Books. Since retiring, I've picked up more books than I've read, and thus, am farther behind on reading than ever. My bookworm buddy has resolved to read a book a week, That's more than I'll read, but maybe I can shoot for half that. So I'm opening up the blog again to keep track.
#1: I actually finished this one on New Year's Eve, but I'm counting it anyway. I reread parts of it after the year changed.
Their Finest, by Lissa Evans
For my book group, and sometimes I don't care for the choices, I really enjoyed reading this. Set in the early years of World War II in England, it follows separate lives that come together in the making of a film. We know the thoughts of three, sometimes four people, and others by their actions. The author has such a light touch that she can be funny and also poignant without it becoming painful or sappy. I went back and re-read scenes that stayed in my head. One I especially liked involved someone who is the same kind of pet person as me, which is to say, not exactly. Another passage I reread was the thinking of Caitlan, more or less the main character, about what is important, and dealing with everyday issues in an age of calamities. In a way, I think this is the central theme of the book. There is a movie and I'll probably want to watch it, but I wonder how the funny things people think could come through.
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