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I like Charles Soule. I’ve read all of his books and I like his unusual storytelling with crazy worlds he creates and interesting characters and wild plots. This one is no exception and at its heart this one was the most touching and loving of all the books. I really really loved the image of the tree and being able to see the whole life. I wish they’d make this into a movie.
I like Charles Soule. I’ve read all of his books and I like his unusual storytelling with crazy worlds he creates and interesting characters and wild plots. This one is no exception and at its heart this one was the most touching and loving of all the books. I really really loved the image of the tree and being able to see the whole life. I wish they’d make this into a movie.
I read this one in one sitting, too, but I’ve already forgotten some of it even though it’s only been a week. (To be fair, I read 7 books since and I am jetlagged) but I remember enjoying it and I remember it feeling like a warm blanket. That’s all I need to remember.
3.5 stars This was a fun read with a cute and clever premise. I have a soft spot for time-travely plots so I knew I was going to like it and I really did. Love the idea of an apartment that travels back and forth.
Many many years ago, I was on an airplane when I opened “The Time Traveler’s Wife” and started reading it. I didn’t stop reading until I was completely finished. I had the same experience with this book. I started listening to it when I sat in my plane seat and I did not stop until it was completely finished. I loved every single moment of this story. I loved the narration. I loved the two characters who were competing. I loved the premise. A truly fantastic read.
“The surface of love was a feeling, but beyond this thin layer, there was a fathomless, winding maze of caverns offering many places to see and explore. Wren used to think romantic passion only grew more intense in the depths . But this belief was naive and impractical, a by-product of a certainty-obsessed culture that equates love with longing and views ambivalence as a fatal flaw. Wren saw now how passion was delicate and temporary, a visitor, a feeling that would come and go. Feelings fled under pressure; feelings did not light the darkness . What remained strong in the deep, the hard times, was love as an effort , a doing, a conscious act of will. Soulmates, like her and Lewis, were not theoretical and found. They were tangible, built.” This story is unlike anything you will have ever read. In fact, it’s so unusual that I am worried many people won’t even pick it up because it’s “too weird” but it’s an absolutely beautiful book on love, family, friendship, loss, grief, and so much more. “The Tiny Pregnant Woman’s marriage had a culture of sacrifice rather than compromise. For this reason, she was jealous of Lewis, even though she had never met.” Even though the blurb makes it sound like it’s only about Wren and her shark-turning husband, this is actually about generations of women. Wren is at the center of it, but her mom also takes up a third of the book. It’s touching, raw, deeply sad and also deeply beautiful. “Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Wren wants to shout. The world is a big and small place, and life, a terrifying and sublime journey.” I really loved every moment I spent with this unusual book. I really hope more people pick it up and get to experience this beautiful book. with gratitude to edelweiss and Simon & Schuster for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
3.5 stars. I waited to read this book for over ten years. I am not sure why. I kept wanting to but never doing it. And once I started I read it all in one sitting. I liked it but didn’t love it. I felt like the story was more stunted than I’d expected and the characters a bit less 3-dimensional. But I still loved it.
3.5 stars. I meant the title already has it but everyone is lying and everyone here in an unlikeable character so it’s really hard to love this book. But if you like plot driven mystery novels, you’ll like this one. Lapena is a good writer and her books are unputdownable! 
Lettering: I bought a brand new journal to start documenting my #fodderschool experience. I had to test it out with some lettering first.
I started at the beginning so I am taking fodder school 1. Which means I get to pace myself since all the lessons are out. Excited to dive in. #art #lettering #loveyourimperfectletters #fodderschool #watercolor #rumi 
Reading: Through the Snow Globe by Annie Rains
#random #book #reading #read #arc #edelweiss 
Listening: to Translation State by Ann Leckie
Interesting so far! #random #audiobook #book #libby 
Listening: to You, with a View by Jessica Joyce.
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