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Zorrie | Laird Hunt

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD

This was the book I needed to read 🧡📙🧡
I‘m so grateful you all went on this beautiful journey with me. I‘m so very glad we read it slowly and took it all in!

A lovely breath of fresh air after last month!

Bring on MAY 🤞🏻

Happy SUNDAY ♥️

Librarybelle This was a wonderful choice. I would not have picked this one up on my own, so thank you! I‘ve already recommended this to other readers. ❤️ 58m

IndoorDame Exactly the book I needed too! And I never would‘ve come by it or my own, or savored it like it needed, thank you for bringing me to it! 42m

vlwelser Thank goodness for this book. If we had 2 doozies in a row it would have been a lot. 42m

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mcctrish This was such a joy to read 35m

kspenmoll This book was your best choice Christine- it‘s quiet brilliance will stay with me. So far my best read of 2024. Thank you!!! 25m

TheBookHippie @kspenmoll Top for me as well. ♥️ 10m

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Zorrie | Laird Hunt

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Life slowing down
Zorrie resting more and seeing friends who passed before

Interesting way to end the book?

♥️a link to crabapple blooming from Sarah @Sargar114 ♥️

https://www.littletonco.gov/Community/Visit-Littleton/Parks-and-Trails/Trails-in...

Librarybelle This whole book has been beautiful. We saw Zorrie‘s beginning, and I think it‘s a fitting way to end the book with her quiet final days. 1h

IndoorDame I thought the ending had a beautiful symmetry. I glanced back at the opening scene and was reminded that it opened with her in the daybed, needing to slow down, but the beginning is dreamless and alone and at the beginning she says she doesn‘t like dreaming. In the end her visions are filled with all the people she‘s learned to care about along the way. 44m

vlwelser This is a very slow and satisfying book. It's beautifully written. It's just a normal life with nothing truly overly dramatic. Or maybe she's the one that's not overly dramatic. 43m

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TheBookHippie @IndoorDame it was a beautiful circle. 40m

TheBookHippie @vlwelser I was pondering that myself. It‘s her I think. 40m

vlwelser It's her. When you think about it, there is actually a lot going on here. But she pulls you into her nbd attitude. And the author is sort of brilliant for presenting it this way. 38m

mcctrish @vlwelser it is all those things. It‘s comforting too, a beautiful life doesn‘t have to have drama 37m

mcctrish @Librarybelle I loved the circling back within the book, circle of lifing, confirming/re-emphasizing points again 36m

kspenmoll Wonderful life, full circle. @vlwelser a brilliant book,yes. A life of an every day woman. @IndoorDame thanks for reminding me of how the book opened, and how she ended up in the end. The aloneness in the beginning, the love she gathered from connecting with others, no longer alone , along her lifetime. 26m

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Zorrie | Laird Hunt

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The fair
TULIPS
AMSTERDAM
ANNE FRANK

Seeing the place her husband died…

Closure?

Librarybelle I think it‘s a form of closure for her. She needed this. I was a little surprised she went, but was glad for her that she did. 1h

IndoorDame I was impressed with her hopping a spontaneous international flight! Closure is so elusive, but maybe after all those years it was a form of renewal? 51m

vlwelser I loved this part. After her younger self never even made it to Chicago. 46m

mcctrish This part just exemplified how Zorrie continues to grow and evolve and take risks. To quote Ted Lasso badly “she‘s curious, not judgemental “ she‘s always looking at things from other angles whereas Noah wears blinders 40m

kspenmoll This journey took me by surprise but it was such a wonderful experience to watch her expand her world, grow & change. Agree with @IndoorDame , it felt like a renewal, a yes to life 32m

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Zorrie | Laird Hunt

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Sheriff asks Zorrie to watch over Noah
Which she does with so much food
The descriptions!!! Yum.

Noah
Rejects Zorrie
“My heart is the same as an upside down flame.”
He loves Opal, still.
He makes her a glass bird
….

Sigh

Librarybelle I think this shows the strength of Zorrie. We know she has feelings for Noah in the subtle phrasing of passages throughout the book, but she‘s willing to help Noah and keep him safe, however she can. 1h

IndoorDame Food as love is so universal. It works well here where no one speaks. 56m

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame my mantra FOOD IS LOVE. 53m

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vlwelser All that food! You must have been in your happy place with this. 47m

mcctrish I LOVE how this story circles back and confirms your feelings. We knew she loved him. And Noah can‘t stop loving Opal, or is he afraid to because hope of her getting better is how he‘s survived for so long he can‘t quit now or be the reason she relapses 43m

kspenmoll She was pouring so much love and hope into her cooking for Noah. It was so sad when Noah could not return her feelings. 34m

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Zorrie | Laird Hunt

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A fire
Noah‘s trying to get to Opal..
Is he a little off or desperate?
Opals real story we get at last …
Interesting ?

Librarybelle I think Noah was desperate. I cannot imagine being cut off from a loved one, without the ability to see them, though knowing that they are alive. Poor Opal. 1h

IndoorDame Opal‘s actual story is desperately sad. I can see the weight of that getting to her partner eventually and just overwhelming Noah. 1h

vlwelser I think he's a little off but too calculated to be truly crazy. The fact that he never lets this go is a bit crazy all on its own. 48m

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mcctrish In the beginning I thought Noah increased Opal‘s crazy so that‘s why he wasn‘t allowed to see her but she was good and crazy before hand. I get that Noah ( and his family) weren‘t enough to keep her from being a danger to herself and others and that‘s why Virgil called for help. Did her family want to punish Noah for that ? Or was a pen pal all Opal could handle ( which is heartbreaking for Noah) 46m

kspenmoll @mcctrish Such a good assessment of Opal, Noah, etc. this whole scenario is heartbreaking. I was happy to learn more about them. 37m

mcctrish @kspenmoll Noah is such a contrast to Zorrie‘s life and such a subtle life lesson for the reader 33m

TheBookHippie @mcctrish such a good life lesson. 28m

TheBookHippie @vlwelser it‘s a very short time to give your entire life too. To not allow yourself joy. He could have kept in contact with her and had a life … 🤷🏻‍♀️ 26m

Karisa I was so surprised by the fire—not where I thought the story was going. Noah and Opal are both so sad but in different ways. He seems to be more choosing to be stuck and what he wants from Opal is unrealistic. I guess the same could be said for Zorrie though. Noah was not capable of giving what she needed either. Bleakest love triangle ever… 4m

TheBookHippie @Karisa it‘s definitely CHOICE. now

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Man S Search For Meaning | Viktor E. Frankl

So many ppl choosing and being consumed by vitriol hatred and self righteousness..

