I dare you not to smile.
Let's just lay our cards on the table, shall we, and agree that, on the whole, 2016 was an abysmal year.
And I'd just like to personally invite it not to let the door hit it on the way out.
This is me being as charitable as I can possibly be at this point.
That said, I want to send a glorious shout out to the wonderful books that have come out this past year, and to all the authors (and readers) who have not given in to the anxiety, depression, anger, and fear that I know so many of us have felt throughout the past twelve months (or more). It is the last day of the year, and I have poured all of my gratitude (and hope for a better one to come) into my annual list of my favorite reads of the year. Just 17 this year. Fewer than the past few years, which indicates a healthy dose of necessary rereading in this year that has been what it was, as well as the fact that I just didn't get to as many new releases.
(in the order in which I read them)
The Thirteenth Earlby Evelyn Pry…
And I'd just like to personally invite it not to let the door hit it on the way out.
This is me being as charitable as I can possibly be at this point.
That said, I want to send a glorious shout out to the wonderful books that have come out this past year, and to all the authors (and readers) who have not given in to the anxiety, depression, anger, and fear that I know so many of us have felt throughout the past twelve months (or more). It is the last day of the year, and I have poured all of my gratitude (and hope for a better one to come) into my annual list of my favorite reads of the year. Just 17 this year. Fewer than the past few years, which indicates a healthy dose of necessary rereading in this year that has been what it was, as well as the fact that I just didn't get to as many new releases.
(in the order in which I read them)
The Thirteenth Earlby Evelyn Pry…
HAHAHA! Is it sort of like ImprovEverywhere?
ReplyDeleteThat was hilarious! How did they pull that off?
ReplyDeleteStupendous!
ReplyDeleteI love love love love it!
ReplyDelete(and you win, damit, I smiled--and teared up a little)
I seem to be a tad hormonal, though :wink:
I teared up too! It was just so beautiful. Laughing and crying at the same time. PMS is so fun.
ReplyDeleteOh thank God I'm not the only one who teared up. That was absolutely wonderful!
ReplyDeleteAmy -- running with the whole PMS excuse; that works.
Fabulous! Life seems brighter after watching this!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you all enjoyed it. And no worries about tearing up. I got all glassy-eyed myself. You nailed it, Kip, things seemed brighter after watching it. I loved how it seemed to make all the train station goers happy almost in spite of themselves.
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