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It's a page turner. I'm reading it aloud so its been quite a journey this book.

Need to finish. 2021goal

Life changing

Left this book at my parents this winter. Look forward to finishing. I love his books

"It was as if the world fell silent because the boy's soul had. He sat there, staring blankly through the door of the cafe, wishing that he had died, and that everything would end forever at the moment." -Paul Coelho.

"Sam's apartment lived an immaculate life."-The Opposite of Lonliness

Page turning read...at times. Really enjoyed first person narrative of Harry August.
The ending satisfied. The middle felt heavy & cumbersome in my mind to follow but that doesn't mean the book wasn't still fabulous. Even if the time jumps, the different perspectives, surrounding circumstances were too much for me to decipher, I still wanted to know if Harry could catch up with Vincent. I liked Harry after all...

Three people board the last train to Leningrad, and no one gets off.

My 18 year old son is a prolific reader and recommended Harry August to me.
Fascinating..almost 100 pages read. Something about this book reminds me of The Magus by John Fowles, which I read early 90's I think. My intrigue keeps me reading. Harry just sent a letter to biological father. Now he is with Virginia at The Cronus Club.

"But we do wake, each of us, to find things have gone differently. The love we thought had killed us has not killed us after all, and the dream we had for ourselves has shifted elsewhere, like a planet our starship is set for; we have but to lift our heads and right ourselves, move toward it once again and start the day.

"Life it's so unlikely," she said, then turned to me again. "It's so much better than we think it is, isn't it?"- ASG

"Like a woman pretending to be an artist. Like a woman pretending she had no heart." -ASG #ImpossiblelivesofRebeccaWells

"Either Less is an a--hole or the heart is a capricious thing."

I love how the author shares real life personal experiences woven into books he shares and reviews. I already ordered and read one of them. Now I am back here, reading to my heart's content under the afternoon sunlight reading as much as I can of this glorious book.

"This is a trite observation, but as they say: If something is worth doing, it's worth giving your best-or in some cases beyond your best."

"These are the three reasons I failed. Not enough training. Not enough training. Not enough training.

"I am more of a workhorse than a racehorse."

"If you don't keep repeating a mantra to yourself, you will never survive." -Haruki Murakami

"Serve with warm gingerbread."

Choose kindness

"I try to choose happy. I try to choose life."

Loved these essays by Phyllis. Poignant, & reflective, anyone would enjoy this book as a bedside table staple, especially if you are a parent. I loved reading about the 80s time period, too. How lucky for parents back then

"Freightened people live in their own special hell."

'And whatever he touched in that rich fortress of his soul sprang into golden life.' Thomas Wolfe

"The sun was high over the coast and hidden by wispy clouds, which flattened the sky and made him feel as if he were under glass."