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While pregnant with her second child, Cusk decides to write how it was to be pregnant and become a mother. Cusk gives the unfiltered truth according to her, and not everyone took lightly to that.

What I took away from is was that it doesn‘t matter how many books you read about this, your pregnancy and child will not the fit what‘s written. And how hard that can be to figure things out and how lonely it can being alone with a child.

I am rereading the older books in the series alongside continuing with the new ones I haven‘t read yet. Meg is a blacksmith, and her craft features heavily (ha!) in both of these that are incredibly similar in setting and I just happened to read back to back! Falcon takes place at a Ren Faire and Flamingos at a Revolutionary Reenactment. In both you have Faulk (her mentor) & Tad, and Meg‘s dad as enthusiastic temporally-appropriate medical ⬇️

While it is true that the AI is a better character than any of the human character and it is very dry, it does explain everything clearly and gives you a lot to think about. This is what books and Arthur C. Clarke can do really well. Ask big questions and really make you think.

Check out our discussion about it on our Mind Duck Books Podcast ep.60: https://bit.ly/3S8tGMB

#2001 #space #odyssey #arthur #clarke

While not as strong for me as others in the series so far, there are so many personal thoughts and feelings from the characters in this book. Shifting perceptions culminate in a disastrous conclusion. Close-knit village, murdered fishermen, and a Brunetti who tries to get to the bottom of the silence and secrets. Quick read for me. #192025 #2001

Inspector Rebus investigates the disappearance of a young woman who was involved in a mysterious online game. I liked the complexity of the mystery and the multiple facets of the investigation that involved several of Rebus's colleagues.

#EasterOMC @Clwojick @LadyKatrina
#AwesomeApril @Andrew65
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#192025 #2001 @Librarybelle

The best way to kick off the Christmas season. I love the book. I love the movie. It makes me laugh and brings me so much joy. #winterreadathon #19822022 #2001

Ali‘s friend Kaunda doesn‘t cry when her husband dies. He had not been a good man and abused her so why should she be sad? Because her in-laws demand it, because that‘s the way things are supposed to go in rural #Namibia. Based on this main storyline, this novel explores the status of women in traditional Namibian society. A very good read. I am learning so much about Africa!

#ReadingAfrica2022 🇳🇦 #1982022 #2001

Set in Appalachian mountains this book perfectly combines intimate stories of people into the bigger story about nature and how fragile/sensitive eco-system is. Very nice story that makes you think about your own attitude towards nature …
#Booked2022 #EcoFeminist
#AuthorAMonth
#19822022 #2001

#2001

Oh, how I loved this book!! I loved everything about it, especially all of the wonderfully fabulous literary references! I don't usually end up reading the sequels to books, but I have a feeling I'll read what happens next in the life of Thursday Next. 📚

#BookRiotReadHarderChallenge2019: alternate history novel
#ReadingThroughTheYears192021 #2001