Lessons in Fusion

Lessons in Fusion: A Novel | Primrose Madayag Knazan

When I say #auldlangspine is my favorite reading event every year, I mean that I have participated in every iteration of this event & it‘s the thing I most look forward to in January. Some of my all time favorite books have come from this event.
Here are my favorites from the past years:
2024 @Karisimo The Eyes & The Impossible
2023 @xicanti Lessons in Fusion
2022 @JackOBotts Sigh,Gone
2021 @BarbaraJean How Long ‘til Black Future Month
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MeganAnn 2020 4thhouseontheleft (who doesn‘t seem to be on Litsy anymore? Or changed their handle) Far From the Tree. (edited) 3w

MeganAnn 2019 @TheKidUpstairs The Namesake. And 2018 @monalyisha Bellweather Rhapsody in the original #freakyfriday event. (edited) 3w

MeganAnn Every single one of these titles made it on my year‘s list of favorites. Although for some of these years it was hard to choose just one favorite book! Thanks to all of my matches for exposing me to such great reads! & thanks to @TheKidUpstairs and @Amiable for the inspiration to post my favorites! (edited) 3w

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TheKidUpstairs I love seeing the domino books - I think I read Bellweather Rhapsody from your list, I never knew it came from @monalyisha 😁 3w

Zuhkeeyah Ooo I spy a book from the list you gave me this year! @meganann 3w

MeganAnn @TheKidUpstairs I love the domino books too! There have been several books I‘ve read based off @monalyisha‘s recommendations or reviews over the years that have ended up on my favorites list. She has stellar taste! 3w

MeganAnn @Zuhkeeyah definitely! There‘s a couple from my list that I read for #auldlangspine last year. It was hard to choose just one favorite! 3w

monalyisha Thanks, Megan(s)! 🥰 3w

Karisimo I‘m so sad that I didn‘t get my list put together in time to participate this year 😢 3w

BarbaraJean I love this!! I'll have to go back and look at my favorites over the years. I read and loved Far from the Tree from your list, and it went onto my list the following year. Auld Lang Spine is the gift that keeps on giving!! 3w

JackOBotts I love this, @MeganAnn ~ while I‘m not part of the fun this year, you can bet I‘m peeking at past year matches to screen shot their & their match‘s lists! 💜 Happy reading. And Thank You for such a great list in our year. 🙌🏼 (edited) 3w

MeganAnn @Karisimo it‘s always such a busy time of year! Check out @JackOBotts comment. I‘ve been having so much fun looking at everyone‘s lists and adding to my TBR. A fun way to semi-participate even though you didn‘t get in on the official event. And I‘d love to see a list of your favorites for the year if you do get a chance to put one together! 3w

MeganAnn @JackOBotts that‘s such a lovely idea! I love looking at everyone‘s lists. Happy reading and thanks back to you for a wonderful list as well! Sigh, Gone remains one of my absolute favorite books. 3w

MeganAnn @BarbaraJean it was lovely to revisit all these past lists and choose my favorites. It also made me realize there are still a lot of titles on those lists I want to read and haven‘t gotten to yet! 3w

Karisimo Thanks @MeganAnn I think I will do that! 3w

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Karisimo

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I have to say I don't usually love stories that take on social issues so directly, but this one was enjoyable! The main character is so likable and the cooking competition reality show was a lot of fun. And such good food descriptions! Thanks to @MeganAnn and her #AuldLangSpine list for bringing it to my attention! Also thanks to @monalyisha !

MeganAnn I‘m glad you liked it!! 😊 The food descriptions and cooking competition had me hooked. And I appreciated the way the author handled the issues in this one. 10mo

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MeganAnn

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This has been patiently waiting on my shelf since January when I bought it for #auldlangspine …
I picked it up this morning and have spent the entire day reading, swept up in Sarah‘s (pronounced SAH-reh) story of food, family and finding her cultural identity. I‘ve stumbled across a few books recently that dealt with themes of family and food, how love is expressed through food and also culture. This was the perfect fit to continue those themes.⬇️

xicanti, monalyisha

MeganAnn I think perhaps I would have loved it no matter when I read it. But today it feels especially right, like the book knew I needed to wait for now to put it all together. All this to say I loved this book! It‘s going on my favorites list for the year and I‘m going to recommend it to so many people! @xicanti ‘s review is also excellent if you want more info - check it out! 2y

xicanti ❤️❤️❤️ 2y

Karisimo I‘m starting it tonight! 11mo

MeganAnn @Karisimo oooh yay!!! I can‘t wait to see your review. 11mo

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MeganAnn

Lessons in Fusion: A Novel | Primrose Madayag Knazan

😍 this excellent #auldlangspine list from @xicanti 🎉
I haven‘t read a single book off this list yet, but several are on my TBR. There‘s also several new to me titles that look fascinating including the tagged book.

The tagged + The Archive of Alternate Endings are the two new titles I‘m most excited about. Hoping for some Xmas book money to order them. Everything else pictured my library has. The rest on the list aren‘t available to me now. ⬇️

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MeganAnn @xicanti I love some of the similarities between our lists! We both have a different Colson Whitehead book on our list. And a variety of romance titles. Alexis Hall‘s Boyfriend Material almost made it on my list as well! (If I had 21 spots it would‘ve been there, but it was a tough call to narrow down). The description of Exciting Times reminds a little bit of Fault Lines off my list even though they‘re different storylines. 2y

xicanti I‘m really glad you gave me to push to read more Whitehead in January. My first experience with him was awesome. He doesn‘t care about the reader‘s comfort at all if it‘d mean masking the truth, and I really respect that. I hope you‘ll love The Underground Railroad too, and find some other stuff to love! Good luck sourcing the two that caught your eye but aren‘t at the library! 2y

MeganAnn @xicanti yes, I feel the same way about Whitehead! The Nickel Boys was awesome and I‘ve been meaning to pick up The Underground Railroad but keep putting it off because I know it‘s not a comfortable read. I‘m so glad we can give each other that push too. 2y

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xicanti

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I hadn‘t heard of LESSONS IN FUSION before it caught my eye on the shelf, but it sucked me straight in. There‘s so much here: delicious food, strong families with rough patches, cool friendships, Judaism, intense Winnipegness, pandemic realities, and a lot about tokenism in media. Primrose Madayag Knazan‘s characters make the best choices they know how to make—and when they mess up, they learn to do better. 4.5 stars.

xicanti Also of note: this is a YA novel where the protagonist is invested in connecting with her family and winning a cooking show, not finding love. I know a lot of y‘all want more books in that vein. 2y

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xicanti

Lessons in Fusion: A Novel | Primrose Madayag Knazan

I‘m hoping to sink into this Jewish Filipinx-Canadian reality cooking show novel tonight! Casey agrees it‘s off to a promising start. He‘s promised not to lick it while I read, even though it‘s a big ask. Something on the spine calls to him.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Too cute 🐶 2y

xicanti @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks he‘s got peak puppy dog eyes tonight. 2y

dylanisreading My dogs love licking my library books too. Must be all the new smells. 2y

xicanti @dylanisreading they‘ve gotta test the books out, just in case. 2y

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