The Egg and I

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🍳 I love a good deviled egg!
🐣 Eggs are one of the few dietary sources of vitamin D.

Not too many books with “egg” in the title. If you can think of one, please join in!

WildAlaskaBibliophile

WildAlaskaBibliophile Thank you, this is great! 🥚 6mo

PaperbackPirate I was in the play The Egg and I in high school. Memories! 🥚 6mo

Ruthiella @PaperbackPirate Who did you play? I‘ll bet Ma Kettle was a fun role. 6mo

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PaperbackPirate I played Betty. It was a fun role! 6mo

MaureenMc @PaperbackPirate I also played Betty in our high school production! 😄 6mo

Ruthiella @MaureenMc @PaperbackPirate What a neat coincidence! 😃 6mo

PaperbackPirate Oh fun @MaureenMc ! 🙌 6mo

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rubyslippersreads

The Egg and I | Betty MacDonald

Nicky had to photobomb my #EasterOrEggs photo. 😹 #AcrossApril #catsoflitsy

Eggs

Eggs Oh lovely!! 4y

britt_brooke How cute! 4y

batsy Soft fluffy head 😻 4y

UwannaPublishme Aww! Hope you had a nice Easter and are doing well. 🤗 4y

rubyslippersreads @UwannaPublishme Same to you. 😊 4y

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Clevercactus

The Egg and I | Betty MacDonald

Current #litsyatoz #litsyatoz2018 progress. Reading all books made into movies. Halfway through!

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Clevercactus

The Egg and I | Betty MacDonald

Having said goodbye to Mr. Chips, it is now time to say hello to The Egg and I by Betty Macdonald. The film starred Claudette Colbert and Fred Macmurray. Time to get cracking on letter “E” of #litsyatoz2018 books into films! 🍳 🥚 🐓 #litsyatoz

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EvieBee

The Egg and I | Betty MacDonald

Adding another book to my #currentlyreading pile. I want something that feels like summer and that will transport me. I‘d also like to read the remaining 3 books in her memoir series.

#booknbreakfast #bookandcoffee #readingmyshelves

erzascarletbookgasm Yum 😋 6y

LectricSheep Cute mug! ☺️ 6y

TrishB Breakfast looks great 😁 6y

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Grrlbrarian Love Betty McDonald! You will enjoy them all ❤️❤️❤️ 6y

RidgewayGirl Book is a lot of fun, just be prepared for a large helping of racism in with the humor and charm. 6y

EvieBee @erzascarletbookgasm @LectricSheep @TrishB Thank you! 🤗♥️♥️ 6y

EvieBee @Grrlbrarian I‘ve had her books for some time and it just felt right to start now! 6y

EvieBee @RidgewayGirl That‘s always awkward, isn‘t it? Many of the Persephone books from the 30s are dated in that sense too. 6y

CindyMyLifeIsLit You do have that huge societal difference in the openly expressed racism, but fortunately that is a very small part of the book. The rest of it had me often laughing out loud, as her other books do, as well. They are some of my very favorite books! Someone who can make tuberculosis hilarious is truly gifted! 😁 6y

EvieBee @CindyMyLifeIsLit I‘m so glad to hear that! I just feel like this is exactly what I need at the moment. Learning to do the best we can with whatever circumstances we have. I ordered her last book on audio. Hopefully I can read them all by the end of this summer. 6y

rubyslippersreads I've read all her books and also want to read

Looking for Betty MacDonald: The Egg, the Plague, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, and I

rubyslippersreads And

Nancy and Plum

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CindyMyLifeIsLit

The Egg and I | Betty MacDonald

I know this is late, but here goes:
1. Jane Eyre
2. The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald. I read it for a report and discovered one of my all-time favorite books!
3. High school was a long time ago, but I don‘t think I read Fahrenheit 451, which I love!
4. Our school gave us different treats every day, my students gave me notes, and local restaurants gave us free meals all week. Not too shabby!
#weekendchat

CSeydel

robinb Thank you for your hard work with our children! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 6y

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wanderinglynn

The Egg and I | Betty MacDonald

🙌🏻 I finally got all the eggs (thanks to the LT clues post)!

laurieluna Woop! 🙌🎉🎉 6y

Andrew65 🍾🥂🙌👏🎉 6y

sudi 🙌🎉🎉🎉 6y

wanderinglynn Thanks! @miralunasbooknook @Andrew65 @sudi 😀 6y

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RidgewayGirl

The Egg and I | Betty MacDonald

so-so

On the one hand, this memoir of life on a chicken ranch in the wilds of Washington state is hilarious and touching. MacDonald has a keen eye and a dry wit.

On the other hand, there‘s a heavy lump of racism, with a light dusting of let‘s-make-fun-of-the-yokels.

My library copy came complete with a check-out card last used in the sixties.

britt_brooke Love those cards! 💚 And great review. 👏🏻 6y

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DebinHawaii

The Egg and I | Betty MacDonald

#12DaysofChristmas #SixGeeseALaying🥚There are no geese that I remember from The Egg and I, but there were eggs-a-plenty so I'm going with Betty MacDonald, the author of this fun & funny classic. Published in 1945 it's about her life moving to the Olympic Peninsula with her marine husband & where they operate a small chicken farm & raise their family. The book & movie are more favorites that my Dad shared with me growing up & they make me smile.❤️

LibrarianRyan

LibrarianRyan 👍🤓❤️🎅🏻. Love this movie. I didn't know it was a book. 6y

DebinHawaii @LibrarianRyan Yes! The book is fun. She wrote several other books too. 👍📚 6y

rubyslippersreads ❤️❤️❤️ this book! I'm glad all of her books are back in print now. 6y

DebinHawaii @rubyslippersreads Me too. I am going to try reworking a reread of this one & maybe some others in. (She says...trying not to look at her TBR piles...)📚📚😬📚📚📚 6y

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Pam.Kokomo

The Egg and I | Betty MacDonald

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Hilarious!!

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CindyMyLifeIsLit

The Egg and I | Betty MacDonald

Here are some of my most treasured reads. All of these are books I read in my youth, and some are ones that introduced me to new genres and forever altered my reading landscape. #welllovedreads, #riotgram, #riotgrams

Texreader ❤️ The Stand. 7y

CindyMyLifeIsLit @Texreader My favorite SK, with It a very close second. 7y

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JennyReadsBooks

The Egg and I | Betty MacDonald

How could I not stop to eat at a book-ish inspired restaurant? Enjoyed a tasty breakfast-for-lunch meal in Issaquah this afternoon.

#theeggandi #theeggandus #bettymacdonald #bookishnames #breakfastfood

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