penelope's book reading thread :)

[coolgirl94]

This is the home for penny to talk about books she is reading currently 

[coolgirl94]

Re:read  cart  the first two chapters of "A Home at the End of the World" by Michael Cunningham. The book has a lot to say about growing older and love, and I really enjoyed it the first time. There were little things i noticed that foreshadow the boys' experiences later in life. I've read the third chapter about 10 times as the story "White Angel," so I'm excited to give it another read. It honestly is one of the best stories I've ever read. The descriptions, imagery, and general themes of it always make me shiver. Can't wait to read more :)

[coolgirl94]

Chapter 3 hit me super hard. There's this point where the main character talks about saying something as a child just to see how it felt to say, and what the words were like. There's this feeling of desperation, and trying to figure out what it means to exist in that small line. What makes a good short story is not some shocking moment, but that that moment is expected. It was inevitable. It could only have happened.

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