“Good days, they come around the oddest corners.”

Time has a way of leading a person along a crooked path. Sometimes the path is hard to hold to and people fall off along the way. They curse the road for its steep grades and muddy ruts and settle themselves in hinterlands of thorn and sorrow, never knowing or dreaming that the road meant all along to lead them home. Some call that road a tragedy and lose themselves along it. Others, those that see it home, call it an adventure.

So great. The story and narration were fantastic. It was definitely a challenging read at times considering the world as we know it right now, and there is a lot of pain and anger to be found. But there‘s also a challenge to stand up and fight and hope. I can‘t wait to see what the second book brings.

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my haul from CityLit Books and Roscoe Books #shopsmall #supportindiebookstores #shoplocal #chicagobooks

But, you know, do what you like! Have a million books! I was only, like, asking. It‘s still a book if you‘re reading it on an iPad. Soup is soup whatever bowl it‘s in.

Anyone who does this to the Yankees is a true American hero.

A boy at the beginning of a story has no way of knowing that the story has begun.

But I trust the shape of the land. When mystery is dominant, and no answers can be had, I think it makes sense sometimes to veer away from all the old places one has been telling and exploring, and turn toward something even more unknowable.

cats, am I right?

I signed up for the Blind Dates With Books to push my boundaries a bit. I‘m excited about this one - I do wish they hadn‘t sent the third book in a trilogy, but hopefully the other two will be good! 🤣

I have never considered compassion a finite resource. I would not want to live in a world where such was the case. Tragedy. Call. Great. Small. Compassion. Response. Compassion. Response.

I just started it but I‘m already sold because a) it‘s chuck! And also there‘s a cow named moo radley, so...

lady sociopath with a revengy twist? don‘t mind if i do

So good. Very dark and twisty. And the narrator is so great.

it‘s possible all of the hype around the movie got into my head, but honestly? meh. it held my attention (which is a feat in and of itself these days) but it wasn‘t particularly scary or distressing to me.

Ending a bad year with a bad decision? Stay tuned...

I listened to the audiobook of Memory Man and loved Amos Decker as a character, but hated the narration. Looking forward to focusing more on the character and less on the spitty narrator.

But my thoughts have always waited in darkened corners for me, watching for moments in which I am lulled into a false sense of security. Their favorite torture is to remind me of my solitude.

Each image serves as a reminder that a light shines through so many people, and yet, no matter how far I run, I cannot seem to escape my shadow.

Have you ever tried to get to your feet with a sprained dignity?

So glad @Gesci made me listen to this! Loved hearing so many stories from the cast & crew. 👍🏼👍🏼

Up next - Central American author set in Central America #bookriot #readharder2017 #readharder17 #readharderchallenge

A book about books... #bookriot #readharder17 #readharderchallenge #readharder2017

#audiocoloring #audible

Best Reacher book so far. Super twisty - didn't see it coming at all.

Not sure what it is, but Jack Reacher seems to be the thing my very anxious brain can process right now, so I'll keep reading about him!

Dark and twisty, but with a surprising tenderness. #readharder2017 #readharderchallenge #bookriot

Debut Novel #readharder2017 #bookriot #readharder #currentlyreading

Thrillers are my go-to-just-read-don't-think genre. Finally started the Jack Reacher series and The Killing Floor was great!

It's the ultimate gamble. If the young man is successful, he comes home a hero, and becomes important. His life has meaning and purpose. But in order to succeed, he must completely open up his soul to the consequences of failure, knowing there may be no way back out. This, above all else, is the hardest thing to do.
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Gift card haul from @Powells 📚🤗

The more she thought about it, the more Madeleine understood that extreme solitude didn't just describe the way she was feeling about Leonard. It explained how she'd always felt when she was in love. It explained what love was like and, just maybe, what was wrong with it.

'This is a world of compensations, and he who would be no slave, must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves.' (Lincoln)

I have a fairly strict policy of finishing every book I start. After I started reading this, I texted a couple of friends, expressing some dismay that I'd somehow failed to realize that the story contained time travel. (I don't like time travel. Or zombies. Also vampires). But I kept reading, and at some point found myself not really caring that it involved time travel. Not an easy story to digest, but well worth it.