Finally finished Rakesfall and what a relief to be done with it. Currently listening to the Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling. They are timeless; wish my grandchildren would look up from their screens and enjoy some classic children’s literature. Am reading The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. It was written in the late 1800s, but I feel like I’m in the room with this young woman watching her being gaslighted and her sanity slipping away.
I just downloaded The Yellow Wallpaper. I didn’t know it was part of a collection of stories. **I’ll read this one and perhaps the others. Have you read others? If so, are they also the same “mood.”
I haven’t read any of the others, either, but hope to in the coming year. I was looking for a book title starting with Y for a challenge in my reading planner and found it on Hoopla. I finished it last night and was surprised by the ending although I don’t know what I expected. I read that the author wrote it after experiencing postpartum depression. Given that she went through it in the late 1800s, I understood it better than if I hadn’t learned that. There was so little understanding of it and standard treatment at the time seemed to make it worse. Thank goodness for the advances in diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric conditions since then, as well as in all of healthcare.
I just finished reading Queen Esther by John Irving. I was very disappointed in the book, although it had some highlights. I gave it a 3-star rating- the character of Esther when young is good, but the latter half of the book lost me.
On a positive note, I loved the way Irving made the town almost like a character with its busybody gossips who were not very accepting of anyone different, or living alternative lifestyles!
I’m now reading Rhys Bowen’s book, The Rose Arbor (2024). Her books are SO readable- I turn to them often when I am frustrated with other books :>).
I finished Yellow Wallpaper this morning. It’s a sad story. **
I am reading 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin. It is a fascinating book about the stock market crash. I literally cannot put it down. I am learning so much. I usually do not read much non-fiction. So many people recommended this book to me that I downloaded it on Kindle.
I just finished 1929 on audio @Antoinette_B. It was a great collection of facts and figures. I loved the way he used Lamont(?) to carry the story all the way through. A lot of important people acting badly—
. Really well done.
Oh, so glad you liked it.
I like her book migration
I just placed a reserve on 1929. Everyone’s raves convinced me to delve into the book. **
Currently reading “Shafted” by Crystal Quast. It’s a good and quick read. I just finished reading the following, and all were very good:
Betrayal of trust - Geoffrey M. Cooper
Twice - Mitch Albom
Girl with the dragon tattoo