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The Murmur of Bees
The Murmur of Bees | Sofía Segovia
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TheEllieMo
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Mehso-so

I expected to love this, and I did for the first half or so, but I started to find it overly long.
The earlier chapters, covering the time of the Spanish ‘flu, was interesting and highly readable. There is some beautiful prose in the novel, but in my opinion it needed some editing; it could easily have 100 or more pages cut out without affecting the narrative.

Fifth finish for #Rushathon

@Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

Itchyfeetreader I have this on my kindle from a long ago offer 7mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 7mo
Andrew65 Well done ðŸ‘ðŸ‘👠7mo
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Amor4Libros
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Pickpick

I will not lie and say that reading this book was a struggle for me sometimes, I wanted to give up so many times. But I‘m glad I persisted, such a beautiful story!

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jewright ¿Lee en español? Estoy tratando aprender español. 8mo
Amor4Libros @jewright ¡Si! El español es mi primer idioma ? 8mo
Reggie This was really slow but I did enjoy it. 8mo
Amor4Libros @Reggie Yes, so slow! But the writing was so beautiful and by the time I really wanted to give up I was already at 70%, so I took a break, skipped last Sunday‘s discussion and just finished the whole thing on Monday morning 😂 8mo
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Amor4Libros
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This is my second attempt with this book. Joined a buddy read to see if it helped with my reading experience and I‘m already behind 😅

Haven‘t DNF‘d because I‘m starting to see the potential of a great story (currently at 28%). I will also not start a new book until I catch up lol

Texreader I loved this book so much. I hope it finally grabs your attention! 8mo
Amor4Libros @Texreader Happy to report that I am now at 38% and very invested in the story! 🙌ðŸ½ðŸ™‚ 8mo
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TheEllieMo
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

Texreader If you haven‘t read this one yet, I hope you do soon. It is fantastic!! 10mo
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LoverOfLearning
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Pickpick

I will always reccomended this book.

The story is incredible and the ending is tear worthy. Read it 3 years ago and I still think about this.

5 stars now and forever.
There is a slow start so don't let that put you off.

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KristiAhlers
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Pickpick

I found this read to be very engaging and I'm a suckered for a family-esq saga. The writing is very lyrical and I didn't feel much if anything was lost with the translation. I selected this for #Mexico Read for the #ReadTheAmericas2023 challenge. Truly a solid 🌟🌟🌟🌟 read. #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Librarybelle Good choice! 12mo
Reggie I really liked this but it definitely had a slower pace than I‘m used to. 12mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 12mo
KristiAhlers @Reggie I think that's why I sometimes like saga like stories because they can be a bit slower. 12mo
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Daisey
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Pickpick

This book had a slow start, but once I became familiar with all of the family, I was fully invested in their story. I thoroughly enjoyed the magical realism in this story that included a boy always accompanied by bees and able to sense the future.

#ReadingTheAmericas2023 #Mexico #ReadingTheWorld #ReadTheWorld #translated #audiobook

Daisey This is also my #Roll100 book 67. 13mo
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BookwormM
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Pickpick

#ReadARoundTheWorld #Mexico

This is a touching story with magical realism and real history blended deliciously together to make a compelling narrative and an engaging family saga.

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Currey
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#Readingtheamericas2023 #Mexico I have not read many Mexican authors but the ones I have read tend to make the peasants and tenant farmers the heroes of the revolutionary story. Here we have a story about owners holding onto their land. Truly the book is a touch slow, a touch too sentimental, a bit too much magical realism with sentient bees. However, there is a fully realized female character and a simple reading style that I loved.

TorieStorieS I‘m planning on listening to this one this month! 1y
TorieStorieS I‘m planning on listening to this one later this month! 1y
BarbaraBB Fab review. I am super intrigued now! 1y
rockpools Oh, this sounds good! And it happens to be on my kindle… 1y
BookwormM I love magical realism and sentimentality 🤣🤣 1y
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julieclair
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The prodigal book is finally making its way back to you, @sprainedbrain . Going out in tomorrow‘s mail (via media mail). Thanks for your patience in letting me keep it all this time, but I am finally admitting defeat. 🙠However, I really loved the 1/3 of it I did read, and hope to finish it some day. 🤞I‘m ordering my own copy. 🙂

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Evita
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Pickpick