Be light 🕯️

kspenmoll Lovely sentiment. 🕯️ 19h

Texreader ❤️❤️❤️ 19h

vlwelser ❤❤❤🕯🕯🕯 18h

dabbe 💙🩵💙 17h

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Dracula | Bram Stoker

@WildAlaskaBibliophile 🤭🙃🖤🦇

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Independent Bookstores (Book Guide): Independent Bookshops of the United Kingdom, Independent Bookstores of Canada | Source Wikipedia

Read FREELY

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Independent Bookstores (Book Guide): Independent Bookshops of the United Kingdom, Independent Bookstores of Canada | Source Wikipedia

11TH ANNUAL INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY!

ju.ca.no I‘ve recently listened to this one, but I also got the book, the cover is too pretty🥰🥰 21h

TheBookHippie @ju.ca.no the cover is 😍 21h

kspenmoll Love this cover!!! 2h

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Independent Bookstores (Book Guide): Independent Bookshops of the United Kingdom, Independent Bookstores of Canada | Source Wikipedia

11TH ANNUAL INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY!

mcctrish Are those journals? ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 2h

TheBookHippie @mcctrish YES!!!! And they hold classes to make your own!!! 1h

mcctrish So awesome 51m

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Independent Bookstores (Book Guide): Independent Bookshops of the United Kingdom, Independent Bookstores of Canada | Source Wikipedia

11TH ANNUAL INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY!

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Independent Bookstores (Book Guide): Independent Bookshops of the United Kingdom, Independent Bookstores of Canada | Source Wikipedia

11TH ANNUAL INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY!

kspenmoll I spy Poe! 2h

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Independent Bookstores (Book Guide): Independent Bookshops of the United Kingdom, Independent Bookstores of Canada | Source Wikipedia

11TH ANNUAL INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY!

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Independent Bookstores (Book Guide): Independent Bookshops of the United Kingdom, Independent Bookstores of Canada | Source Wikipedia

11TH ANNUAL INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY!

JamieArc I see a few of my locals on there 😊. Headed out for some shopping now! 21h

TheBookHippie @JamieArc 🎉🎉🎉 21h

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Independent Bookstores (Book Guide): Independent Bookshops of the United Kingdom, Independent Bookstores of Canada | Source Wikipedia

Happy INDIE BOOKSTORE DAY!

vlwelser Chagall!! 😍😍😍 18h

TheBookHippie @vlwelser I know!!!! 16h

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Gilmore Girls: The Official Cookbook | Elena Craig, Kristen Mulrooney

FRIDAY NIGHT👩🏻‍🍳

So, this was like if Hollywood, who has never had a midwestern casserole or kugel, made a recipe…. So notsomuch a casserole and really just a pasta dish 🤷🏻‍♀️Also we don‘t think this is what gran would make 🤷🏻‍♀️😅😵‍💫😂 #mtcookbook longing for pudding ..

vlwelser That just looks....bizarre. 2d

TheBookHippie @vlwelser it‘s WTF and not a casserole…. 2d

TheBookHippie @vlwelser ALSO NO CHEESE IN IT .. 2d

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vlwelser Definitely not a casserole if there's no cheese. Are they pretending to be healthy? Seems suspicious. 2d

TheBookHippie @vlwelser some of these recipes are accurate. Most of the time I think the author of the cookbook DID NOT WATCH THE SHOW. 2d

TheBookHippie @vlwelser when this is done I‘m cooking through the UNAUTHORIZED Cookbook 👀 (edited) 2d

vlwelser I bet the unauthorized cookbook is better. That sounds like a passion project. 2d

TheBookHippie @vlwelser I‘m thinking so. 2d

Tamra @TheBookHippie what?! No cheese? That‘s not right. 2d

TheBookHippie @Tamra 🤷🏻‍♀️😵‍💫so weird. 2d

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Shakespeare for Every Night of the Year | Colin Salter

I took this out of the library to see if I wanted to buy it 🤭🙃😅👀💃🏽 and yes it is now added to my wish list 💙📘💙

Maybe to start on my birthday maybe to wait for 2025 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Summer Solstice: An Essay | Nina MacLaughlin

#Litsolace Summer will run daily June 1-30 ☀️
#naturalitsy
Keep your eyes peeled for details 👀
I‘ll be running a summer card swap ✉️
and more fun will be announced soon.

jenniferw88, Chrissyreadit, AllDebooks

KadaGul @TheBookHippie Bless 🙌you, and greatly appreciate🫶 you for organizing card swaps. I love shopping 🛍️ and getting creative with my writing ✍️. It's such a fun way to connect with others and spread some joy!#LoveCardSwap 2d

slategreyskies A summer card swap sounds like so much fun! ☀️ 2d

kspenmoll So looking forward to this celebration! 2h

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Untitled | Unknown

#5JOYSFriday

☕️ALONE in the QUIET of morning
🧡📙ZORRIE 🤐🤫
🖼️my daily art pictures on my calendar - (a new one daily)
🍫HOT COCOA with whip cream
🪴 my dwarf umbrella tree is growing so big she needed a new pot

DebinHawaii

TheBookHippie 🖼️ Art Page-A-Day Gallery Calendar 2024: The Next Best Thing to Exploring Your Favorite Museum https://a.co/d/56EUr7P 2d

DebinHawaii Great joyful list! 💛💛💛I do love that calendar & the “how I like my coffee meme cracked me up. 🤣 Thanks for spreading the joy! 2d

Sace That‘s exactly how I enjoy my coffee too! 2d

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Larkken I almost did a spit take with my coffee looking at this graphic. Chefs kiss. 2d

TheBookHippie @Larkken 🤭 2d

TheBookHippie @Sace ♥️☕️♥️ 2d

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii 💛🤭💛 2d

IMASLOWREADER love that meme lol 2d

TheBookHippie @IMASLOWREADER 🙃🤭🙃 2d

kspenmoll Alone in the morning- the only way to start the day! 📚☕️ 2h

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Music of the 1980s | Thomas Harrison

#TLT

1. Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes
2. Rapper's Delight The Sugarhill Gang
3. Into the Groove Madonna

🎶🎼🎵🎹🎶 I was in the clubs 🎼🤭💃🏽

dabbe

dabbe Added to our new Spotify Playlist: LITSY SONGS OF THE 1980s! Thanks for sharing! 🤩🎶🤩

Click below for the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5sZRAAKVORN1SRh7S6l60g 2d

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Blank: A Novel | Zibby Owens

#readyourkindle 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😳

I‘d like to thank insomnia for this accomplishment.

CBee

Prairiegirl_reading So I gave you a ❤️ but 👎🏼 to insomnia!!! 3d

CBee BOOOO to insomnia though 😢 3d

Mimi28 There are a lot worse things you could have been up to with insomnia than read 😉 lol. 3d

UwannaPublishme 🙌🏻✌🏻🎉 From one insomniac to another! 3d

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Untitled | Untitled

I always read @Soubhiville when I see this in my feed on IG 🤍🤍🤍🤍

marleed ❤️❤️ 3d

dabbe 💙🩵💙 3d

Soubhiville That‘s lovely. 3d

kspenmoll Truth. 2h

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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service

#AWESOMEAPRIL
THE PLAN-
Catch up & clear out all the library books 👀🤭

Andrew65

Andrew65 Best of luck, great to have you with us 😊 1d

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Never Too Late: A Novel | Danielle Steel

so-so

I‘ve finished my 200 plus Danielle Steel novel, covered my strawberries and my mint because FROST WARNING 26F overnight and maybe ❄️ here on the lake…I‘ve had cocoa♥️
As for the book this is one my grandma and I would say “Hmmmm she needs a new cashmere nighty to write in she‘s not comfortable” 🤭👀

She doesn‘t use a ghost writer but she does use researchers as she is adamant about factual backgrounds. This read was unfinished/not fleshed out..

