Welcome to Litsy!

I'm becoming quite a fan of this chap.
He boards an ice breaker to follow a few days of their work, along the Finnish coast.
Comments on climate change and politics are important, and the history included with Russia and Sweden rulings was very new to me.

@peanutnine = July birthday twin!
@sebrittainclark and I share a book on our Dec TBRs.
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Finally got a chance to read this book that @Oryx got me the birthday before last 😂
The pacing was a little uneven for me, but I loved learning about icebreakers and Finland! Very cool!
Never would have thought to pick this for myself and I‘m so glad I read it.

Thank you for the birthday book @Oryx ! My husband has already stolen it, so I guess I‘ll read it when he gives it back 🤷🏻‍♀️ Luckily, he‘s a fast reader!

This was for my local library‘s reading challenge, under the heading “not my bag”. It was a teeny bit of a cheat, because I saw that it‘s set largely off the coast of Finland, and I was relieved to see that it had a bit of history and social commentary as well (not all boats and ice!). As a teacher, I‘m insanely jealous of Finland‘s education system: free education for all, up to and including PhD, and their Early Years education - wow!

So many books in progress and waiting to be read. So of course I have to buy and start another one. It's a travel book set on an icebreaker in Finland. I can't resist that. Learning so much about Finland. It's definitely high on the list of places to visit.