Jamie: Thank you for missing me.
Nina: I have. I do... I did.
It's more than just a VHS.
January 30, 2018.
'My Glory Was I Had Such Friends' by Amy Silverstein
January 7, 2018.
HNY. Welcome to 2018. I'm starting January by reading three books within the first three weeks. If I want to reach my goal, reading three books a month is ideal. Also, I'm attempting to take more photos of anything and everything, in an effort to enhance my creative eye. So, let's knock 'em out early each month, and let's keep the camera out of its bag.
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| Weekend book and a coffee, a relaxing way to spend my time at home, in the cold. |
HNY. Welcome to 2018. I'm starting January by reading three books within the first three weeks. If I want to reach my goal, reading three books a month is ideal. Also, I'm attempting to take more photos of anything and everything, in an effort to enhance my creative eye. So, let's knock 'em out early each month, and let's keep the camera out of its bag.
'Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine' by Gail Honeyman.
December 10, 2017
I completed my twenty-eighth book this year, and it was the best book. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman is more than a fine novel. Rarely do I leave a comment when rating a book on Goodreads, but I had to express myself in hopes of encouraging others to read it as well. Below is a bit of the review:
It's quite hard for me to articulate why I love this book as much as I do, but I cannot recommend it enough. I am moved and was touched at the core of my being in so many ways. There were moments I had complete empathy for and related to Eleanor, and in other moments I was utterly cringing to be in her thoughts, especially chapters with Mummy. There is no way to prepare for it.
As my sister and I each have unique relationships with our mother, this hit my heart in ways I didn't expect. Though our situations don't align, the feelings provoked are very similar; worthlessness, loneliness, feeling doomed, never good enough...
It's quite hard for me to articulate why I love this book as much as I do, but I cannot recommend it enough. I am moved and was touched at the core of my being in so many ways. There were moments I had complete empathy for and related to Eleanor, and in other moments I was utterly cringing to be in her thoughts, especially chapters with Mummy. There is no way to prepare for it.
As my sister and I each have unique relationships with our mother, this hit my heart in ways I didn't expect. Though our situations don't align, the feelings provoked are very similar; worthlessness, loneliness, feeling doomed, never good enough...
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