4 out of 5

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kissmehardy
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So glad this got chosen for my book club! We're going to have a lot to discuss from this for sure. The start was a little slow for me, but oh, my heart was hurting by the time I finished. #literaryfiction #workintranslation

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Readergrrl
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How do I say how much I enjoyed this novel?! Just beautiful and I‘m buying another copy to keep in my personal library. The writing was reminiscent of Isabel Allende and I found myself stopping occasionally just to savor a passage. Lovely story with characters who grew on me and a plot that allowed me to escape into the story without looking back. The beginning was a tad slow, but once hooked, I couldn‘t stop reading! 4.5/5â­ï¸
#LMPBC
#GroupO

sprainedbrain I‘m so glad you loved it! I got the Allende vibes as well â¤ï¸ 2y
Readergrrl @sprainedbrain I really did!! Just lovely! Thank you for sharing! 2y
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Readergrrl @julieclair I just read your email to me. I was a little busy this May and June and it took me longer to finish than expected, but I just popped it in the mail to you today. Once I sat down with this novel, I just flew through it! I think you‘ll love it. My apologies for its delay! 2y
julieclair Looking forward to reading it! No worries about the delay… I have plenty of other books to read, lol. I was just worried it may have “disappeared†from my mailbox… we have been having some problems with that in my neighborhood lately. 🙠2y
BookBosomed1 I sent the next two books to you today. @sprainedbrain sent one early to me, so they are now ready for you. Should be there Wed/Thurs 2y
julieclair Just starting this one today. Not sure where June went! Hoping it‘s okay for me to be late in returning it to you, @sprainedbrain . This has been such a fun group! I‘ve enjoyed reading with you ladies for my first #LMPBC. @BookBosomed1 @Readergrrl Many thanks to @suvata for hosting this wonderful activity! 2y
LoverOfLearning This is one of my favorite books of all time. Yes the word beautiful fits so perfectly to describe this novel especially the ending. 2y
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Readergrrl
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I have my next #LMPBC #GroupO book in hand! Thanks, @BookBosomed1 ! I‘m looking forward to reading this one!!

LoverOfLearning SUCH A GOOD BOOK! Don't be alarm that the beginning in slow, it's introducing you to the characters. But the rest of the book ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ I'm so glad this book is finally getting the credit it deserves. 🙌 2y
WorldsOkayestStepMom I LOVED this book!! Hope you enjoy it too! 2y
sprainedbrain I hope you like it as much as I did! â¤ï¸ 2y
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Bren912 I loved this read and hope you will love all the characters as much as I did! (edited) 2y
LoverOfLearning If I could warp this book into 1 single word it would be "beautiful". ? 2y
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sprainedbrain
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This book was much more than I was expecting and took me a while to get through… and so I‘m a day late sending it out for #LMPBC group O. 😬

It most definitely fits our planned magical realism, and it‘s so beautifully written. For me, an enchanting, slow burn of a story. I hope you all like it!

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(Cat bath has been in progress for at least the last 10 chapters, and continues now! 😂)

Prairiegirl_reading Here is another sitting in my audible library!! Lol. Anyway, just wanted to say that your cat is ADORABLE!!!! 😻 2y
sprainedbrain @Prairiegirl_reading Funny story… this one has been sitting on my kindle for years, but then I had to buy a physical copy to send for #LMPBC. 😜 2y
Prairiegirl_reading @sprainedbrain it‘s too easy to forget them if it‘s not a physical copy! 2y
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julieclair Looking forward to my turn at this one! I think I'll be last, so I'll have the benefit of everyone's notes as I read. So fun! And... your cat is so cute! 😻 2y
emz711 You sold me! #toomuchtbr 2y
AlaMich Cat bath! You‘re a braver woman than I ever was!!! 😾 2y
BookBosomed1 @sprainedbrain Rec‘vd the book! 2y
Readergrrl I‘ll be sending mine out tomorrow! Sorry for the delay, everyone. March came in like a lion and has left like a crazed banshee!!! Whooo!! 2y
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squirrelbrain
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Mehso-so

I‘m afraid I didn‘t love this book as much as many other Littens seem to do. I‘m not keen on magical realism as a rule, but I think it was more to do with the disjointed narrative in the first half of the book. The blurb implied it was Simonopio‘s story, but there were so many threads with different leading characters I couldn‘t figure out the narrative arc.

