This is too funny. I thought that the 1700s would be my worst showing, and my scores would improve by the 1900s. But the 1700s were my best score, and they've gotten progressively worse. If I'm 100% honest, I don't know about some of these titles. 🫠 My only thought besides shame after this quiz is that I would like to read more Edith Wharton and Virginia Woolf. 😉😏😂
#tlt #threelistthursday @dabbe

#haikuaday
#haikuhive
@dabbe
@thebookhippie
@thespineview
@kristy_k
@jenlovesjt47
@debinhawaii
@bellabella
@julieclair
@anncrystal
@booksandcoffee4me
@vivastory
@reggie
@cbee
@jdiehr

#bibliophile #zintitle
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#poetrymatters #wept
@thespineview

#weirdwordwednesday #uxorious
@cbee

#bibliophile #authorwithpseudonym
@eggs @@alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#poetrymatters #welt
@thespineview

#haikuaday
#haikuhive
@dabbe
@thebookhippie
@thespineview
@kristy_k
@jenlovesjt47
@debinhawaii
@bellabella
@julieclair
@anncrystal
@booksandcoffee4me
@vivastory
@reggie
@cbee
@jdiehr

💙Chinese. The logograms in their writing system are fascinating.
💙💙I haven't read The Unknown Soldier by Väinö Linna in English or in Finnish. It's hard to find it in translation (it's out of print), and my Finnish is nowhere near good enough! But I long for the day that I can do it, and I'm back to practicing my Finnish!

#two4tuesday @thespineview

#poetrymatters #wellworn
@TheSpineView

#bibliophile #robot
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This one didn't quite do it for me. I like the structure of the concrete poetry, as well as some of the writing. But overall, it had an after-school special vibe that I couldn't connect with.

#withthebanned @jadams89

This was a Gatsby-esque novel set in the 1980s. Nick, a gay man, moves into the home of a conservative member of parliament and his family. This was beautifully written with a wry humor. It touches on the Aids crisis, politics, and the nature of beauty, and exposes much of the hypocrisy of the era. There was a bit in the middle that felt overlong and sluggish, otherwise a great, insightful read.
#queerbc @puddlejumper

#poetrymatters #wellwisher
@TheSpineView

Had a busy weekend, so here's another catch-up post!
#haikuaday
#haikuhive
@dabbe
@thebookhippie
@thespineview
@kristy_k
@jenlovesjt47
@debinhawaii
@bellabella
@julieclair
@anncrystal
@booksandcoffee4me
@vivastory
@reggie
@cbee
@jdiehr

#poetrymatters #wellknown
@TheSpineView

Catch-up post - I had a 2-day migraine. 😵‍💫
#haikuaday
#haikuhive
@dabbe
@thebookhippie
@thespineview
@kristy_k
@jenlovesjt47
@debinhawaii
@bellabella
@julieclair
@anncrystal
@booksandcoffee4me
@vivastory
@reggie
@cbee
@jdiehr

This one usually flies under the radar, but it's excellent. It was a #pulitzerwinner in 1935 and Johnson is the youngest person to win for fiction at 24. Highly recommend.

#bibliophile
@Eggs @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#poetrymatters #weld
@TheSpineView

A rough haiku today, because sometimes I like to break the rules. 😏
#haikuaday
#haikuhive
@dabbe
@thebookhippie
@thespineview
@kristy_k
@jenlovesjt47
@debinhawaii
@bellabella
@julieclair
@anncrystal
@booksandcoffee4me
@vivastory
@reggie
@cbee
@jdiehr

💙 Tuck Everlasting was a book that really stuck with me as a kid. I loved the plot. The book made me think. I still re-read this book and love it every time.
💙 There are parts of Marigold from Magic for Marigold that remind me of myself as a child.
💙 I most recently finished The Line of Beauty. 3.75 stars It started and ended strong, but was a bit of a slog in the middle.

