flight paths discussion

Blessings Be!

Recently I joined a group for overthinkers and its astonishing to realize how that ties in with procrastination and perfectionist tendencies. I knew I was forgetting something important when i went to sleep last night, but all yesterday(after a short on line shift session) i could do nothing but lie on the grass and read thy the astonishing Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo. If i was skeptical going in-a novel in poetic form? well wow it is not at all pretentious or self conscious nor awkward in fact it flows easily and engagingly and surprisingly powerful.There were unexpected tears.

If one has to cry, the best place is )ying on a sunny lawn! 4 am is a different story. Now I get a bit more sleep

beaming beltane vibes peace and love.

Magdelanye, I've also discovered the novels told in verse. They are really well done and quite powerful, as you say.
I've added Clap When You Land to my "told in verse" shelf. Thanks!

I finished Dombey and Son. I quite enjoyed reading it at a pace of one chapter per day. It was like reading it when it first came out in serial form. Those readers had to wait (a month!) for the next instalment. I only had to wait a day. I can imagine the discussions and the impatience of wanting to find out what happened next.
This was a wonderful story. I really enjoyed it.

Magdelanye, lying on the grass, in the sunshine, to read sounds so wonderfully idealic.

congratulations Petra! on finishing Dombey and your disciplined reading. Did you stick with it at the end there where you noted the temptation to gulp? Glad you enjoyed it so much.
And what will you tackle next?

Clap when you land is no novella- over 400 pages but you glide through it .

Finished reading the Orientalist at last. What a treasure trove of information. I am delighted with Ali and Nino.

Thrre is a thread somewhere for your beautiful word idealic Petra. May it be that you get to visit. Hope you and hubby and step dad are all very well

Magdelanye, I have finished 2 days before the group. Dickens was just tying off the loose ends, so I read on to the end, treating the last chapters as one long, finishing chapter.

I'm going to be looking at reading some shorter books over the summer. Dombey was a commitment (although a good one). The chapters sometimes took all my reading time in a day.

I have started reading Murder in a Cold Climate, which is proving interesting for the information about living in such cold, Arctic locations.
I'm listening to Louise Penny's latest Inspector Gamache book, All the Devils are Here.

Other books I have from the library, so they are on highest alert for starting soon are:
Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion (thanks, Ellie, for bringing this book to my attention)
The Dog Who Was There and
The Little Book of Black Holes (interest peaked by reading Black Hole Survival Guide, which was terrific).

We're all fine here, Magdelanye. Thank you. Let's keep our fingers crossed that we can openly travel more this summer. That would be refreshing.

well its been raining off and on today and I have managed to overcome my lethargy and get out two short reviews before I dive back in to Attack Surface by Cory Doctorow. Its due in a couple of days so I reluctantly put down Ali and Nino by Kurban Said which is not due until next week to focus on it. It was not an easy entry but I have gotten into it

Petra did you get your copy of Tattoos from the library? I couldnt find it, and I was also moved by Ellies description so I hope it will come available over here soon.

I have also started the sweetest bookThe Lost Spells by Robert Macfarlane and glowingly illustrated by Jackie Morris. There is a review in the appropriate place that will give you an idea of why it is so special.
It is not paginated so I couldn't mark my progress but its a little treasure.

Stay well and wild!
enduring grace

Magdelanye, I did get the book from the library. If your library has inter-library loan, you should be able to get it.
Can you get inter-library loans in your area? Asking out of curiosity now.
I've gotten some good books that way. Two problems: it takes about 6 months for a request to come through and then I only have 2 weeks to read it and no opportunity to renew the loan. Because of these two problems, I hardly ever ask for an inter-library loan.

Magdelanye, I so want to read The Lost Spells but my library doesn't have it (hard to believe!) and it costs so much on Amazon. Did you get it from your library? It sounds lovely.

I was able to get an e-book copy of Hamnet. As you say Petra (although it didn't take 6 months to get) I only have two weeks to read it and I don't think that will be enough. So then I'll go back on the hold list & keep going like that until I'm finished. Could take a long time!

I just finished The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming by Henri J.M. Nouwen which I loved. I bought my son the newest collection of short stories by Haruki Murakami so he reads that when we go to the park (he says he's enjoying them greatly) and I'm now reading The Gifts of Imperfection since I only take paper books to the park and I found this waiting for me on my night table.

Petra, I hope you like Tattoos as much as I did. I found it very, very moving.

Today is cold and wet so I stayed in and spent the time writing which was good and now here.

I have to go into the hospital on the 17th for a procedure. It should all be good but I'd appreciate any good thoughts you could send my way. The worst part for me is that I have to have a COVID test the Friday before. I've never had one and I'm dreading it.

Sorry I realize that the last part should have been on the other thread! I'll try to get better at that.

Ellie, you have all the good thoughts and vibes coming your way on the 17th. Everything will go well.
I wouldn't look forward to a Covid test either.

I plan on starting Tattoos as soon as I finish my current book.

I've enjoyed 2 books by Haruki Murakami. He is refreshingly weird and wonderful.

First Ellie why would they test you if youve had the vaccine? I too will be beaming blessings on the 17.

Petra I searched again and Tatoos is still not on our data base. I use inter library loan all the time. Library books are the one thing i do order online. Sometimes it takes a while but oter timesbits fasr. And like buses, they tend to clump.

I will let you know what i am reading later when im on the laptop

20 tbr books sitting in the lounge, currently on 44 Scotland Street, King of Ashes and The Murder Wall, a mix of genres.

Keep reading, Ice! 20 books......you can do it. LOL!

Ellie, I finished Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion. Father Boyle is a special man, for sure.
His message is about inclusion and equality. It's a wonderful message that continues to need to be heard. If it works for these hard -core gang members (and Boyle has the proof), then such caring and acceptance would work on most.
There were parts that really touched my heart for a variety of reasons.

That does it! Must make a special effort to get this book.
I have been doing nothing but reading and sleeping, brought down by an attack of sciatica brought on by a conflation of things relating to the fughting in Istael Palestine and too much computer.
I am healing but its a big warning.
Ellie how was your hospital thing?

ok reading: finally got to Detranstion Baby and it saw me through the worst part of the pain cycle.

Back into Stamped from the Beginning.
Dont know why it hasnt received much notice as far as i can tell but it is well written, thorough and shocking.

And skipping through The temptation to be Happy. Its nordic but not noir. Anyone who liked a Man called Ove will love this.
enduring grace

Magdelanye, I know it's ridiculous but I got so angry at A Man Called Ove that I put it down. All that carrying on about how old he is and it turned out he was younger than I am!

I'm reading Secrets of Happiness by Joan Silber, an author I'm extremely fond of. I met her years ago: she's very good friends which a friend of mine so I make it a point of reading her work but it's no hardship. She's amazing.

I'm also rereading Pema Chodron's Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living which is as wonderful as I remember it but it's more than past time for a reread. On the other end of the spectrum, I'm also rereading an old favorite of mine, Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie. I just watched the David Suchet adaptation of it and wanted to reread. Somehow at the moment I seem pulled to the past. For some reason, it feels comforting.