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I made myself finish a stack of books that have been lingering around for far too long, as for one reason and another I was avoiding them. Hence a few weeks of odd reads - some books started but given up on, nothing grabbing my interest. Anyway, the lingering stack is now read and so I‘m rewarding myself with one of my very favourites, Anne Tyler. She writes quietly quirky characters in such a lovely, comforting way, like no one else. Loved this

Fair making my way through these Tyler's 📚

Just finished my first Anne Tyler novel last night!
I thoroughly enjoyed it. Easy to read, funny & thought provoking.
The everyday life of Barnaby, his past, his present, the people around him & his relationships & attitudes to them & to life. Easily relatable with insights to youth, humanity, pride & the elderly. I was moved by Barnaby. He reminded me of Holden Caufield in Catcher in the Rye.
A great introduction! I can't wait to read another AT

I picked this book up last week from the opshop, (my favorite place to book hunt) along with 64 other books!! Yeah I know, but it was a 3 for $1 sale, how could I resist.
Well after a satisfying few days of cataloging my entire collection of books, I began this novel by Anne Tyler. Her 14th novel. I have 3 others of hers waiting to be discovered but this one spoke to me. It drew me in since the very 1st page. Can't put it down. Highly recommended!

Jetlagged and hungry, I waited patiently until the decent hour of 6 to finally go downstairs at my in-laws' to devour a bakzhang or rice dumpling or 粽子 with meat and chestnuts wrapped in some long leaves in the shape of a pyramid and cooked by steaming or boiling. And an Anne Tyler book and some Yorkshire Gold with milk.