Writing about my reading life. Reading is life. By Michelle Wuest
Title: Girl, Wash Your Face
Author: Rachel Hollis
Date read: December 28, 2018.
Oh Snap!
I was intrigued by this title and I didn’t know much about Rachel Hollis, but her picture made me think she was quirky and fun. There were parts of this book I liked— but for the most part I found it to be a long narrative humble brag with too much religious-preachy-white-conservatisms… not really my bag.
Title: The Music Shop
Author: Rachel Joyce
Date read: December 23, 2018.
Two Snaps.
A sweet story, and a lovely tour of music, complete with its own Spotify playlist. Thanks so much for the loan, Natalie Webb, I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and listening to its accompanying music. Super cool!
Title: Bear Town
Author: Fredrik Backman
Date read: December 16, 2018.
Two Snaps.
Spent some more time in Fredrik Backman’s little hockey town in the forest. So many stories and thoughtful messages about family, friendship, community and telling the truth.
Snappy writing that sticks:
“The love a parent feels for a child is strange. There is a starting point to our love for everyone else, but not this person. This one we have always loved, we loved them before they even existed. No matter how well prepared they are, all moms and dads experience a moment of total shock, when the tidal wave of feelings first washes over them, knocking them off their feet.”
And…
“For me, culture is as much about what we encourage as what we actually permit.”
David asked what he meant by that, and Sune replied: “That most people don’t do what we tell them to. They do what we let them get away with.”
This book is so much more than a hockey story.
Title: For Everyone
Author: Jason Reynolds
Date read: December 3, 2018.
Two Snaps.
Read this poem/letter in one sitting. I told you already to read everything Reynolds writes… still true. This book is a poem. A nod. A nothing to lose. Needs to be passed on.
One line sticks, especially: “I’d rather suffer from internal eczema, constantly irritated by the itch of possibility.”
Title: Us Against You
Author: Fredrik Backman
Date read: December 2, 2018.
Two Snaps.
Such a wonderful story. Thoughtful, insightful, well written. Lines still tossing about in my mind. This is the fourth of his novels I’ve read, I’ve loved them all. Big thumbs up!
If you’re reading in order (unlike I), Bear Town comes first.
