{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Soft Sensibilities","provider_url":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog","author_name":"Kimberly","author_url":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/author\/kimberlypearl-92gmail-com\/","title":"Quarantine Reading: One Book a Day (Week 9) &#8226; Soft Sensibilities","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qEuJTQtVeK\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/quarantine-reading-one-book-a-day-week-9\/\">Quarantine Reading: One Book a Day (Week 9)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/quarantine-reading-one-book-a-day-week-9\/embed\/#?secret=qEuJTQtVeK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Quarantine Reading: One Book a Day (Week 9)&#8221; &#8212; Soft Sensibilities\" data-secret=\"qEuJTQtVeK\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Still at home, reading one book a day for as long as this quarantine lasts. DAY 61:\u00a0DEVOTION (WHY I WRITE) + THE YEAR OF THE MONKEY I love the way Patti Smith sees and experiences the world. Everything is ritualistic. Absolute poetry. And although her first few books (Just Kids,\u00a0M Train) still hold rank as my favorites thus far, Devotion and\u00a0The Year of the Monkey are beautiful reads. You see Smith\u2013her heart, her soul\u2014and through her openness, you understand her. DAY 62: THE GIVENNESS OF THINGS This is the first of Marilynne Robinson&#8217;s works I&#8217;ve read (Gilead, her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, is now in my cart) and though it took a few essays for me to acclimate and settle into her rhythm, there was no question of her peerlessness. And that closing interview with Obama during his presidency! I miss him, I think we all do. (A warning, though: much of her reflections and criticisms are delivered with a dose of Christianity. It&#8217;s not offensive or overbearing, but religion is present, and so clearly informs her deductions.) DAY 63: WHILE THE GODS WERE SLEEPING I can&#8217;t recommend this book enough. It&#8217;s beautiful, written with such vivid, gorgeous imagery that transports.&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/book-review-1-patti-smith-devotion-year-of-the-monkey-nars-biscayne-matte-lip-pencil.jpg"}