People Who Knew Me by Kim Hooper
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I’m a big fan of Kim Hooper, all of her books seem to speak to me. I enjoy her characters and her writing. This, her debut, is no exception.
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absolutely beautiful quiet book about a dad and his daughter who live in the woods as runaways until an event causes them to have to reconsider everything. really, really beautiful story about friendship, family, sacrifice.
Unlike anything I’ve read. Hard to even put into words what this book is about, it’s about so many different things. If you like unusual books that mix origin of words with science and a fast paced mystery, you will enjoy this insane story. I loved it.
beautifully crafted short story about an old man visiting a site he’d started years ago with a group of children. loved it.  Daily Joys – 214 Day two went okay. Still not in rhythm to be super effective but it’s ok, giving myself grace.  Daily Joys – 213 Survived the first day. Taking it slow.  And here we are. It’s August. I re-start work, the kids will go back to school, eighth and twelfth grades. We have a lot going on this month. And I am feeling centered and grounded and I feel open to possibility. Let’s see how things unfold. This months intention is: Big Joys: Time to get organized again, transitions are coming. twelfth and eight grades. These are big big milestones. Hug your kids. Get organized, plan, prepare and do what you need to do. Write down all your dreams. Make plans. My goal for August is to love and support my people. To do what they need as much and as often as I can. I want to stay open and spacious and positive. Here are some goals for August:
This is my list for now. August, here we go. Let’s do this. Let it be full of joy.  And here we are, we made it to the end of July. With that, comes the end of the break I’ve been taking from work for the last three months. I am so grateful for this time I’ve had and also grateful for how I spent it. This months intention was to Invite Joy: Create some adventure. Go places. Do things. Hug your people. Take chances. I didn’t actually go anywhere or do much. I did hug my people. I read a lot. I painted a lot. I loved spending my time this way. Here are some goals I had for July:
I was originally not supposed to have all of July off but my doctor recommended that I do and I am so grateful that she did. It was the right call. I finally feel fully wound down, and optimistic and looking forward to integrating work into my life again. Here’s hoping it’s a positive experience. I will continue to try take it each one day at a time and look for the joy again and again. Because I know that I already have all I need and want. Everything else is bonus. I’m ready for you August.
Even better than the previous one because we finally get to see what happened to Evie!
I had never heard of this series but I swallowed both of the books in one shot. I cannot wait for the third. Fantastic character development. Well written and interesting. Highly recommended.
“You’re an animal, Sibling Dex. You are not separate or other. You’re an animal. And animals have no purpose. Nothing has a purpose. The world simply is. If you want to do things that are meaningful to others, fine! Good! So do I! But if I wanted to crawl into a cave and watch stalagmites with Frostfrog for the remainder of my days, that would also be both fine and good. You keep asking why your work is not enough, and I don’t know how to answer that, because it is enough to exist in the world and marvel at it. You don’t need to justify that, or earn it. You are allowed to just live. That is all most animals do.” What a gem of a book! It’s unlike anything I’ve read before. I don’t even know how to describe it. I’d read that this book felt like a hug and it really does. “We don’t have to fall into the same category to be of equal value.” I had a hard time getting into this book for some reason but once I did, it captured my heart and I loved every moment I spent with it. What a gift. “Do you not find consciousness alone to be the most exhilarating thing? Here we are, in this incomprehensibly large universe, on this one tiny moon around this one incidental planet, and in all the time this entire scenario has existed, every component has been recycled over and over and over again into infinitely incredible configurations, and sometimes, those configurations are special enough to be able to see the world around them. You and I—we’re just atoms that arranged themselves the right way, and we can understand that about ourselves. Is that not amazing?”
Something drew me to this book and I wanted to read it the moment I saw the cover and read the blurb. This is the story of seven children who find their mirror shining one day and can go through the mirror to a castle where a “wolf girl” tells them that they can visit this place until the beginning of the next school year (which is march in Japan) between the hours of 9-5 every day. They are looking for a key and then a wishing room. Only one wish will come true but that one wish will absolutely come true. Each of these kids is not going to school. They are all struggling in their own ways. The story is told from the perspective of Kokoro who has been bullied and has quit going to school as a result. The story is poignant, beautiful, unpredictable and so very full of love. I did not put it down once I started reading it and I will continue to think about it for a long time. with gratitude to Erewhon/Hachette Book Group and edelweiss for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review |
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