LiseWorks We got a big frost this morning too. -10 celcius here. 3d

Tamra I‘m ready for flowers without having to bring them in! 3d

TheBookHippie @LiseWorks 🥶 3d

TheBookHippie @Tamra SAME!! 3d

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Kill Her Twice | Stacey Lee

Yes it‘s in our schedule next year 😂😅

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD

I‘ll watch for sales ♥️

vlwelser 😍😍😍🎉🎉🎉 4d

Pruzy Wow is this a face reveal? lol 3d

TheBookHippie It‘s off her IG 3d

Read4life I can‘t wait. 💙 3d

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Soldier Sailor | Claire Kilroy

Whelp
I‘ve some reading to do 🤭👀

Deblovestoread For the first time ever I‘ve read all but one. If you want to read Soldier Sailor and don‘t have it I‘d be happy to send mine to you. 4d

TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread oh yes please!!! My library has none of course 😵‍💫 and that is one I want to read! ♥️♥️♥️ 4d

Deblovestoread Will get it out to you this week. 💜 4d

TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread Thank you so much♥️ I‘m excited to read it. 4d

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Happy Passover: Happy Passover Gifts, Notebook, Jewish Notebook, Passover Journal.8.5 X 11 Size 120 Lined Pages Happy Passover Notebook Journal Gifts | kkd Publishing

To wish somebody a happy Passover in Yiddish, you would say Gut Yontiff — Pronounced “Guht YON-tiff,” this traditional Ashkenazi expression is a Yiddishized version of the greeting “Good Yom Tov” It can be used on Passover or any of the major holidays.

✡️ https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/passover-pesach-101/
✡️ https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/how-to-greet-people-on-passover/
#weirdwordwednesday #yiddish

CBee

CBee ♥️♥️♥️ 4d

AmyG That is what my grandparents would say. Happy Passover! 4d

TheBookHippie @AmyG 💙🤍💙🤍💙🤍💙 4d

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The Classic Hoosier Cookbook | Elaine Lumbra

👩🏻‍🍳 https://www.hoopladigital.com/ebook/the-classic-hoosier-cookbook-various-authors...

On HOOPLA

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD

Some Zorrie type recipes 👩🏻‍🍳♥️👩🏻‍🍳

Liz_M I read this title as “The Classic Horror“ cookbook 😳 and wondered if it was either a) recipes with lots of strawberry jam, red food coloring etc. or b) full of Midwestern 1950s meat-and-potatoes-and-boiled-vegetables 😂 5d

Sace @Liz_M 😂 😂😂 5d

TheBookHippie @Liz_M Isn‘t it the same thing 😅👀🤭😵‍💫😂 5d

willaful Are all the recipes for hot dish? 😁 5d

TheBookHippie @willaful 😂😂😂😂 5d

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Vintage Chicago: The Best of @vintagetribune on Instagram | Chicago Tribune

1. CITY GIRL trapped in small town hell 😂👀
I did love Army Bases as a child -all that communal multicultural living.

2. Chicago💙🏙️🚊

#TWO4Tuesday

TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! Happy Tuesday 5d

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Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin

🎶🎼🎵 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBk98FT-wPk

#TUESDAYTUNES 🎶🎼🎶

TieDyeDude

Bookwomble Excellent! 🎸 5d

dabbe #robertplant #heartthrob 💜🧡💜 5d

TieDyeDude Sometimes I need a reminder of just how freakin' epic Stairway to Heaven is! I haven't been listening to much classic rock since I don't have radio in my car, just bluetooth. I need to force some changes in my Spotify algorithm 😅 5d

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TheBookHippie @TieDyeDude 🤘🏻🎸♥️🎵 Some of their songs just blow my mind still!!! 5d

TheBookHippie @dabbe ♥️💯🎵 5d

AmyG Zeppelin forever. 5d

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Happy Earth Day! | Alex Appleby

Happy 🌎🌍🌏

#litsolace 🌿💙💚
#naturalitsy

Poem from Emily Dickinson
Art https://linktr.ee/tarnellisart

Bookpearl I love photo! 6d

slategreyskies I‘m so glad I wasn‘t born in July! 😳 🪱 6d

TheBookHippie @slategreyskies 😂😂😂😂😂😂 My grandson would love it! 6d

dabbe @slategreyskies Unfortunately, I was! Yikes! 😂 6d

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Passover Haggadah: As Commented Upon By Elie Wiesel and Illustrated b | Elie Wiesel

Zissen Pesach. Chag Pesach kasher vesame'ach.

UwannaPublishme Happy Passover! 7d

Graywacke Chag Sameach 7d

CarolynM Happy Passover 6d

LeahBergen Happy Passover! 6d

CoffeeK8 Chat Sameach 6d

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Hygge: The Danish Art of Happiness: The Complete Book of Hygge (Hygge Life, Hygge Books, Hygge Habits, Hygge Christmas, Hygge Lifestyle, Art of Happiness. Concept of Hygge) (Hygge Lifestyle Books 1) | Britta Olsson

Sunday #HYGGEHOURREADATHON

8-9 PM Wherever you are in the world on Sunday nights. I‘m just starting early!! 🙃🎉

I‘m sitting outdoors it‘s 49 F and SUNNNNY!
I‘m enjoying my strawberry plants even though it‘ll probably freeze this week and I‘m enjoying the green and birds returning and going over my notes for this book before I put it back away -another book off my TBR!!! However I‘m gonna keep this book, but it is read- YAY!

