Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Tuesday Twaddle

Malarkey didn't happen yesterday because of the time change, which used to not bother me but now totally slays me.


Recent arrivals (top to bottom)


  • Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley - from Algonquin Books for review via Shelf Awareness
  • The Baker's Secret by Stephen P. Kiernan - from William Morrow for review
  • The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu - My first purchase from a list of books recommended by Barack Obama. Haven't decided whether to do a personal Obama Reading Challenge or just read them as I buy them but The Three-Body Problem is the first in a series, just FYI. Someone tell me how to pronounce that author's name. 
  • A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline - from William Morrow for review. I requested this one way back in the fall and thought it had become lost in the mail. Maybe they ran out of ARCs? At any rate, it is on my mental short list of most anticipated 2017 releases, along with Alex George's Setting Free the Kites (now available in hardback!) and George Saunders' Lincoln in the Bardo (ditto). 


Books finished since last week's Malarkey:


  • The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson
  • You'll Grow Out of It by Jessi Klein
  • A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman - for this week's F2F group discussion

Finally, a good reading week! I finished A Man Called Ove, last night, and I think I had tears flowing for at least the last 20 pages. I'm pretty sure that's a record. I'm always telling people that I prefer a book that makes me laugh to one that makes me cry but I think I'd better amend that. There are happy tears and sad tears and I definitely love to be moved, especially if I'm moved to happy tears. A Man Called Ove merged the two kinds of tears and also made me laugh a few times, so it was just an all-around 5-star read. Now, I've got to find a way to view the movie. 



Last week's posts:




Currently reading:


  • The Widow's House by Carol Goodman

and one other book, which I'm not far enough into to know if it will stick. Plus, that book of metaphors that I only seem to touch every two weeks or so.


In other news:

I was working on this post, this morning, and I became distracted by the internet. Thankfully, a magic spell broke me out of my internet bubble. Also, the azaleas are blooming:



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10 comments:

  1. I am with you. I cannot deal with spring forward. It really messes me up.

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    1. Isn't it awful? It used to not bother me at all, but in recent years it has just wrecked me. I took an Ambien, last night, in the hopes that will help reset my body clock so it won't drag on for so long, this year.

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  2. I really need to read Backman already. ALL the books look so good! And that azalea photo is amazing. So pretty!

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    1. Yes, you do! A Man Called Ove will definitely be one of my favorites of the year. I thought it was wonderful. I do think it helps if there's an entertaining curmudgeon in your life. I liked Ove from the beginning because I understand how sweet a grumpy old guy can be, beneath the crusty exterior. If he ticks you off, at first, just hang in there. :)

      Thanks! Those are zoo azaleas. Ours are blooming but they're a bit scraggly. The zoo azaleas are magnificent.

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  3. I did A Man Called Ove on audio and really liked it!! I have to figure out a way to do the movie, too... I enjoyed the cat!

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    1. The cat was such a fun touch, the way he took it everywhere he went. I loved that, too.

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  4. I'm still tired, I think, maybe because of springing forward. *yawn* ...It was odd seeing your azaleas yesterday pop up in my feed when it was snowing here, but still a nice break. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Same here. I did get one good night's sleep but then the next night . . . nada. Had to sleep all morning, instead. Amazing how badly an hour's time change can whack you up.

      Ha, yeah, bit of a contrast with your weather! I'm sitting in front of a window and there's an iris blooming in our front yard (way early), roses already blown out across the street, and all of the trees have at least budded, now - redbuds and dogwoods in bloom. It's wintery cold for us, but it sure doesn't look like winter.

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  5. I've heard good thing about A Man Called Ove. I think my book club might read it. I'll be prepared with tissues.

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    1. I'd heard mixed reviews of Ove but a friend's enthusiasm convinced me to read it - and it arrived just as someone in my group suggested it as a discussion book. Great timing! Definitely have tissues handy. Discussion is tonight! Can't wait to see what everyone else thought of the book!

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