3.5 ⭐️ Started off slow & kinda sappy for me but as the author matured, so did her writing. Depths soared after she learned some truths about her paren3.5 ⭐️ Started off slow & kinda sappy for me but as the author matured, so did her writing. Depths soared after she learned some truths about her parents and their continued demise....more
This book had my name (Pizza Girl) all over it from the get go. And it did not disappoint. The author makes it all sound so easy and delicious. Most oThis book had my name (Pizza Girl) all over it from the get go. And it did not disappoint. The author makes it all sound so easy and delicious. Most of the salads I could do without; I’m lucky if I pull together a bowl of prewashed greens when I’m indulging in pizza, but I appreciate her efforts! Her pies alone are enticing enough; I may need to buy a personal copy instead of just coveting the library’s. I also want to make note of all the places she ate pizza in Italy—now there’s an idea for a book. ...more
It took me a long time to get through this one. I just lost my sister to cancer in October of last year, less than 4 short months ago. She didn’t get It took me a long time to get through this one. I just lost my sister to cancer in October of last year, less than 4 short months ago. She didn’t get this miraculous year to come terms with everything, to heal old wounds, to face her life & death with courage. Kathi died within a week of her first dose of chemo. But I appreciated reading about a family who did have time to heal. If I had had time, I would have done anything for my sister, even though we too had a very difficult relationship. I loved and learned a lot from Elizabeth Lesser’s previous book “Broken Open.” I found the spiritual self-helpy stuff in this one less helpful, but do understand it was important for her to share it here. Family dynamics are so complicated and sometimes we need whatever it takes to get through. “All those stories were just covering the truth. And the truth is I love you.”...more
Gorgeous book, full of swimming adventures, most of which I’ll probably only experience from the couch. As I read each entry, admiring the beauty of tGorgeous book, full of swimming adventures, most of which I’ll probably only experience from the couch. As I read each entry, admiring the beauty of the wild places, a sense of trepidation was building that finally was solved at about the midway point of the book. One swimmer finally recounts how she got in the water at the “Montenegrin Alcatraz” and got right back out when she saw a snake. That would be me. As much as I love the idea of a wild swim, most of these locations are hard to get to and are likely the inhabitants of wild things I’d prefer not to see/feel close up & personal. That said, adding Dublin's Forty Foot, the Cotswolds Minster Lovell and a few other more easily accessible swims to my list. ...more
Not my usual cup of tea, but greatly enjoyed the idea of revisiting regrets and other life choices. Lots of good lines, this is one I wrote down: "She Not my usual cup of tea, but greatly enjoyed the idea of revisiting regrets and other life choices. Lots of good lines, this is one I wrote down: "She had shrunk for him and he still hadn't found the space he needed."...more
As such a fan of Joni Mitchell, I thought I would love this and had high expectations. While I applaud the author for baring her soul in such a vulnerAs such a fan of Joni Mitchell, I thought I would love this and had high expectations. While I applaud the author for baring her soul in such a vulnerable way, I found the essays repetitive and not really connected to Blue at all. ...more
2.5 A bit too scattered to deliver the sucker punch a book like this needs to reach the heart. Weaving the memoir bits in with the science weakened bo2.5 A bit too scattered to deliver the sucker punch a book like this needs to reach the heart. Weaving the memoir bits in with the science weakened both and often left me bored and distracted....more
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