Chrissyreadit, AllDebooks

TheBookHippie #LITSOLACE #NATURALITSY 🌿 7d

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Blank Journal: Shutterstock Large 8. 5 by 11, Empty, Unlined, Unruled Paper Notebook to Write in for Students, Men, Women, Girls, Boys, Kids and Adults. Writing Book Pad with 150 Pages | Journals For All

MAY is on the way 🪻🌹🌷🌻

#JOURNALINGprompts

It‘s my BIRTHDAY the 28th so I gave us a fun one 👀

28. MY BIRTHDAY, SO What rules have you broken that have been WORTH IT?

✍🏼 https://vanillapapers.net/2020/08/25/journaling-techniques/

🎨 https://stylemeetsstory.com/junk-journal/

Everyone welcome!!! Let me know if you want to be added to the tag list! 🔖

TheBookHippie @Jari-chan @Beck9lol @Read4life @gossamerchild
@mamareading @AnnR
@Cuilin @Gissy @ElizaMarie
@slategreyskies 7d

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@JamieArc @IndoorDame @dabbe @quietlycuriouskate
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TheBookHippie @SaceReads absolutely!! 7d

SaceReads @TheBookHippie thank you! 7d

CoffeeNBooks Thank you!! 💜 7d

dabbe Yay, and thank you! 💜🧡💜 7d

Read4life Thank you! It will be a verbal exercise in May since I still won‘t be able to write but I‘m looking forward to it! 7d

TheBookHippie @Read4life 🙃♥️ It should still be fun. Hope your healing is going well! 7d

curiouserandcurioser @TheBookHippie this looks wonderful-could i please be added? 7d

TheBookHippie @curiouserandcurioser Absolutely!! You can use the hashtag to look back to our start in January. 7d

curiouserandcurioser @TheBookHippie ok, thank you! Im looking forward to this❤ 7d

Jari-chan Thank you ❤️❤️❤️ 7d

quietlycuriouskate Thank you! ❤️ 6d

Read4life Thank you, Christine! Slow but steady progress. I read the prompt and verbalize my response to Sherlock. I like to believe he‘s listening intently and not napping. 🤓🐶 6d

TheBookHippie @Read4life I‘ve the same beliefs of Miss Diva Winifred. 6d

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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Kate Wiggin

#CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2024 MAY

May, my birthday month! I have never read this. I am hoping for a good warm fuzzy cozy read.

Also a Shirley Temple Movie to look forward to! YAY.

Everyone welcome

2024 schedule https://bookhippie.com/index.php/2023/10/01/childrens-classic-read-2024/

TheBookHippie @Soscha @DebinHawaii @Daisey @mcctrish @freeatlast1137 @Bklover @merelybookish
@IMASLOWREADER @Read4life
@DRachel @kspenmoll
@cuilin
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TheBookHippie @DivineDiana @curiouserandcurioser @erzascarletbookgasm @willaful
@TheAromaofBooks @mrp27
@AnnR @KristiAhlers @julieclair 7d

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame @batsy @rubyslippersreads
@UwannaPublishme @PurpleyPumpkin @tpixie
@GingerAntics @LaraReads
@Blackink_WhitePaper 7d

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mcctrish I am 99% certain I watched the movie on a Saturday morning a long long time ago but I have never read the book. Count me in. I am on the hunt for a copy 7d

tpixie @TheBookHippie I remember loving this book as a child. I have no recollection what it was about though. Looking forward to reading it. 7d

TheBookHippie @tpixie I‘ve zero knowledge of the story I‘m excited to read it! 7d

SaceReads I‘ve never read this! I‘ll try to join in. 7d

BarbaraJean Oh, wow—I‘ve never read this one, either, but I have it on the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead list at the end of June… I may just have to read it early!! 7d

TheBookHippie @BarbaraJean oh 😬 sorry bout that. I make and put out our schedule Oct 2023. I didn‘t catch you had it on your schedule. But please do read along. It‘s very low key we just post fun things we find and movies and articles with the hashtag. We all will have to join in your talks in June. 🙃 7d

curiouserandcurioser @TheBookHippie I read this a long time ago and loved the Shirley Temple movie:) I'm excited for this❤ 7d

BarbaraJean @TheBookHippie Oh, no worries!! I made up our schedule only a few months ago and wish I‘d thought to look at your schedule before I did. I may see if the Kindred Spirits readers want to move things around a bit… there‘s just a few of us and some are on your tag list as well 😊 @TheAromaofBooks @julieclair @rubyslippersreads 7d

TheBookHippie @BarbaraJean 🙃🙃🙃🙃 7d

AmyG Oh, how I love Shirley Temple movies. My childhood…they had them on Sat or Sun mornings and I always watched. 7d

rubyslippersreads @AmyG Me too. My mom and I used to watch them together. 7d

UwannaPublishme Woo hoo! This one is new to me too. I‘ve got the ebook on my Kindle and already ordered the Shirley Temple movie on ebay! 🙌🏻 7d

AnnCrystal 🎉🎂🥳👍. 7d

julieclair @BarbaraJean I'd be fine with moving the Kindred Spirits schedule around a bit so we could all read together. 7d

TheAromaofBooks @BarbaraJean - I'm also fine with moving this one to May if it works better. I haven't read it in forever, so I'm looking forward to the reread whenever it happens 😂 6d

PurpleyPumpkin Another children‘s classic that I haven‘t read! Looking forward to this. 😉 6d

TheBookHippie @PurpleyPumpkin me too!!! 6d

Bklover Not sure if I can fit this in this month, but I know I loved this as a child. Can‘t remember a single thing about it though! 6d

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The Manhattan Girls | Gill Paul

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD 2024

2024 schedule https://bookhippie.com/index.php/2023/10/01/2024-sunday-buddy-read/

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The Manhattan Girls | Gill Paul

Up next for MAY 🎉🎈🧁

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD

Everyone welcome!

It‘s my birthday month and I LOVE Dorothy Parker so here‘s hoping it‘s good!

vlwelser I'm ordering this from the library as soon as I finish Zorrie. 7d

TheBookHippie @vlwelser 🤞🏻 7d

vlwelser And it's on Hoopla. Score. 7d

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TheBookHippie @vlwelser 🎉🎉🎉 7d

mcctrish I‘ve got my copy, once again Book Outlet for the win 7d

AmyG Yay! 7d

DebinHawaii Got mine & I‘m ready! 🎉 7d

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Place Where Sunflowers Grow | Amy Lee-Tai

Many. Those that stand out are those I got to listen to speak for a long time or share a meal or long conversation : Amy Lee-Tai , Jason Reynolds, Jazz Jennings, Yusef Salaam, Lindy West(had us in hysterics) I would love to meet Judy Blume ♥️.

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mrp27 I met Judy Blume about 11years ago at LA Festival of books, which is coincidentally going on this weekend. 7d

TheBookHippie @mrp27 I got a signed book and note from her with my fancy copy of Are You There God it‘s me Margaret from her Fla bookshop by mail. I‘d love to meet her. How lucky you did. My friend is at the LA festival this week! (edited) 7d

Lsmoore43 Yes. Donna Everhart, Kristin Harmel, Mary Kay Andrew, and Patti Callhan Henry at our library. Patti Callhan Henry I met twice. 7d

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mrp27 It was definitely a bucket list moment. Next bucket list moment I want to have is to visit her bookstore. Wish I was at the festival this weekend! 7d

TheBookHippie @mrp27 🙃 oh me too I‘ve not been to a festival in so long!!! 7d

mcctrish I have met Ann-Marie MacDonald ❤️ Kate Quinn, Janie Chang, Amy Jones, Paul Cavanagh and Sara Gruen. I would honestly love to meet everyone and anyone I have read a book by except JK Rowling 7d

TheBookHippie @mcctrish 🤢JK. I feel so vindicated as I didn‘t like her from day one. 7d

Lsmoore43 I also met Kristy Woodson Harvey. 7d

BookmarkTavern I loved meeting Lindy West! ❤️ Thanks for posting! 7d

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Zorrie | Laird Hunt

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD

Now we finish it 🧡

I‘m glad for the slow pace to really take this in. It‘s quite beautiful.

