Knowing that “Linda Keir” is not one person but two, I was acutely aware of stylistic inconsistencies. The story was interesting enough that I didn‘t bail, but the prose is meh. No mental energy required, but no great reward offered for the little effort required. So-so.

#lavish #poetrymatters @TheSpineView

1. Ambiguous
2. Enough to tell the story; not enough to get repetitive; 7 (Narnia)
3. Only policy statements and agendas
4. 👍🏻 (& thanks for the tag @Graywacke )
#wondrouswednesday @Eggs
@Nevertoobusyforbooks @Settings @Ruthiella

I‘m pretty sure this was #readinonesitting the first time around. #gratefulreads @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

Change dog to cat and I‘d agree. #home #poetrymatters

The first sentence of #ashortstory in this collection. #gratefulreads @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

Kitty may have fallen asleep, but this book was too good for me to put down to go to bed. This is history we all need to know, told with intelligence, Grace, and understanding. Everyone should read this.

So we went thrifting today. #sorrynotsorry So many of these are ones that were already on my TBR, although some were serendipity. And they‘re not all for me. Four of them are for my husband. 🤷🏻‍♀️

BetterWorldBooks.com is having a sale. I may have just geeked out on Margaret Atwood titles. #sorrynotsorry #BetterWorldBooks

#veteran #quotsynov19 @TK-421

Perhaps the wrong collection, but the right poet. #seasonal #poetrymatters @TheSpineView

#blackandwhitecover #namastenovember @Eggs

I met Ms. Russell last September and she signed this copy for me. Now I‘m finally going to dive in. #currentlyreading

As with most short story collections, some stories resonated more than others. But the opening and closing stories were excellent, as were many of the others. Themes of dislocation and the misunderstandings between people of good intentions, especially between men and women. (Of course, it‘s Atwood, right?)

Mrs. Danvers is a #characteryoulovetohate. #gratefulreads @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

#family #poetrymatters @TheSpineView @Graywacke

#bookandsnack #gratefulreads I love these tiny “cartons” of Ben & Jerry‘s! @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

“. . . she was an honorary person.”
Iconic Atwood.

Continuing my Atwood backlist.

1. A Lost Lady (Cather) Dancing Girls (Atwood)
2. “Instead she is lucky, suddenly, finally, she‘s overflowing with luck, it‘s this luck holding her up.”
3. Coffee, Diet Pepsi, and now wine.
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

In someone else‘s hands this would have been a cliché - woman who writes about fashion and trends goes to Caribbean island to deal with mental issues due to breast cancer/surgery and gets swept up in a banana republic revolution. But in Atwood‘s capable hands, it‘s philosophical and real and symbolic, all at the same time. Pre- Handmaid, but dealing with many of the same issues of power and identity.

For anyone else in the #catherbuddyread who didn‘t know what a Democrat wagon is, I Googled it. Looking forward to our discussion tomorrow! @Graywacke

“If you were a girl it was a lot safer to be decent than to be beautiful. If you were a boy, the question didn‘t arise; the choice was whether or not you were a fool.”

#bookandbeverage Getting ready to meet the lady herself in 7 days! (but who‘s counting?) #gratefulreads @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

#privilege #quotsynov19 @TK-421

#tradition #poetrymatters @TheSpineView

A quick read, it nevertheless gave me lots to think about. How do you balance the 1960s idea of what‘s right with the current idea? A promise of anonymity, with easy access to DNA testing? The rights of the child v. the rights of the parents? And what effect do secrets have on families and individuals?

#stress #quotsynov19 @TK-421

#share #poetrymatters @TheSpineView

This is a #bookgiftedtome that I probably would not have read otherwise, but that I ended up loving and recommending all over the place. #GratefulReads @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

Trying to distract myself from election results with a new book. Thanks to @4thhouseontheleft for reminding me that this was in my shelf waiting to be read.

Not book related, but after a very short Council meeting, I‘m home watching the election results to see who my new bosses will be. #localPolitics #electionday #vote

#bonfire #quotsynov19 @TK-421

I started this on my lunch hour. I haven‘t had great luck with Kindle freebies lately, but so far this one is good.

Sorry about the small print. #history #poetrymatters @TheSpineView

Some #nonfiction I‘ve read and enjoyed. #GratefulReads @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

#eternal #quotsynov19 @TK-421

This one was too good to wait for a prompt to use. Thanks for introducing me to a new-to-me poet @Graywacke ! I devoured it in one sitting, but I‘ll be back to savor it on my next read.

#BookMail! The best way to end a Monday. I don‘t know who Connor was/is @Graywacke but his loss is my gain.(I love surprise autographed books!) And I‘ve accidentally started collecting the Vintage paperbacks for the #catherbuddyread. These covers are singed by the same illustrator who did my cover for A Lost Lady. Since she depicted Mrs. Forrester as a strawberry blonde, I don‘t hold out hope that these covers will be accurate! 😀

I thoroughly enjoyed this romp through the oceans, chasing the elusive The First Years‘ bath toys that went overboard in the early 90‘s. I‘ll never look at the ocean or a “made in China” label the same again.

A #celebration every introvert can understand. #poetrymatters @TheSpineView

Four books #under250pages. Two picks on the bottom, two TBR on the top. #GratefulReads @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

“Greenland, which on world maps resembles a wordless thought bubble floating up from the coast of Labrador, as if Canada‘s mind had gone blank.”

Books on the bottom are #over500pages and read, books on the top are the same, but TBR. #GratefulReads @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

In some ways a tale of despair, with Brighton Rock as a metaphor for how things don‘t change. No matter where you break it off it still says “Brighton Rock.” Greene‘s grasp of prose makes it a pleasure to read, even though the lives you‘re reading about are bleak. And the there‘s the indefatigable Ida, who brings a note of hope.

I love the phrase “soul pain bubbling!” #smart #quotsynov19 @TK-421

#dynamic #quotsynov19 @TK-421

Starting Saturday right - bubble bath and book.

#law #quotsynov19 @TK-421

I‘m #LookingForwardToReading these four in November, and many more. #GratefulReads @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620