Julia Jones > Recent Status Updates

At this point I am making the choice to skim the stuff that seems intentionally nonsensical and treat it like nonsense. TBD if that’s the right approach. Still feeling entertained by the original premise.

Tail between my legs, returning this to the library after my 4th auto renew

I’m 40 pages into like 6 books rn which makes me nervous….. Jookin is part of my new years resolution to Open My Heart To Nonfiction. I almost already feel like I get the jist, but that’s just bc it’s a topic I study a lot already. And bc I haven’t yet opened my heart to nonfiction. i gotta get through the intro/background because it’s there to get the other readers up to speed with me

This is my second attempt reading Toni Morrison! I got half way through Sula a few years ago. I struggle with her books. I’ve read a lot of similar books, like with Alice Walker, but Toni is darker and it makes me worry about how anyone can survive any of this, more frequently than I worry in other books. Posting a progress update for accountability bc I know it’ll be rewarding to read!!

I was making really good progress on this book, then started to get so confused. Googled it and found out it’s both a prequel and a sequel to a book I haven’t read. So I’m taking a break but I’ll come back