I thank you for joining me in Sundays 🧡

Any clue how this ends?!

Librarybelle This is so beautiful. I‘m glad we‘re reading this! 1w

AmyG No clue. I love this story. So simple and beautiful. 1w

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle Me too. It‘s zen. 1w

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TheBookHippie @AmyG what a reward after last month!!! 1w

vlwelser It's soothing. Especially after that last slog. 1w

IndoorDame The slow pace seems so essential for this, and I‘m sure I would have rushed through it on my own! 1w

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame I think it‘s so essential. We for sure are getting the best experience. 🧡 1w

TheBookHippie @vlwelser 😬👀♥️ 1w

BarkingMadRead Lived this, it was so beautiful! 1w

mcctrish Again I agree with you @IndoorDame this really needs to be savoured and I don‘t think I‘d be doing that on my own 7d

kspenmoll Like everyone else, I feel this story, its telling & its writing is gorgeous. 7d

TheBookHippie @kspenmoll It is definitely a feels book. It‘s so beautiful. 7d

TheBookHippie @BarkingMadRead It‘s just so lovely. 7d

DebinHawaii It has a stark beauty to it & I have no idea what will happen, but I am enjoying the slow journey with it. 💚 7d

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii I do love the pace of it all. 7d

Sargar114 The writing is lovely. It‘s not one I would have picked up normally, but I‘m sure glad I have. I feel like I‘m still missing a lot but couldn‘t imagine how much I would be missing without the discussions and stopping! 7d

julieclair I wonder if this book actually will have an "ending", or if it will just kind of fade off, in a "life goes on" manner. 7d

TheBookHippie @julieclair I am wondering the same thing....... it's okay with me if it just fades out but I prefer that as opposed to neat and tidy. 7d

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Ruby dies…

Caves …

The aunts affect on Zorries life..

And NOW WHAT ???!

Librarybelle Looking forward to seeing how the rest goes! 1w

vlwelser Looking forward to seeing where this goes. 1w

mcctrish I found the cave thing strange, what would you say Opal is suffering from? Autism came to mind with the caves because she needed to shut out stimuli 7d

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TheBookHippie @mcctrish I‘m not sure. People anywhere on the spectrum were institutionalized. I remember nursing clinical we had so many PKU patients. I wonder if it‘s something I‘m not thinking of. Women were institutionalized quicker so 🤷🏻‍♀️ 7d

mcctrish @TheBookHippie women sure were 7d

AmyG @mcctrish I am curious what Opal is sufferring from, too. I am also wondering if maybe she doesn‘t have schizophrenia too. Who knows? 7d

mcctrish @AmyG I don‘t know about mental illness 7d

DebinHawaii I feel like I want to know more of Opal‘s story too. It will be interesting to see how it all ends up. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 7d

Sargar114 Wasn‘t there a mention of a house fire or a suicide attempt early on and that‘s why they put her in an institution? 7d

TheBookHippie @Sargar114 House fire. 7d

Sargar114 @TheBookHippie and she set it right? I guess the question was intent and that may be hard to know 7d

TheBookHippie @Sargar114 So they say but 🤷🏻‍♀️ it wasn‘t clear why. 7d

julieclair Ruby's death.... 💔 It feels like both Zorrie and Noah are lost orphans now. 7d

TheBookHippie @julieclair And so alone!! 7d

maich @julieclair it is so sad😢 4d

mollyrotondo @julieclair I think all of the younger people in this farm town are lost orphans. Opal included. She was abandoned by her whole family. It‘s like only so many generations can withstand the weight and struggle of the farm life. Zorrie is trying but she‘s still a very emotionally isolated person. 3d

TheBookHippie @mollyrotondo I agree. 3d

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Zorrie | Laird Hunt

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A new record player- lol PAT BOONE🎶🤭
Blueberries
And a visit to Opal
Opal
Talking to Noah about it
He knew she would go …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logansport_State_Hospital

https://www.in.gov/fssa/dmha/state-psychiatric-hospitals/logansport-state-hospit...

https://www.visitindiana.com/listing/longcliff-museum/626/

https://www.in.gov/fssa/dmha/state-psychiatric-hospitals/logansport-state-hospit...

Librarybelle Part of me was surprised she visited Opal, but then a part of me was not. She‘s been curious about Opal for years, and knowing her is a way to know Noah. 1w

AmyG I found her visit to Opal surprising and quite fascinating….wondering where this leads. 1w

vlwelser I thought this was a bit creepy tbh. It seems out of character for her to be nosy like this. But I get that Noah intrigues her. 1w

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IndoorDame I can‘t decide if she just needed to satisfy her curiosity so she can move forward with Noah, or if she actually plans to go back and keep Opal as a figure in her life in some fashion 1w

BarkingMadRead This was so odd to me, I guess he was doing something nice for Noah by being nice to Opal? Still. Really weird 1w

mcctrish @Librarybelle I feel this way too and that her whole chosen family has passed away, she adding another circle to hers. Maybe to make sure Opal is happy there? I wouldn‘t doubt Zorrie would bring her home and take care of her if she wasn‘t (edited) 7d

mcctrish @vlwelser I was expecting the home to be a nightmare possibly because of Noah being banned from visiting 7d

Librarybelle @mcctrish I could see Zorrie doing that! 7d

Karisa Wow! That building is impressive and looks also oppressive. The Opal part was just so sad and knowing that Noah has only visited once! 😢 I felt like hitting him—even if he‘d been told that once you‘d think after so long he‘d say forget it! Go to see her monthly at least… Feels like he‘s just using it to justify his avoidance. I‘m sure I‘m not being fair but jeez… 7d

TheBookHippie @Karisa I felt the SAME WAY!!! 7d

DebinHawaii I wonder at her motives for visiting Opal. Does Zorrie even know what they are? I do like that she was nice to Opal. And yes, Noah not visiting in all that time is strange but it does seem like he hides from things & doesn‘t deal with them or talk about them. 7d

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii I agree, he just shrinks. 7d

Sargar114 @DebinHawaii I wonder if some of her visit was because she cares for Noah and his family and this is someone he cares for and since his family is passing not sure who else will take care of Opal. I got the impression that Noah struggled with mental health issues, so agree @TheBookHippie shrinking is an apt description. His mom always took care of the emergencies so he doesn‘t know what to do. 7d

julieclair I was totally surprised when she visited Opal. I wonder if she will continue going to visit her? 7d

maich @Sargar114 I hought the same. She care about Noah and that is the reason she visited Opal. 4d

mollyrotondo @IndoorDame I think this as well. I can see Zorrie trying to connect with Opal because she knows Noah doesn't and for Zorrie to know about a woman that has just been left by her family would probably break her heart no matter what Opal may have done. I can't see Zorrie ignoring the Opal issue like everyone else seems to have done. 3d

TheBookHippie @mollyrotondo I‘m glad she went, maybe both women needed it. 3d

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Hello ghost girl
Janie dies
The cemetery all the other girls
Still glowing
So she knows
And wonders the affects on her
She keeps the box
Doesn‘t bury it
What?!?!