Yes, the second half picked up a bit but by then I‘d already lost most of my interest.

squirrelbrain At least I finished and it‘s another off the TBR! @Caroline2 🤣 2y
Librariana It's a shame when that happens... losing interest halfway through. But great attitude about it! Another book off your TBR â˜ºï¸ 2y
Caroline2 Well done for finishing! I‘ve stalled, I don‘t want to pick it back up so I think it‘s going to be a bail for me. I‘m struggling with the snow flower book too. 🤦â€â™€ï¸ 2y
squirrelbrain Oops @caroline2 - I meant to tell you the other day that I tried the first chapter of snow flower and decided it just wasn‘t for me. 😬 This is all because I said how well our #extendedbuddyread was going and how much I was enjoying it! 2y
Caroline2 😆 how funny! Yeah I‘m bailing on that too. Oh well. Onwards and upwards for April then! 😃 👠2y
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squirrelbrain
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How are you getting on with our #buddyread? @Caroline2

Im about 40% in, and I‘m kind of enjoying it, but have a couple of frustrations.

I can‘t figure out whose story it is. The blurb seems to imply that the book is all about Simonopio but so far it‘s more about Beatriz, the nana or even Antonio. I guess linked to this is what is the story actually meant to be about? It‘s meandering rather a lot and there doesn‘t seem to be a plot.

Caroline2 Yeah I‘m starting to struggle. I liked it in the beginning but now there are too many characters and I don‘t care about any of them?! 🤷â€â™€ï¸ going to give it another go but then I may have to bail…. 🤦â€â™€ï¸ 2y
squirrelbrain You have my permission to bail @Caroline2 ! You know me though…I‘ll probably struggle on until the bitter end…! 🤣 2y
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Caroline2
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This is my March TBR stack.
(Subject to change depending on my mood, how I feel, the weather, what side of bed I get out of, what I‘m wearing and many other factors. 😬 ) #authoramonth #buddyread

rockpools That looks like a lovely heap. I look forward to co-ordinating outfits 😠2y
squirrelbrain Looking forward to our #buddyread! 2y
squirrelbrain Ooh, the Lisa See is a potential that I bookmarked on Scribd, if you fancy buddy reading that? I‘m reading a NF of hers anyway but wanted to do one fiction at least… so this may be it! 2y
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Caroline2 @squirrelbrain oh yay!! Two buddy reads! Well up for it! 😜 👠2y
Caroline2 @rockpools Ha! Watch this space!! 😆 2y
tokorowilliamwallace I dabble in multiple different books, genres, and subjects each day, since my moods are ever-shifting and I'm a terribly slow reader. 2y
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sprainedbrain
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Hello, group O! Here are some books I have that I think work for magical realism.

Please let me know if you‘ve already read any of these (I may be one of the few who hasn‘t read Like Water for Chocolate), if there are any you definitely don‘t want to read, or if any particularly strike your fancy. I will tag the other 5 in comments. 😊

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BookBosomed1 I‘ve read Like Water; Murmur of Bees is on my TBR so I am particularly interested in that one but I‘ll be fine with any. 2y
Readergrrl I‘ve read both Like Water for Chocolate and Piranesi (loved both), but I‘d be happy with anything (even a reread). 2y
julieclair Any of these would be great! 2y
sprainedbrain @BookBosomed1 @Readergrrl @julieclair ok, I‘m going with The Murmur of Bees! ðŸ 2y
BookBosomed1 @sprainedbrain 🙌ðŸ»â¤ï¸ 2y
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rachaich
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I received this through a book club secret swap.
Really gorgeous cover and the blurb reads appealingly.
It's a different type of cover paper, feels odd when you tough it...

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IndoorDame
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audraelizabeth This is on my list tbr. 2y
IndoorDame @audraelizabeth I recommend it. I got it as a prime free book and it sat on my kindle for almost a year till it showed up on my #NewYearWhoDis rec list. But once I had a reason to move it to the top of my TBR I really enjoyed it! 2y
audraelizabeth Hmm, might need to add it to the list this year. 2y
Clwojick I‘ve had this free kindle book since it was released and still haven‘t read it! 😅 2y
IndoorDame @Clwojick love the free kindle release books. That‘s where I got this too 2y
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IndoorDame
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Clwojick 💖💖💖 2y
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IndoorDame
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Pickpick

