Love this photo of my Grandma Agnes Clayton, sitting on her porch, reading the newspaper. I feel like I would have lots in common with her - always stopping to read!
Have been reading a lot lately - but haven't been posting about it on the old blog though!!
Saw Wonderstruck - the deaf girl in the film is the same deaf girl who starred in A Quiet Place. A funky kind of film - but once I figured out what was going on, I liked it. Bought the book too - but haven't read it yet.
Also saw RBG - excellent!! Ruth is my new hero(ine!) What a woman - see the film - and I'm looking for a good bio of her too.
Read Accident of Birth for book group. A good read - but it had some gaping flaws - I have pretty much very critical of "escape fiction" but this would be good for a flight read!
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes - about the horrific treatment of the Chinese in America at the turn of the century - especially in the Northwest. It was a back and forth story - and I enjoyed the historical story better than the current one - kept skipping ahead. Sometimes the device of going back and forth between centuries can be tedious - why not just write the historical tale??
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate - another back and forth tale about the Tennessee Children's Home Society and Georgia Tann and her horrific reign there. The fact that it's based on truth adds to the grimness. It was a good story, but once again I preferred the historical story.
Read the Gilead trilogy (Home and Lila) by Marilynne Robinson - Gilead won the Pulitzer - deservedly so! Beautiful prose - a thoughtful, provocative storyline too.
How did I not hear about these books before??
Need to choose next month's book group choice - will keep you posted.
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