This year really came through reading-wise. Initially, I didn't know what to expect. And I think I was a little surprised to find myself feeling a strong pull right from the beginning of the year to published books. I tried quite a few new-to-me authors with more abandon than I have in recent years—something I'm proud of and hope to continue. Not all of them worked in just an Angie-like way, but regret never entered the room. I passed them on. To the Little Free Libraries in my neighborhood, to the used bookstore down the street that I love, to my own public library in donations. Someone will love them. It didn't have to be me. And I loved giving them that little push along their way to the homes of the people who would soak up their words and hold them tight. What a gift books are. How much I need them and how grateful I am at the end of this year for the ones that came and continued on their way—but most especially for the ones that came to stay. And so, as has long bee...
Ah, I just saw this too. I'm cautiously optimistic that they keep to the spirit of the book (yes, the anger). Aside: what high school boy has abs like that?! That's a 20 something-year old. *googles*.. yeah 26.
ReplyDeleteI was hoping you'd chime in! Sigh . . . so true. Cautiously optimistic describes my state as well.
ReplyDeleteKody Keplinger commented on the movie http://kodykeplinger.tumblr.com/post/103163060241/on-the-duff-movie-teaser-trailer#notes and it sounds like they had to change it to avoid all the sex, which I guess I understand, but it makes things very different. I'm still interested I think.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that link. I like her response. But, yeah, it's gonna be way different. But fun I hope.
ReplyDeleteOk WHAT?!!!! LOVE!!!
ReplyDeleteI know!
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