This was a surprising blend of historical fiction and magical realism. The best thing about it is that they completely worked together! Both aspects drew me in. The historical aspect was set during the Spanish Flu, so I was immediately drawn to learn more about that, and the mysterious element helped make it a truly unique story. #NewYearWhoDis #MountTBR #PopSugar2022 #OnomatopoeiaInTitle @monalyisha @jen_the_scribe

jen_the_scribe This was one of my favorites from last year, so glad you enjoyed it! 2y
Bren912 Love your first@sentence review! Spot on! 2y
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IndoorDame
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That early morning in October, the baby‘s wails mingled with the cool wind that blew through the trees, with the birdsong, and with the night‘s insects saying their farewell.

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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IndoorDame
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#ThoughtfulThursday @MoonWitch94
Thanks for the tag @Amiable
🔸I‘m reading the tagged book, which is one of my #NewYearWhoDis selections, & I‘m loving it! Really beautiful writing.
🔸My reading goal for 2022 is consistency. Last year there were months when I didn‘t read anything cause of pandemic stress (which is crazy cause reading would have been a great way to deal with the stress)
🔸My 2022 word is resilience
Reading this? You‘re tagged!

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jdiehr
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Pickpick

I hope everyone was able to spend at least a few minutes reading in their pajamas yesterday 😊

'The Murmur of Bees' is a beautifully written book about a mysterious boy, the family who takes him in, and a country in turmoil.

The parts about the deadly flu of 1918 were eery to read.

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TheKidUpstairs
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Pickpick

A beautiful, magical story of family, both born and found, in rural Mexico through the Spanish flu, the Mexican revolution, and Agrarian reforms. The first half dances through history with gorgeous prose, touches of magical realism, heart, heartache, and a refreshingly wry humour. The second half barrels towards the inevitable, breaks your heart to pieces, then stitches them together. Stunning.

#foodandlit #Mexico @Texreader @Butterfinger

TEArificbooks So glad you liked it too. I love that a few of us read it this month. 2y
Texreader Beautiful review and glad you loved it as much as @mdm139 and I did! 2y
Butterfinger Awesome review!!! 2y
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Texreader
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This book of historical fiction is set in Linares, #Mexico. With subtle magical realism, it follows the life of Simonopio, the bees that swaddled him as a babe when he was born, and the family that found and raised him. Simonopio is mostly mute. born with a facial deformity (probably a cleft lip), causing some in his small Mexican town to believe him to be a demon & at least one wishing to kill him. ⬇ï¸

Texreader Simonopio‘s godparents are landowners, who lovingly tend the land, with a number of sharecroppers and their families in a work-to-own arrangement. They rightfully fear Mexico‘s agrarian reforms that threatened to take their ancestral family‘s land and losing all they‘ve worked for. Simonopio, even as a small child, makes himself and his bees the family‘s protectors given his unusual skills to read nature â¬‡ï¸ (edited) 2y
Texreader and the future dangers that the family is to encounter over the years. It‘s an immense task for him, to which he‘s dedicated his life. This is his story and the story of his bees. The storytelling is mesmerizing. The narration was the best I‘ve ever listened to and this book is now a favorite I hope to read again and again. #foodandlit (edited) 2y
tpixie Great review. I remember reading about a book in which a boy was surrounded by bees all the time but I forgot which book it was! Thanks 😊 2y
Texreader @tpixie It‘s so awesome. I hope you love it 2y
tpixie @Texreader I‘ll move it up on my TBR! 2y
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Texreader
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This is the most beautifully narrated book I‘ve ever listened to.

A beautiful book. Brilliantly narrated—the emotions are fierce. Just wow.

This is one I‘ll read again and listen to again and again. I urge everyone who has a heart to go grab this audiobook.

Fortunately I still have two hours to go.