#wondrouswednesday @eggs

My sister and I are meeting up in Green Bay, Wisconsin at the end of the month, and I'm looking for recommendations! Especially any indie bookstores I should visit! I'm hoping there's some littens here that are in the know. 🥰

#bibliophile #newberywinner
@Eggs @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#poetrymatters #welcome
@thespineview

5/12/25
Anxiety decided to pay a visit today for no reason whatsoever. 🙄
#haikuaday
#haikuhive
@dabbe
@thebookhippie
@thespineview
@kristy_k
@jenlovesjt47
@debinhawaii
@bellabella
@julieclair
@anncrystal
@booksandcoffee4me
@vivastory
@reggie
@cbee
@jdiehr

#poetrymatters #weird
@thespineview

5/9, 5/10, 5/11/25
#haikuaday
#haikuhive
@dabbe
@thebookhippie
@thespineview
@kristy_k
@jenlovesjt47
@debinhawaii
@bellabella
@julieclair
@anncrystal
@booksandcoffee4me
@vivastory
@reggie
@cbee
@jdiehr

I chose the poetry class over the lit class for this era in college. 🤣 Random thoughts:
💚 I was one of the only people in my class who loved Candide when we read it in high school. This still baffles me.
🩵 I saw the netflix series based on House of Usher, and it was so strange. I really want to read the story now.
💙 I hadn't heard of A Dream of Red Mansions before today, and now it's on my tbr.
#tlt #threelistthursday @dabbe

Today's #poetrymatters prompt inspired yet another haiku. 🤣
#weed #haikuhive
@dabbe
@thebookhippie
@thespineview
@kristy_k
@jenlovesjt47
@debinhawaii
@bellabella
@julieclair
@anncrystal

"Inspired" by work this week. ?
#haikuaday
#haikuhive
@dabbe
@thebookhippie
@thespineview
@kristy_k
@jenlovesjt47
@debinhawaii
@bellabella
@julieclair
@anncrystal

#poetrymatters #wedge
@thespineview

5/7/25
#haikuaday
#haikuhive
@dabbe
@thebookhippie
@thespineview
@kristy_k
@jenlovesjt47
@debinhawaii
@bellabella
@julieclair
@anncrystal

#haikuhive #haikuaday
@dabbe
@thebookhippie
@thespineview
@kristy_k
@jenlovesjt47
@debinhawaii
@bellabella
@julieclair

#poetrymatters #wed
@@thespineview

Picked one from my mom's collection today.
#bibliophile #cultclassic
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

5/5/25
A rough haiku (5-5-7) for rough morning.
#haikuaday
@dabbe
@thebookhippie
@thespineview
@kristy_k
@jenlovesjt47
@debinhawaii
@bellabella

#poetrymatters #web
@@thespineview

5/4/25
#haikuaday
@dabbe
@thebookhippie
@thespineview
@kristy_k
@jenlovesjt47
@debinhawaii

5/3/25
#haikuaday

@dabbe

@thebookhippie

@thespineview

@kristy_k

@jenlovesjt47

5/2/25
#haikuaday
@dabbe
@thebookhippie
@thespineview
@kristy_k
@jenlovesjt47

It's simple, but it's what's on my mind today.

@dabbe #haikuaday #mayday #internationalworkersday #labourday

#bibliophile #circus
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#poetrymatters #weapon
@TheSpineView

🩵 One of my top 5 favorites of all time: One Hundred Years of Solitude
🩵 The one on my tbr I most want to read (though my answer could change tomorrow): Cold Comfort Farm
🩵 A confession: I haven't read any Terry Pratchett or Jacqueline Wilson (thus my poor scores 🤣). I just never got around to them. 🤷🏼‍♀️

#tlt #threelistthursday @dabbe

#dynamicds #duo
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#poetrymatters #wealth
@TheSpineView

I love these questions!
💙My favorite is the smell in the air in the summer before a thunderstorm - it always reminds me of a perfect afternoon of swimming and camaraderie with friends at summer camp before a big storm ended up rolling in.
💙Hunting for faeries in the neighborhood with my BFF (who is still my BFF 30+ years later). We also performed spells in my backyard in a little fort we made under a pine tree.
#wondrouswednesday

The transliteration in this book of poetry can be #difficult at first, but it is well worth the effort. It's an inventive, unique exploration of the trans experience.

#dynamicds
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#poetrymatters #wayward
@TheSpineView

Every so often, accidental themes start emerging with the books I'm reading. Lately, it is "books that I wish were in existence during my adolescence." What a unique, yet painfully accurate, approach to discussing depression and trauma. This one is going to stick with me for a while.

#riseupreads @catsandbooks