Librarybelle I almost yelled at her for not disposing of the box! 1w

AmyG I wondered if that comes into play with Zorrie. Was she there long enough? Did she take enough radium? (edited) 1w

TheBookHippie @AmyG I wonder that as well. 1w

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vlwelser This part was so sad. All I can think of during the radium parts is Marie Curie. 1w

IndoorDame When she asked Marie about the miscarriages I kept wondering if Marie was trying to make her feel better, if she really hadn‘t been there long enough for it to effect her, if that‘s what they thought at the time…? I mean today they tell you not to eat raw fish and unpasteurized cheese and a thousand other things, they would definitely frown on Luna powder 1w

TheBookHippie @vlwelser Oh I do as well. It‘s on my mind during these parts. I read her daughter‘s book on her it‘s very good … 1w

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame I am wondering as well. 1w

BarkingMadRead I would have buried the box! I don‘t know if she was there long enough, but taking some with her and using it while pregnant couldn‘t possibly help 1w

mcctrish Would putting the radium in the ground on a farm actually be a good idea? I think Marie was being kind but honestly does she know? I have to think ingesting radium ended her pregnancy, did it cause all the other miscarriages 🤷🏻‍♀️ I have to say the jaw cancer absolutely horrifies me, the description of it just disintegrating 😲 (edited) 7d

TheBookHippie @mcctrish 🤷🏻‍♀️ I‘ve no idea. Has to be sealed and all kinds of things correct? The sounds of the affects on all of them, so so heartbreaking. 7d

Karisa It feels horrible that the box of radium is still lurking. @mcctrish 😱 You‘re right! Burying it doesn‘t seem good either 7d

mcctrish @Karisa should have been left at the watch factory, it was almost funny how much work place theft happened #karma 😬 7d

kspenmoll Oops I resounded to this in the previous post. So heartbreaking. 7d

DebinHawaii It definitely brought all the feelings of The Radium Girls back. 😳🥺😫😭😡 I agree, I want to to get rid of the box but I have no idea how she could do that safely @mcctrish I agree burying it on the farm doesn‘t seem good. I am hoping she wasn‘t there long enough for more health issues than the miscarriages for Zorrie but it‘s hard to know with the ingesting of it. Truly heartbreaking @kspenmoll 😢 7d

Karisa @mcctrish Except for us teachers, we take things from home to bring to school🙃😂 7d

TheBookHippie @Karisa WORD. 7d

mcctrish @Karisa absolutely #nothingtostealhere 7d

Sargar114 Such a heartbreaking moment. I‘m glad she got to touch base with Marie though. 💔 7d

julieclair I couldn't figure out why she wanted to keep the box. It just made no sense to me. 7d

maich Poor girls. Why she wanted to kerp the box. She probably doesn't know how danger is radium. The most stable radium isotope has a half-life of 1600 years. Decays on Radon gas isotopes, which are also radioactive and produce radioluminescence (fluorescent glowing hues). 4d

TheBookHippie @maich It is so very sad. 4d

maich https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium 4d

maich https://www.lenntech.com/periodic/elements/ra.htm 4d

maich https://www.nrc.gov/materials/types/radium.html 4d

maich @TheBookHippie It is very sad. Poor young girls that died because of it. I shared some links about radium if someone wants to read more. 4d

TheBookHippie @maich oh thank you so much!!! 4d

maich @TheBookHippie you're welcome 4d

mollyrotondo @mcctrish I thought the same thing. Not sure burying the box would help if the box isn't properly secured so radon doesn't leak out. When I read Radium Girls, the descriptions of their jaws disintegrating was so horrifying and I couldn't imagine anyone denying the correlation between the radium factory and their illnesses. So terribly sad and frustrating. 3d

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PART IV

Crops trees birds butterflies
Four leaf clovers
Canned ham and green beans
Canned dill pickles
And a gentlemen caller..
Who sees all 👀

So, thoughts ????

Librarybelle The gentleman caller section was fun to read. I knew it wouldn‘t work out, but it was nice to see Zorrie having a new experience. The Ghost Girl parts stood out the most for me - the repercussions of the radium… 1w

AmyG We knew the radium part was coming. 😢 And the gentleman caller was sweet. I just think Zorrie is more comfortable alone. 1w

TheBookHippie @AmyG OR in love with Noah…. 1w

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vlwelser She's very self sufficient but also cares for others. This was all very sweet. 1w

BarkingMadRead I wish it had worked out with him, he was so sweet. I knew the radium part would come and it still sucked 1w

mcctrish @BarkingMadRead he was sweet but I do wonder about Noah ( nothing better happen to him, I‘m not up for much more loss) I am so glad the radium girls reached out - they were Zorrie‘s first family after her wicked aunt 7d

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish I‘ve wondered about Noah for awhile as well, since she mentioned him at the picnic or bonfire or whatever it was 🤣 7d

TheBookHippie @BarkingMadRead @mcctrish I think she‘s been in love with him since she first laid eyes on him. She‘s just not consciously admitting it… 7d

mcctrish @TheBookHippie I thought it was love at first sight too 7d

AmyG @TheBookHippie Yes….I am wondering about Noah. Torn between good friends and something happening there. 7d

Karisa @mcctrish Yes, it keeps coming back to Noah. Interesting when she went to visit his wife. I was surprised that his wife was so nearby, and he hasn‘t been visiting. That whole dynamic is so sad 7d

TheBookHippie @Karisa He wasn‘t allowed. That was common too back then. 😵‍💫 7d

mcctrish @Karisa Noah wasn‘t even the one who committed her. He‘s just waiting to be invited back 😢 and yet they correspond 7d

kspenmoll This section was such fun to read- a gentleman caller! I also knew the repercussions of the radium would assert itself. She could not cope with the thought it may have been why she could not carry a baby to term- I am glad she & her clock painting friends are reconnecting- the whole part about glowing under their graves- so sad. & Zorrie checking on her radium box but leaving it on the shelf. 💔 7d

DebinHawaii I feel like I was peeking through my fingers waiting for the radium effects in her friends who stayed to come. 🫣🥺 Being perennially unattached/single myself, I am okay for Zorrie to be & I think she is too, but if not, I hope she & Noah can find some happiness & contentment as friends or more. 7d

DebinHawaii And homemade pickles 🥒 😋 7d

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii I‘m okay with her just staying single but I hope she sees Chicago at least once! 7d

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii I feel it‘s pickle season 🙃😂 7d

Karisa @TheBookHippie @mcctrish So strange! Feels like as a husband he‘d have the right to see her. I just wish he would fight a bit more for that 7d