#Mexico #foodandlit @Catsandbooks @Butterfinger

TEArificbooks Definitely a book I didn‘t want to end. I didn‘t want to leave this world. 2y
WJCintron Thanks for sharing! I just added it to my TBR.
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Catsandbooks Adding! 2y
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TEArificbooks
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Pickpick

Read this book for #foodandlit and so glad I did. One of my favorite books I read this year. Definitely in the top two so far. The prose is magical and beautiful and full of quotable life lessons. Wonderful world building and characters. I did not want the book to end. Already ordered the author‘s newest book. @Texreader @Catsandbooks @Butterfinger

BkClubCare That is a lovely endorsement! 2y
Catsandbooks That's so great! 2y
Texreader I‘m almost finished and so far I completely agree. Such a beautiful book 2y
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Texreader What‘s her new book? 2y
TEArificbooks @Texreader it was a Amazon first choice ebook a few months ago so it is free on kindle unlimited. 2y
Texreader @mdm139 Oooh! I found it! I got it too! Thank you! I had no memory of it. Now I‘ve only got two hours left in my audiobook of Murmur. I may stay up tonight to finish it. So glad to hear you loved it till the end. It really is so beautifully written. 2y
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TheKidUpstairs
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"... had she still been the woman of days gone by, before life executed her character by firing squad..."

TEArificbooks This book is beautifully written. I am reading it. Hoping to finish by Tuesday when the new outlander book arrives. However, I am savoring this one. 2y
TheKidUpstairs @mdm139 you're so right. It's beautiful, definitely one to savour. I love how she injects humour into heartache without coming across as glib. I'm so glad that #foodandlit nudged me to pull it off the shelf! 2y
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Texreader
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After a death I‘m the household, adults tried to explain all the crying to a young boy. This made me LOL. A good time for some comic relief

I love this book

#Mexico #foodandlit @Catsandbooks @Butterfinger

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Texreader
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#thoughtfulthursday Thanks @MoonWitch94 for the tag!

📖 tagged
ðŸ the excellent audio from the tagged book
📚 most recently, the undisciplined mix of genres in The Old Drift—it made what could have been an interesting historical fiction of Zambia a very frustrating read

If you haven‘t been tagged please join in! @Catsandbooks @Butterfinger @mdm139 @Jari-chan @AnneCecilie

MoonWitch94 Thanks for playing ðŸ‚📖✨ 2y
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TEArificbooks
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#foodandlit @Texreader @Butterfinger @Catsandbooks chicken burrito bowl. Has chicken, rice, corn, tomatoes, green bell peppers, black beans, Mexican cheese and a family secret sauce.

Catsandbooks Yum! 2y
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Texreader
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Book coincidences again. The book I just finished, The Old Drift for #Zambia, talked about a vaccine for the Virus. My next book, tagged for #Mexico, is talking about a vaccine that doesn‘t exist yet for the Spanish Flu in 1918. And, well, we know what‘s happening in the real world. What a strange set of coincidences that were completely unknown and unplanned. #foodandlit

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TEArificbooks
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Another perk of homeschooling. The kids are riding their bikes with dad as part of Gym and science since we are learning about muscles and how to keep them healthy. I get to read my #foodandlit book and snack on my homemade Christmas trail mix. The book is beautifully written.

Bklover Lovely. Enjoy! 2y
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Texreader
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I am listening to this audiobook for #Mexico #foodandlit and it may be the best narrated book ever. The woman‘s voice conveys so much heart and feeling it just wraps you up in a warm blanket. The male narrator is lovely too. I‘m really enjoying the story too. I‘m not too far into it because I can only listen in the short commute to work and back but tomorrow I‘m traveling out of town to meet a client so I‘m looking forward to listening to it.

jdiehr I think I have this on my Kindle... 2y
Butterfinger We have two of the same titles this month. I'd suggest a buddy read, but you and I are both so busy. I told someone today I couldn't believe it was the 9th and I haven't finished one book yet. 2y
Crazeedi I think I'll try to find this as audio 2y
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Texreader @Crazeedi Her voice is amazing…. At one point I thought she‘d just tear up and start crying. I strongly recommend it. 2y
Texreader @jdiehr I think I do too but I‘m so glad I chose to go with the audiobook. It‘s so beautifully done. 2y
Texreader @Butterfinger ooh that would‘ve been fun but yea this month is really quite bad. What is the second book we‘re both reading? 2y
Butterfinger Shadow of the wind. I'm listening to it so I can commit to that one. I will read Murmur - I just don't know when. 2y
Kammbia1 I have this one my Kindle too. I will have to read it soon. 2y
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Texreader
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I‘m finally getting to #Mexico for #foodandlit and this is my chosen audiobook. I‘ll be putting my #readingasia2021 audiobook about Taiwan on hold so I can read this one during its assigned month. @Butterfinger @Catsandbooks

I‘m having a craving for Mexican food!!

