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I usually really enjoy reading two or three books at a time. Particularly if a book has been out for awhile, I don’t mind reading fifty pages, then moving to something else for a week or two then coming back around. Sometimes though, I regret it. I read the first half of Homegoing a few weeks ago, and loved it. But I have been diving into other books like The Overstory and The Electric Woman to get through them ahead of some author events happening later this month, and I still haven’t finished Homegoing. On the one hand, it dead with slavery, war, family discord, neglected generations, and so many heavy issues that it is kind of nice to have a break emotionally. On the other hand... I need it back in my life. I need to know how it ends. I need to know what other tragedies and abuse Yaa Gyasi will put in front of us before she releases the reader at the end of this epic book. X I am hoping to get back to it sometime next week to finish. Fingers crossed. X #homegoing #yaagyasi #books #bookstagram #italicbookmarks #reading

Dang, that Jane Harper knows how to write a story! The Lost Man is set in the vast Australian outback. A man abandons his car and wanders miles into the desert where he eventually dies. There is no rational reason for his death, but no signs of foul play. The police write it off as some kind of confusion or delirium that made him wander off, but his brothers investigate on their own. I have listened to two other books by Jane Harper on audio, and I love the narrator’s Australian accent so much that I had to listen to this one too. X Have you read or listened to any of Jane Harper’s books? Would you give them a 👍🏽 or 👎🏽? X #audiobook #janeharper #thedry #thelostman #forcesofnature #australia #italicbookmarks #books

Controversial announcement today from the Nobel Prize for literature, but I am really enjoying the pick for The Pulitzer Prize 2019. The Overstory by Richard Powers was one that I heard a lot about, but the description didn’t necessarily grab my attention. After it was chosen as the Winner of the Pulitzer Prize I also started seeing several great reviews here on Instagram. I found out that the author is visiting Salt Lake City later this month so I decided to dive in. It’s great so far! Several shorter stories somehow related to trees... and supposedly coming together somehow in the end of the book. X What did you think of The Overstory? X #italicbookmarks #theoverstory #pulitzerprize #pulitzer #richardpowers #bookstagram #books #trees

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