DebinHawaii @TheBookHippie Yes, if I were voting for a relationship or seeing Chicago, I vote Chicago! 😉😆😂 7d

TheBookHippie @Karisa most of the time it was a no to even parents of children, it blows my mind how people just accepted things as how it was/is. However…. I see it in today‘s world as well. 7d

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii The answer is always CHICAGO. 7d

mcctrish @DebinHawaii @TheBookHippie travel is first choice for me 7d

Sargar114 @DebinHawaii I read the radium part the same way; good description. I also wonder if she is just going to have a friendship with Noah. She seems content moving about life and he seems to still be in love with his wife. 7d

julieclair I agree with others who have said that Zorrie has been in love with Noah from the start. But she recognizes and respects that he still loves his wife, and she has figured out a way to accept that. 7d

maich @julieclair I thought that too. Maybe she feels something more than just friendship and she wants to be around him. 4d

julieclair @maich How hard it must be to always be around someone who can‘t return your love. 4d

maich @julieclair it is hard. Especially if you see that person with someone else. 4d

mollyrotondo I felt bad for Zorrie when the gentleman caller was courting her. She was not interested in having a relationship with him but still felt like she couldn't say no to the dates. Whenever her real feelings are for Noah or she's content being single, Zorrie should never have felt like she couldn't say no to dating. I also like all of the seasonal imagery like the crops growing and the four leaf clovers. Its a beautifully written book. 3d

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Virgil Alzheimer‘s ..dementia..
Noah his caretaker

A puppy!
Puppy antics
Reading aloud
Suppers with Ruby Virgil Noah
Oats & Virgil
Then Virgil dies
Zorrie inherits the book..

Montaigne https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/montaigne/

Librarybelle The Oats and Virgil part almost made me cry! So beautiful 1w

AmyG I loved the part with the Oats. And Virgil was such a kind man. The dog and Virgil also touched my heart. 1w

IndoorDame Oats and Virgil together were so wonderful! But introducing Oats in general seemed so bittersweet, that these puppy antics were the height of levity and love in her life… 1w

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vlwelser I thought this was all very sweet and fun. Even though the Virgil bit was a little sad. 1w

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame I was so happy it wasn‘t a cat 😂😂😂😂🤷🏻‍♀️ 1w

IndoorDame @TheBookHippie 😂😂😂😂😂 1w

BarkingMadRead This was so sad, Oats is adorable, and the way she clings to Virgil is so sweet, and so like a dog! 1w

mcctrish I agree with everyone re:Oats and Virgil and then when Oats knew 💔💔💔 7d

Karisa The parts with Virgil reminded me of my grandfather‘s last years. Always known for his sharp mind and strength… Then they were taken by Alzheimer‘s and bone cancer. I love that Virgil had Oats there by his side in those last days. Dogs are so awesome 7d

TheBookHippie @Karisa I‘m so glad Virgil had the dog. Alzheimer‘s is such a horrific thief. 7d

kspenmoll Agree with you all- Oats & Virgil was so like a dog- to feel out who needs you. This part was so loving as were the dinners together & nights of reading. 7d

kspenmoll I love my cats & they are empathetic & seem attune to our feelings but not all cats are like that. I agree @TheBookHippie that a cat would not have the demonstrative love the author was conveying. Had to be Oats! 7d

DebinHawaii If anyone needed the loyalty & goofiness of a puppy, it was Zorrie. And that Oats could be there for Virgil was so touching. I enjoyed this part, sad as it was. 7d

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii It was such a gift, Oats was. 7d

Karisa @kspenmoll I love my cats too. Of the 3, one would definitely be there for me. The others… probably just if they were looking for someone to feed them or to play attack my feet 😂 7d

Sargar114 Oats was delightful. So sad about Virgil and his passing. It‘s so hard reading about her losing her found family. 7d

TheBookHippie @Sargar114 It‘s so so sad. 7d

julieclair Oats was such a huge ray of sunshine amidst the sadness. What a difference a dog can make... 7d

TheBookHippie @julieclair I agree, I liked Oats being added to the story. 7d

mollyrotondo Love oats! It was so beautiful how Oats was just drawn to Virgil who needed the dog the most. And regarding Montaigne, what is the significance of his work being discussed in this novel? The struggles of marriage without children? Montaigne's belief that living life brings upon knowledge instead of institutionalized learning? 6d

TheBookHippie @mollyrotondo it‘s intriguing as to why this particular philosopher. And is the author saying it with this story. It‘s odd. 6d

maich Oats & Virgil are the favourite part in this book. Their friendships is amazing. I love dogs and was also happy it wasn't a cat😂 4d

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HOPE

Zorrie seems to maintain ways to keep it alive, whether she knows it or not. Think it‘s innate or is she just surviving ?

To try to go to Chicago and land in Michigan at the lake.
Oy. I can commiserate…😬😂😵‍💫🤷🏻‍♀️

Librarybelle It might be a little bit of both. She‘s had to survive, and yet she also knows there‘s something to reach for beyond survival. 1w

IndoorDame She seems like a true survivor. I think cultivating hope is a part of that. 1w

AmyG I agree…Zorrie is just a true survivor. It‘s all she seems to know. 1w

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vlwelser She seems a little lost here. In both senses. But she makes the best of things. 1w

TheBookHippie @vlwelser but middle age approaching too, I wondered that as well. 1w

mcctrish @vlwelser literally and figuratively for sure, it was extra heartbreaking that she tried to treat herself and it failed. @TheBookHippie middle age hits hard #throwsallthepunches 7d

Karisa @IndoorDame 👆Yes! This exactly! 7d

Karisa I kept thinking about you @TheBookHippie during that part. You much know those places so well and it‘d be interesting to think about how they‘ve changed since the book‘s era. I love getting glimpses of places I know well from an author‘s eyes. (edited) 7d

TheBookHippie @Karisa As far as farming the life and women, food, community- it‘s exactly the same as 1920/30. Exactly …. As for my love Chicago - It has had massive change even during my lifetime. It‘s quite mind-blowing. The places and things I did as a child are no longer there. The L is different as well. Some things remain hundreds of years still. I was screaming when she didn‘t make it to the city I was heartbroken … but like her, I just carry on. 7d

kspenmoll Yes- I love her relationship to land, her crops, the sand, even the lake she never quite found - she definitely is a survivor but I think she strives for more- maybe not consciously? Maybe she will make it to the city one day? 7d

DebinHawaii She is a survivor for sure. Although her expectations for happiness are low, she keeps reaching out for it in small ways. 7d

Karisa @TheBookHippie Yes! I wanted her to go ride the L for her friend‘s sake and to have that city of experience at least once. Only been once, but Chicago is amazing! 7d

TheBookHippie @Karisa Before COVID I was any chance I can get I was there, my whole life I've been there at least a week a month. HA. It has slowed down but we still talk of living there when the last kiddo is launched into the world after college-so 5 years. When I hear the L, and the city noises and all the languages and the smells of all the food, my whole body calms. ZEN. Although I felt that in SAN FRANCISCO too! HA. I LOVED working with LarkinYouth. 7d

