Reading: Anne of the Island, by L.M. Montgomery. I'm over halfway through and loving it, though maybe not quite as much as the first two.
Speaking of books, I just found out that another book by Harper Lee is being published! Apparently it's a sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird but it was actually written before she completed that novel. I'm cautiously excited...To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my favorite books, so of course I'm thrilled about a sequel. But I just hope that this really does have Harper Lee's blessing and that she isn't just being taken advantage of (like with all that mess about that biography last year).
Knitting: A new pair of vanilla socks. I wasn't going to start another pair just yet, but I've been eyeing this sock yarn in my basket for a while now and I couldn't resist casting on! The yarn is pooling but I think I'm okay with it in this instance. The colors are a lot more vibrant than in the photo, and I don't know if you can tell, but the yarn is sparkly. Definitely not the kind of thing I usually go for, but it's so pretty!
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I just can't get over how pretty those covers are! Gorgeous. I probably wouldn't pick Anne of the Island as my favorite (difficult to do when the books' relative likability is so often reordered in my head based on which one I read last - I do have two least favorites, but the rest are always up for grabs ;), although there are certain things or characters that I love specifically about each novel, and this one happens to be Phil Gordon. She's awesome. :)
ReplyDeleteAnother book by Harper Lee?!?! That is so exciting! I may have to look for place to pre-order it right now, and spend the next few months waiting in suspense. Thanks for sharing!
I noticed the sparkles. :) Those blues are lovely.
Ha, I know...usually it's hard to pick favorites from a beloved series! I'm curious to see which Anne books will be my favorites after I've read them all. Phil Gordon was an awesome character!
DeleteAnne of the Island is my hands down favorite of all the Anne books!! The cover is lovely!
ReplyDeleteI honest to goodness just finished To Kill a Mockingbird this morning.
And love the sock yarn. :) Where did you get it?
Did you like To Kill a Mockingbird? It was so different from what I expected it to be, but I loved it. :) The sock yarn is from Quaere on Etsy. It's her sparkle sock in the River Bed colorway. I found it during her Labor Day sale last year!
DeleteI did like it. It's been a few years since I last read it, and it made so much more sense! Love it when that happens. :)
DeleteHmmmm.... Loveliness. I may be checking that shop out!
Your sock yarn is beautiful. I will have to look into that book series. It sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteThanks! The Anne series is really good...very charming and sweet. :)
DeleteBeautiful photographs! I just found out about Harper Lee's book too, and I'm so excited! I should really re-read the Anne of Green Gables series again...
ReplyDeleteI hope Harper Lee's new book will be good! I'm just reading the series through for the first time and loving it (I had only read the first book before).
DeleteAnne of Green Gables, yay! I so want to read all of these books. I'm glad you're reading through them and I hope, enjoying them. :)
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying them so much! I look forward to hearing your thoughts when you read them. :)
DeleteThe Anne books are my favorite, and I NEED to read To Kill a Mockingbird again before Lee's book is published.
ReplyDeleteI'm planning on rereading TKaM before the new one comes out. I was hoping to reread it this year anyway, so this gives me a perfect excuse! :)
DeleteI love the socks you're making! The yarn is so pretty with the little sparkle.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I like the sparkle in the yarn, too.
DeleteWow, hadn't heard about Lee's next book! I'll try not to be pessimistic. I'm afraid that most sequels tend to be flops in comparison to the first book.
ReplyDeleteYes, that's the case sometimes, unfortunately. And the circumstances are so strange with this one, too...I just hope it will be good!
DeleteAnne of the Island is probably my favorite so far (well... okay, it's a tie with the first one. You can't beat the original AoGG ;) it's so full of Anne/Gilbert cuteness, I almost died of happiness and fangirling. <3
ReplyDeleteIt was good. :) The ending was so sweet! It pretty much made up for the sad, awkward other chapter involving Anne and Gilbert.
DeleteI bought a socks from the toe up book and will hopefully be attempting my first pair of socks soon. I picked toe up after lots of reading about how socks are made! Hope I like it!
ReplyDeleteYay! I hope you'll like knitting socks. It's really not as hard as some people make it out to be. I had heard things like, "Turning the heel is so difficult!" or "I've been knitting for 100 years (slight exaggeration) and I've never tried to knit socks." But I was surprised by how simple it can be.
DeleteI know most people love toe-up socks, but if you don't like it, don't forget to try cuff-down...I'm partial to that method. :)
so I finished a Walk in the woods (actually loved the writing and first half but then it got oh so boring!! super bummed) and now reading book 1 of the Anne of Green Gables series. Our reading lists are becoming weirdly similar haha!
ReplyDeleteHa. :) I didn't like A Walk in the Woods very much, honestly, but thankfully I really enjoyed Notes from a Small Island! Have you read the Anne series before?
Deletenope never. it's not really a thing in France so I just discovered the books recently :) really liking it so far
DeleteI am also thrilled for the sequel to To Kill a Mocking Bird. I loved the book and can't wait tor read the sequel! :)
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