What a weekend right? I just want to say thank you to all of my friends and all of you who were able to go to the Women’s March. I was not able to join the Austin event but I have to say seeing images on television, Facebook, etc. of all the events was really moving.
I did surround myself with books this weekend of course. I made a bit of progress in some of the current reads I had mentioned a couple of weeks ago but I have since added a few other books and wanted to mention those.
First, is One Secret Thing by Sharon Olds. In my effort to read more poetry this year I’m trying to branch out into poets I haven’t read a lot from and Sharon Olds is one of them. I’ve made it about halfway through this collection and some of the poems have felt very raw and personal, which I guess a lot of poetry does feel that way. But there are poems that touch on war and family conflict. Neither of those topics is easy right?
Next up is Daisy In Chains by Sharon Bolton. A thriller about a serial killer in prison who claims to be innocent, of course. He reaches out to Maggie Rose a no nonsense attorney and writer for help. Oh this is such a good thriller but I expected no less from this writer whose other books I’ve enjoyed.
The Reactive by Masande Ntshanga. This is such a grim look at the life of three friends in South Africa. They spend their days getting high while one of them, Lindanathi, looks back on the death of his brother and navigates his own illness. He is HIV positive. While this may not be an easy book to read because of the subject matter I’m glad I’m reading it. I feel like I’m seeing a whole new world.
So those are my new reads. What about you, did you start any new books this weekend?
Now off to get back to some reading and preparing for the week ahead. Have a great start of the week!
Hey, Iliana! Wasn’t the March amazing?! I didn’t go myself, but loved seeing all the footage and photos. I haven’t heard of any of your reads, though now I’m reminded to read some poetry. 🙂
Have a good week!
🙂 Such an impressive outpouring of women!
I loved seeing photos of marches from all over the world in my instagram feed! I wasn’t able to attend, but my daughters marched in NYC.
Oh, Sharon Olds, she’s good! bummer you couldn’t make the Austin march!
I have enjoyed seeing all the marches. There were a few in my province. 🙂
I hope you can attend the next march, Iliana; I wasn’t sure if I would attend but it was a great act to counter the sense of powerlessness and sometimes-overwhelming sorrow I was feeling. If you find watching the footage moving, then I’m sure that attending would be world-changing for your feelings too. I didn’t start any new books on the weekend but read a little further in my Naomi Novik (rereading the second in theTemeraire series) and in Louise Erdrich’s Tracks. Playing some boardgames cut into reading time (in a good way!)
I didn’t go to the march myself, but wow, how wonderful to see it on tv, online etc. Happy reading, Daisy in Chains sounds creepy.
Ooh, I loved Daisy in Chains! Can’t wait to hear what you’ll think of it.