though.

Almost done. Why can‘t life just take care of itself sometimes? 😂

Kindle deal for $1.99 USD 🥳 if you can handle the content 😭

I got a little lost in the details of his early career, but otherwise I loved this and was impressed with him as a person. There was so much I didn‘t know! Definitely a pick.