Daily Joys – 195

 

Daily Joys – 195

 

Always love being together.

Daily Joys – 194

Daily Joys – 194

 

I feel lost and scared and worried. Trying to hang on to joy.

Daily Joys – 193

Daily Joys – 193

 

Some days are just too tough.

Review: Metropolis

Metropolis
Metropolis by B.A. Shapiro
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Loved this book of characters who are all interconnected through a storage depot in Boston. It was relatively light but still fun and enjoyable. Read it quickly and it kept my interest the whole time.

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Daily Joys – 192

Daily Joys – 192

 

Rest day. Giving myself grace.

Review: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book. I know many thought it was too long and it was too much about video games. I didn’t. I am not a huge gamer but I did know most of the games mentioned in the book and I am a programmer so that part didn’t scare me.

But this book wasn’t about that in the end. It was about the deeply layered, flawed, interesting, and complex characters and how they changed each others lives. I loved every one of them and I could not stop listening to it once I started. It did not feel long to me at all.

Loved it.

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Review: Crying in H Mart

Crying in H Mart
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book took me forever to read. I started it at least ten times. It felt too depressing each time so I put it down. After months, I finally picked it as my book club pick so I would make my way through the book. Even then, it took me days to finish.

I can’t put my finger on exactly why this book didn’t have as profound as effect on me as it seems to have on many others. The writing was totally fine and I did love the food and all the evocative scenes.

But I think in the end, it felt like the story was about grief, yes, but not about growth. Not about what she learned. Such it made it an interesting and very sad story but harder for me to relate to it and make it my own.

Still I am glad I read it and grateful for more stories of grief out in the world.

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Review: The Long Answer

The Long Answer
The Long Answer by Anna Hogeland
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this quiet but textured book with stories around infertility, family, sisterhood, and how we and our stories help each other.

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Daily Joys – 191

Daily Joys – 191

 

Love my people. Watching Korean tv and resting.

Daily Joys – 190

Daily Joys – 190

 

Feeling light today. Grateful.

Daily Joys – 189

Daily Joys – 189

 

Better than I thought. We’ll take the win.

Review: Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope by Cecily Wong
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Heartfelt and beautiful book about family, sisterhood, loss and love. I enjoyed this story and recommend it.

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