Sargar114 I wonder if some of her resilience and ability to maintain hope is because she had to work hard at it growing up under her aunt. So now as an adult she is more practiced in her ability to maintain hope. 7d

TheBookHippie @Sargar114 I was told this was true of me by a therapist if that helps 🙃 it was in me as an act of defiance ✊🏼 7d

Sargar114 @TheBookHippie ✊I‘m being told the same thing about my son who is struggling with school. They say it‘s better to struggle early so they have the skills to learn how to overcome later in life. Or they say this to make me feel better haha 🤷🏼‍♀️ 7d

Sargar114 I keep going back to the scene of her reminiscing being under the Christmas tree looking up at the ornaments and her aunt joining her and actually having a moment of compassion. I‘m sure there were a few moments like that growing up allowing her to maintain hope and resilience. 7d

TheBookHippie @Sargar114 SOLIDARITY!!! 7d

julieclair I was so sad she didn't actually get to see the lake. Water is so calming and soothing. But the scene on the dunes was beautiful. 7d

mollyrotondo When Zorrie got lost, I was like yup that's me 😂 but sometimes getting a little lost helps us see the beauty in something we didn't know we'd find. @Sargar114 I was shocked that the aunt actually sat under the tree with Zorrie and acknowledged the peaceful of the moment. There was compassion inside her aunt but no one forced her to power through her bitterness. 6d

maich @Librarybelle I agree that she had to survive. Lives go on. It is hard but you need to do sometning to feel better otherwise you fall into depression or some other mental illness or condition. 'You have to find something that keeps you alive.' I never been outside of Europe. Only knew USA cities from movies and books🙃 4d

TheBookHippie @maich 🙃🙃🙃🙃 4d

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Zorrie | Laird Hunt

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PART III
Bessie & Gus die
MONEY
New fields

Interesting the form her grief takes?

Librarybelle Zorrie did not have much nurturing growing up, and it‘s almost like she‘s learning how to grieve at this point. Her thoughts on hope and her aunt‘s negativity towards thinking of hope were so sad to read. 1w

IndoorDame Land seems like everything here. When her aunt died and she didn‘t get the house she turned into a sort of tumbleweed for a while, but it didn‘t suit her. Now that she‘s lost everyone again it goes the other way and she starts building herself up, maybe even more resolutely than when she was married. 1w

AmyG She is alone again. I agree with @IndoorDame about the land. She seems to be working her land, working her way through grief. 1w

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vlwelser I sort of appreciate that she just sort of does her thing. On her own. Without needing anyone in her space really. 1w

TheBookHippie @vlwelser I absolutely love her for it. 1w

BarkingMadRead Poor Zorrie is always alone! 1w

mcctrish Do we even know who her aunt left the house to ? Although I think her tumbleweed self ( love it @IndoorDame ) led her to her people ❤️❤️ she is losing them all one by one 💔 7d

Karisa @IndoorDame She does feel rooted to that land. I was glad that she went to reach out to old friends but so sad when she found out many of them were gone. @Librarybelle Her aunt does haunt her. Just heard RuPaul speak yesterday and he spent a long time talking about taking care of our inner child as key to growth as an adult. 7d

Librarybelle That‘s lovely, @Karisa ! 7d

kspenmoll She has somehow, maybe because of her relationships- Bess, Gus, her husband, her clock friends moved beyond her horrid Aunt & somehow recaptured hope, despite her grief. She is independent but does seek others when her aloneness overwhelms her. 7d

DebinHawaii @kspenmoll Beautifully put! Resilience is the first word that comes to mind when I think of her. She bends but doesn‘t break & keeps going. 7d

kspenmoll @DebinHawaii Resilience, yes! 7d

Karisa @Librarybelle 🥰 7d

CoffeeNBooks @Librarybelle Her aunt's attitude toward hope is what stood out to me the most about this section- so sad to think that Zorrie was taught that hope is a bad thing to have. I don't understand the aunt at all. @DebinHawaii Resilient is a great way to describe Zorrie! 7d

TheBookHippie @CoffeeNBooks It‘s so hard to read in print. I‘ve known people this bitter, but to read it, it‘s so unnecessary and cruel. 7d

TheBookHippie @mcctrish the bank seized the home I think ? 7d

TheBookHippie @Karisa I agree with RuPaul and having a safe home and food. This story focuses on that in the peripheral. 7d

julieclair It is so sad to think of how the aunt tried to steal all of Zorrie's joy, including her hope. Zorrie is such a strong person to be able to keep her hope alive in the face of that. I do wonder what the aunt's backstory is. She must have lived through something very tragic in her life to be so bitter. 7d

mollyrotondo @CoffeeNBooks @Librarybelle I found this the most upsetting. Her aunt constantly squashing any ideas of hope. But it is amazing that Zorrie understands that her aunt is wrong and is now trying to overcome those negative feelings toward hope. 6d

TheBookHippie @mollyrotondo So so bitter, just so sad for Zorrie. 6d

maich @julieclair @mollyrotondo I agree with you two. Her aunt was mean to her. Poor Zorrie with all that grief. It is so sad. But she's doing good and she's a strong woman. 4d

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Zorrie | Laird Hunt

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The Grass is Singing | Doris Lessing

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👀 After Reading The Golden Notebook I had to read some more of her books out of curiosity. I would say she writes in steam of consciousness and a little bit autobiographical. In other words I think she was constantly trying to figure things out and put it in book form and made money from it. She can write, and some of her prose is breathtaking and some is blah blah blah, not unlike a certain Russian novel I just read.⬇️

TheBookHippie I've learned a bit and l'm happy to have this knowledge as it's mentioned in so many books I read, even though I believe half of those folks are fibbing about reading The Golden Notebook. 1w

IndoorDame I totally agree that the lady can write something beautiful, but I‘m impressed that you turned straight around and read a whole other stack of her stuff. If I dive back in it‘s more in the maybe someday slot on my agenda 1w

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame I was so befuddled by the accolades she gets -also I‘m still perplexed over “feminist writer” NONE of these are either. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1w

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Daisey I liked this one quite a bit more than The Golden Notebook, but I‘m not rushing to read any more of her books at the moment. 1w

TheBookHippie @Daisey 😊 It‘ll be a long while before I try again if I do. Tagged book is pretty good I agree, but I definitely see patterns in her writing. It‘s fascinating for sure. 1w

vivastory I loved this Lessing. Short, to the point, but a gut punch that you won't forget. I read it a couple of yrs ago & it had one of the most unforgettable scenes I read that year

The Fifth Child

vivastory Also, you have probably seen this, but just in case you haven't this remains my favorite Nobel reaction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuBODHFBZ8k 1w

TheBookHippie @vivastory Her interviews crack me up, always… that‘s NOT why she‘s writing 🙃 I believe she thinks we‘ve all missed the point! Ha. Rest her soul. 1w

TheBookHippie @vivastory after a break I‘ll try your recommended read! 1w

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