“It was always like that. They never said sorry. They just threw down their still-loaded weapons, ready for next time.”
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Category: bookshelf
Review Time: The River at Night
“There’s nothing wrong with a little fear. Keeps you sharp.”
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Review Time: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
“When you’re given an opportunity to change your life, be ready to do whatever it takes to make it happen. The world doesn’t give things, you take things.”
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Review Time: I’m Thinking of Ending Things
“Sometimes a thought is closer to truth, to reality, than an action. You can say anything, you can do anything, but you can’t fake a thought.”
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Review Time: Since We Fell
“We live in a world of disposable memory, nothing’s built to last, not even shame.”
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To Read: August Edition
This summer has FLOWN by. Like… Where did it go? I still have a hard time remembering the seasonal timeline in Chicago because where I come from, there is no fall. It’s just HOT and then a little less hot. But the word on the street is that fall is just around the corner (like a month away!) and I’m just not ready. Well… Actually I might be ready. After close to 30 years of HOT ALL THE TIME, I welcome cool air with open arms. We moved at the beginning of the month and I finally have a back porch and I’m so excited to spend time out there with my coffee (read: wine) and my books and my cozy blankets. Here are the books I’ll be diving into this month–is boxed wine still taboo? BRING ON THE FALL.
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Review Time: The Rules Do Not Apply
“In the last few months, I have lost my son, my spouse, and my house. Every morning I wake up and for a few seconds I’m disoriented, confused as to why I feel grief seeping into my body, and then I remember what has become of my life.”
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Review Time: The Next Accident
“We’re all looking for something to believe in, and someone to blame.”
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Review Time: Into the Water
“No one liked to think about the fact that the water in that river was infected with the blood and bile of persecuted women, unhappy women; they drank it every day.”
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To Read: July Edition
The sun is (finally!) out, the birds are chirping and I’m slathering on the sunscreen. I do love the summer in Chicago… Much, MUCH less hellish than the sauna that is summer in New Orleans. This fabulously tolerable weather has put a bit of a damper in my summer reading game though, because instead of being cooped up inside every weekend because it’s just TOO DANG HOT, we’re actually venturing outdoors. And it’s lovely. But it’s sadly cutting into my reading game. Thank goodness for those twice daily–and often tedious–bus rides to get me through my To Read lists. And with that, let’s dive into July’s.
PS – You’ll be so proud! I’m branching out! Not all of them are murder mysteries! Small victories, man. Small victories.
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