tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post7555610157508015885..comments2024-03-27T10:31:14.337-05:00Comments on Lisa's Yarns: What We Read in MarchLisa from Lisa's Yarnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05335500882510597919noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-37797270125540265552021-05-06T21:38:50.053-05:002021-05-06T21:38:50.053-05:00Awwe, Will likes books too! Yay! That is so wonder...Awwe, Will likes books too! Yay! That is so wonderdul how much you all love to read. I'm reading a pretty good one now called "The Surprising Truth about how we Learn and why it Happens" by Benedict Carey Jolene - EverydayFoodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490816021651698189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-22113010583718581622021-04-12T13:30:48.406-05:002021-04-12T13:30:48.406-05:00My favorite book last month was probably The Dearl...My favorite book last month was probably The Dearly Beloved. I miss going to our library. Curbside has been a godsend, but they still don't have fully working heat in the building after the flood last year. They can't have patrons come in either because all the children/ya books are out on the floors upstairs and there isn't enough space to spread out yet. Though they have opened now for 5 days of curbside pick up and I hear by summer they may be able to host outdoor events. Adeline is obsessed with this Itsy Bitsy Spider book we have but gets MAD if you try to get her to sing/perform when the book is not present. The book had to hide because frankly I'm not down for 15 performances in a row daily ha.The Many Thoughts of a Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12261949837343560602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-59019837694186240812021-04-11T15:32:42.905-05:002021-04-11T15:32:42.905-05:00I enjoyed this post - I'm always interested wh...I enjoyed this post - I'm always interested what other people read. I know about the controversy of "American Dirt" but I still want to read it. I agree that it is not her story to tell, but maybe (I don't know this, of course) she works with immigrants from Mexico and beyond and therefore has more insight than many of us. I don't know a lot around this book to be honest. I am an immigrant myself and I don't like people who never immigrated (or even lived in a different country for a certain time) tell me what this experience is like - simply because they don't know.<br />Of the books I read in March I liked "Winter Loon" by Susan Bernhard and "The Moonlight Child" by Karen McQuestion (well, I read that in the first week of April...).Carola Bartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536486322412234854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-46961796784289363362021-04-09T13:19:02.180-05:002021-04-09T13:19:02.180-05:00I think it's really important for us to center...I think it's really important for us to center the perspectives of POC when it comes to books like American Dirt. And they were the ones raising the alarm about this book. If they are saying that this book is filled with harmful stereotypes and racist tropes, then I want to listen to them. These are the kinds of things we as white people often don't notice. Personally, I don't think the controversy was overblown. I won't be reading that book as there are TOOOOONS of books about asylum seekers and the immigrant experience as a whole written from an "owned-voices" perspective, and this controversy really opened my eyes to the ways in which we silence these perspectives and don't give them the marketing and book advances that white authors get. Plus, the author's response completely turned me off from reading anything she writes. But I'm glad that book was a good reading experience for you, and I know you do a great job of reading diversely. But just giving my opinion on the matter! <br /><br />On another note, A Gentleman in Moscow is on my list. Just need to be in the right headspace for it because it's more character-driven and slow (or so I hear). Best book I read in March was Know My Name by Chanel Miller. Soooo very good.Stephanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01664500645286563334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-21625696476938331502021-04-08T17:13:08.487-05:002021-04-08T17:13:08.487-05:00I LOVED American Dirt - I read it so fast and coul...I LOVED American Dirt - I read it so fast and couldn't get enough. I didn't hear about the controversy until afterwards and I agree that it was overblown. Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039637070472380468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-9672822824425726242021-04-08T16:36:19.606-05:002021-04-08T16:36:19.606-05:00I absolutely admire your reading updates! So inspi...I absolutely admire your reading updates! So inspiring! Swathi Bellavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172926752069536564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-35918152195994345672021-04-08T07:28:21.951-05:002021-04-08T07:28:21.951-05:00Yet again impressed with all of your reading! Some...Yet again impressed with all of your reading! Some of those fiction choices look great. I had heard of American Dirt and I'd like to read that. I heard something about the controversy too. I don't know. I'm not one to be overly sensitive about that kind of thing. I like the previous commenters point about WWII books not being written by WWII survivors. Also, simply "being Mexican" doesn't make one an expert on surviving a drug cartel situation, anyway. I can assure you that if my husband wrote a book about this topic, as a Mexican man, he doesn't have any firsthand experience with fleeing drug cartels, either! He would need to research, talk to people who have lived it, etc., the same as any other author would, of any race or background. The Paris Library book sounds great, as does The Exiles! I don't know anything about Australia. I'll have to add that to my list. I have been reading WAY more fiction so far this year than normal, and I'm actually getting itchy for some more non-fiction (which is what I tend to gravitate toward...). I have been having fun reading more fiction again, compared to previous years so I'm overall happy- but I also think I need a little break soon. :) I have The Giver of Stars cued up next for my book club, and I had the 3rd book from the Bear and the Nightingale series planned for Q1. (I had chosen 5 books for Q1 and read all but that one, plus some others sprinkled in that I didn't plan.) So I think I will read those two, and then switch to a couple non-fiction for a while!Grateful Kaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07806911561388871220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-6413748380011712802021-04-07T09:37:34.235-05:002021-04-07T09:37:34.235-05:00I hadn't heard of the controversial book, but ...I hadn't heard of the controversial book, but in my mind I started thinking about WWII books and how many of those are written from people who didn't live it. I understand this is a different circumstance of course. CBS morning did a review of the Moscow book and location, I haven't read it myself, but definitely will watch whatever they create about it (and will probably read it eventually, but I typically only read what's available on my prime kindle app). katielookingforwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02739640153974439332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-60224880973915331282021-04-07T08:01:45.840-05:002021-04-07T08:01:45.840-05:00I hope you can get back to the library soon. Love ...I hope you can get back to the library soon. Love seeing Will hold the book! I've never read Rosamund Pilcher but have heard many good things about her lately. I might hae to check her out.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.com