{"id":19407,"date":"2021-12-18T16:29:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T21:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=19407"},"modified":"2024-01-22T19:35:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T00:35:06","slug":"if-the-fates-allow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/19407","title":{"rendered":"If the Fates Allow"},"content":{"rendered":"

If the Fates Allow<\/a><\/em> (2021) Rainbow Rowell<\/p>\n

\"If<\/a>This is surprisingly complicated for just 38 pages.<\/p>\n

That is, of course, because it’s about Christmas, but it’s also about the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cHey there!\u201d a man called. <\/p>\n

Reagan looked up, and her foot hit a patch of ice. She went down quick, landing on one knee\u2014 and then on her hip, and then on the groceries, twisting the whole time to keep the glass pan in the air. \u201cFuck<\/em>.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cHoly shit!\u201d the same voice swore. \u201cAre you okay?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m fine!\u201d Reagan shouted from the ground. <\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t move!\u201d Whoever it was was getting closer. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou <\/em>don\u2019t move\u2014 are you wearing a mask?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cOh . .. no.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThen stay where you are!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I mean, bits like this:<\/p>\n

\u201cHi, Grandpa,\u201d she said. And then she dropped her bags and stepped forward to give him a hug. It took him a second to catch up. Reagan didn\u2019t blame him; she hadn\u2019t hugged anyone in months.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That was very much me. But at least I live with someone and so wasn’t totally touch deprived.<\/p>\n

It was cute, but maybe difficult to see so many of the things I’ve been feeling for the past almost two years in writing.<\/p>\n

Publisher: Amazon Original Stories
\nRating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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