TEArificbooks I might read this one too for #foodandlit. I have two others to pick from. Maybe I will read all three. 2y
Texreader @mdm139 ðŸ‘🻠2y
GingerAntics I misread this title as The Murder of Bees and was a little worried at first. (Was it the murder hornets getting rid of the other stingers in town?!) 😂🤣😂 Luckily, my brain figured it out rather quickly. 2y
Texreader @GingerAntics 😂😂😂 2y
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jen_the_scribe
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Oh, how this one toyed with my emotions. It had me falling in love with these characters, feeling like I was part of their family, and then it absolutely broke my heart. I have no other words.

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jen_the_scribe
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"Because one night, between one sweet sounding song and another, she understood that while life offers no guarantees, sometimes it does offer gifts."

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jen_the_scribe
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“…one should never contradict an act of love.â€

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jen_the_scribe
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My next listen 😊

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Allthebookclubs
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Set in 1917 in Northeast Mexico, this novel takes you through one family‘s journey as a baby was found under a bridge and then the Spanish Flu decimates their town. The baby, who was described as having a cleft pallet without it actually being called that has a relationship with a hive of bees who end up saving him and his adopted family more than once. Book 38 in 2020

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DivineDiana
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April Reads

Fiction -3
Nonfiction-2
Women Authors- 3
Audio-2
Countries: Chile, Mexico, Spain

Most Fascinating- Leonardo Da Vinci

Leftcoastzen Hi! Wondered about you , glad to see your posts! 3y
DivineDiana @Leftcoastzen Hello! Thank you! It feels good to be back. â¤ï¸ 3y
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JGadz11
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When your friends went ahead and got creative with social distancing and Book Club.🤣🤣🤣 #neighborly

LoverOfLearning I loved loved loved this book. What do you think of it? 3y
JGadz11 @LoverOfLearning I‘m not very far in, just to Chapter 3. Have been reading 11 books at once, and started a new job this week, so my reading suffered.â˜ºï¸ So far, I love it though - love the turns of phrase, and it feels like magic realism! 3y
LoverOfLearning @JGadz11 it definitely is magical realism! It's a slow start be warned but it introduces you to a ton of characters and makes the ending that much better. And I do that too! Reading a ton of books at once 😂 3y
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suvata
The Murmur of Bees | Sofía Segovia
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Mehso-so

A little tedious but not a bad story. Maybe something was lost in translation.

From https://nnlm.gov/all-of-us/nnlm-reading-club/murmur-bees

“Set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution and the devastating influenza of 1918, The Murmur of Bees captures both the fate of a country in flux and the destiny of one family that has put their love, faith, and future in the unbelievable.â€

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The Murmur of Bees | Sofía Segovia
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Audible‘s deal of the day is this translated Mexican fiction novel in case you want to stock up for #foodandlit #Mexico. @Butterfinger (Because I already owned it on Kindle, my Audible version only cost $1.99–great deal!)

Chrissyreadit @Butterfinger imagine my surprise to find I already own it! (Shocking I‘m sure to not have a clue as to what I own on kindle) so this is a definite read for me for Mexico! 3y
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bnp Thanks for the tag. Would you believe my library has this in Spanish, but not an English edition. Sigh. Runs off to find out if the Latin American Association is offering classes - Spanish classes were a long time ago. 3y
Butterfinger That is great @Chrissyreadit - I think I have it too. I think I got it form the Free World Lit Day or something. @bnp that is great that they have something for the Spanish readers. Can't believe they don't have the translation. 3y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I got this during one of the past Kindle in Translation free books offerings. 3y
Chrissyreadit @Butterfinger I bet that is how I have it also! 3y
Chrissyreadit And it looks like it is available on kindle unlimited. 3y
IndoorDame @Chrissyreadit @Butterfinger Great minds think alike. It‘s on my kindle too! 😊 3y
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El murmullo de las abejas | Sofía Segovia

“—Mira, Francisco. Tienes que prometerme una cosa —le diría mi mamá a mi papá durante el año de luto de su yerno—, si me muero en este año, no se les vaya a ocurrir esperar para que se casen Carmen y Antonio. Si seguimos así, se les puede ir la vida entera con tanto moridero. La vida no espera a nadie y la muerte nos lleva a todos.â€

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