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 Year of Yes – 330
Feeling grateful for the small things that make me happy today: good books, music, puzzle, lovely chats with friends and warm tea. Simples pleasures of life. Yes to seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes  Year of Yes – 329
Thanksgiving isn’t a holiday that resonates with me. I don’t dislike it the way I dislike Halloween but I also don’t love it the way I love Christmas. So it’s just a meh holiday. What I do love is taking a whole day off to do nothing without feeling bad about it. Today I scrapped, journaled and did a puzzle. All while watching six hours of TV. It was marvelous. Tomorrow I can strive again. Today is a day off. Yes to today. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes
A personal story about Styron’s experience with depression. Open, honest, and very very sad.
It’s hard to call this book excellent because it’s so very very depressing. A stark, real look at depression and also so much history, politics and background on all the ways depression and race and poverty intersect. Eye opening and so very sad.
I love pueblo’s books. They are pithy and they make you think and they help you remember that life is an inside job. And doing your work is never a waste of time.
I loved this. Not as much as Baer’s previous book but every minute I spent with it was joy and laugh out loud and touching and she’s simply brilliant.
this book was on my list for several reads. I am so excited I finally got to sit down and read it. It was absolutely excellent. There are so so many good pieces of information in this book. So much helpful advice. If you’re burned out, worn out, overwhelmed, this will help.
excellent. Erdich writes in a way no one can. There’s so much packed into this story. So much of what we’ve been living through told in eloquent, funny and thoughtful ways. She is so very talented.
This book is complicated. On the one side, it’s a super fast read. The three women in the story are interesting and layered and three-dimensional. They make the book a fast-read and they have distinct voices and they are well-done. The men, however, are too perfect. There’s nothing wrong with them. They are not complex or interesting. And there are some major issues in this book that are glossed over. Some are dealt with in some detail (the one Tully has) and some are absolutely not given enough room (Rachel’s) and space to be dealt with the respect they deserve. It makes them feel like token issues. And then there’s the ending. I don’t mind a twist. I don’t mind unexpected or even unclear endings. I do mind endings that (maybe) unintentionally play into stereotypes that are really not helpful. Let’s not do that. so fast read, complex/interesting women. but then so much not great, too. Love Hepworth and will keep reading her. Just didn’t love this one. with gratitude to St. Martin’s Press and netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
I was in the mood for stories that will wrap around me like a blanket and comfort me. Liese does not disappoint.
Liese’s characters are memorable and three dimensional and enjoyable to read. You will fall in love with them.
This story was okay, I liked the way it was structured and read it in a blur. But now it’s been a week and I don’t remember much of it. So it’s enjoyable but won’t stick with you. |
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