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2 (Southern) Fiction

2015, Books in Bed, Daily Dose, Day to Day, Favorites, Feminism, Fiction, Women /

I couldn’t resist the cover of Mama Does Time and I was happy to hear TW chuckle through it. I chuckled through it, too. It was a lot of fun and I’d definitely read more Mace Bauer mysteries, (this was the first book in the series.)

Next, I read Karen White’s The Sound of Glass. Hoo boy. There’s no such thing as coincidence. Having said that, I could have hated this book because really???? These people were all tied together this way? Really???? But I didn’t. Every single character was likeable and I cared about them way more than I expected.

What’s extra interesting about me reading these two books, back to back, over a 2 1/2 day period is… I didn’t really feel enticed to move to the Okeechobee. I did, however, feel really drawn to moving to Beaufort. Which is interesting since I’ve spent more time thinking about moving back to Florida than I have thinking about moving back to SC. So here I am, looking at houses in Beaufort again. I think I need to lay off the southern literature until after we buy a house. This flip-flopping around is nuts. We need to just pick a spot and stick with it. Or something lol.

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Jam on the Vine

2015, Books in Bed, Favorites, Feminism, Fiction, Queer, Women /

And to think, I almost didn’t read Jam on the Vine. Sheesh. One of the best books I’ve read this year and I almost missed it. Good thing TW pointed it out when she finished.

This is not the normal post-civil war era book. There are black Muslims in Texas. There are lesbians. It makes you think a bit of Ida B. Welles but not enough to actually make you feel like you’re reading Ida B Wells fan fiction or something like that.

Read it!

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The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell

2015, Books in Bed, Feminism, Fiction, Queer, Women /

Well that was depressing. Good, but depressing. The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell is FICTION but loosely based on a real person. The question is, how loosely based. I’m not a huge fan of the whole “ghost” story author’s note at the end… that sounds to me like it was added because family members of Lobdell tell a slightly different version of the story. Not that it matters, still a depressing story. Lesbian woman. Trans man. Whatevs. Pretty darn sad.

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Lillian Gilbreth: Redefining Domesticity

2015, Books in Bed, Favorites, Feminism, Non-Fiction, Women /

OK so I’m biased, I’ll just say that right up front. I’m a big fan of the Des Jardins family and this book was written by Julie Des Jardins. Also, I love Lillian Gilbreth. Not the Cheaper By the Dozen version — the real one. Yep, I’m biased. Whatever.

I loved Lillian Gilbreth: Redefining Domesticity and am just annoyed that it took me so long to read it.

The darn thing has been sitting on my desk for years!

She was a pretty amazing woman and her husband was pretty OK, himself. For a dude. 😉 Also, reading it made me spend a little time reminiscing about the Charleston News & Courier… I’d really forgotten that Frank Jr was the guy who wrote the “Doing the Charleston” column for all of my childhood.

And, I spent a good amount of time watching motion study videos and cursing the flow chart (which actually made sense at some point in life, just not now, lol.)

I can’t imagine what “work” would look like today if we hadn’t had the Gilbreth’s — Lillian in particular.

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Alice + Freda Forever

2015, Books in Bed, Cybil Challenge, Feminism, Non-Fiction, Queer, Women, Young Adult /

I impulsed selected Alice + Freda Forever because I liked the font on the cover. I was also interested in reading more about this case. I’ve heard about it in passing but knew very little about it, really.

It was interesting. A little dry considering the subject matter. There was a lot of crazy going on back in the late 1800s and it wasn’t all just the Alice kind of crazy. Just sayin’.

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The Handsome Man’s De Luxe Cafe

2015, Audiobooks, Books in Bed, Favorites, Feminism, Fiction, Women /

One of our favorite series to listen to on audio is The #1 Ladies Detective Agency Series. We absolutely love them and The Handsome Man’s De Luxe Cafe was excellent.

I particularly enjoyed that Charlie plays a prominent role in this story and I think maybe he grows up just a wee bit more in the process. I think Mma Makutsi might have grown up a little bit, too…

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Two Awesome Audiobooks

2015, Audiobooks, Books in Bed, Favorites, Feminism, Fiction, Women /

Thank goodness for audiobooks! Without them, my books read this month count would be horrid. Oh wait, it will still be horrid but at least the audiobooks helped. Also, they were great books.

Sarah Addison Allen’s First Frost was terrific. It took me awhile to remember who all of the Waverlys were and how they were connected and what their magics were but I very much enjoyed it. Great book for a road trip.

Next, Anita Diamond’s Boston Girl (read by Linda Lavin!) was excellent and an even better book for a road trip. I wish it had been a little longer, with a few more stories about Addy as wife/mother but I’m not really complaining.

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