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#AudioIroning
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squirrelbrain
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My #bookreport is exactly the same as my forecast this week (with the addition of Will Smith) so I thought I‘d add some cake to the picture to make it more interesting!

Loved Tirra Lirra, and also Say Nothing, which I still need to post a review for.

Fran Lebowitz and The Great Mistake are still ongoing, and I just started Will on audio this morning. #audioironing

TrishB Enjoy ❤️ 2y
Cathythoughts Books look good. Cake is always interesting 👍😁 2y
Cinfhen I LOVED Will on audio and I‘m a fan of cake!!! So this is just happiness on a screen for me 😉 2y
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squirrelbrain
Bellman & Black: A Novel | Diane Setterfield
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Getting through this #nywd book on audio much more quickly than expected… poor puppy has an upset tummy so I‘m sitting with him in the kitchen in case he needs to go outside in a hurry. 😬

#audiocolouring

To make matters worse, he had learnt which door to use to go out but the handle broke this morning so he has to go out a different way! 😱

Anyway, the book is fab! @julesG - I think you‘d really like this, if you haven‘t read it already.

julesG I like the colouring book. And will check out the book you're listening to. 2y
rockpools Poor Henry 🙁. I do like your tree though 🌞 2y
RaeLovesToRead Hope puppy gets well soon 💕 Audiocolouring... I'm totally going to have to try some of these audio ideas out! 2y
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youneverarrived Oh bless him 🤍 this is so pretty! 2y
squirrelbrain @RaeLovesToRead - I can‘t do anything too concentratey whilst listening, but I also do #audioironing, #audiocooking and, of course, #audiowalking! 2y
squirrelbrain @julesG the colouring book is a Johanna Basford one; I think she does beautiful books. 2y
RaeLovesToRead I like the idea of audiowalking and also audiopuzzling! If I'm doing housework I prefer something I can dance along to 😅😅💃 2y
Megabooks Oh dear. I hope he feels better! 2y
Caroline2 Oh no! Poor Henry!! 🤦‍♀️ 2y
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Joint #bookreport and #weeklyforecast. I‘ve been *really* slumpy this week, only wanting to read magazines or watch TV, which isn‘t like me at all!

Actually, audio has been working really well for me and I loved both Magpie and Before You Knew My Name; Matrix is great so far, I started it whilst #audioironing earlier.

I was enjoying Fresh Water but didn‘t feel like picking it up, but it suddenly grabbed me last night so maybe slump is over!

Cinfhen I LOVED this one but it did take some time to become completely immersed 3y
Cinfhen Audio for Matrix is SO GOOD!!! 3y
TrishB Good plans. I loved Freshwater and am in the middle of Matrix too 👍🏻 3y
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Cathythoughts I‘m still reading Mrs. March ., a week later … slump X a million. I‘m loving it .. concentration is my problem, I‘m day dreaming 🙄… Looking forward to Matrix 👍🏻 (edited) 3y
Cathythoughts And Helen , Thankyou for your lovely words & card , you‘re very kind & good XXX 3y
squirrelbrain You‘re more than welcome @Cathythoughts! 😘But What is it with these slumps at the moment?! 😬 3y
BarbaraBB So many books I‘m looking forward to- I hope they‘ll do the job‘ 3y
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#weeklyforecast

I hope to finish Empire of Pain in the next day or two- it‘s so good so far. Touch the Dragon is for #thailand #readingasia2021 - it‘s pretty interesting.

I just started listening to Malibu Rising and need to do some #audioironing shortly. I‘m planning to start With the End in Mind shortly.

Hope everyone has a good week!

rockpools An interesting week ahead - lots of nonfiction at the mo! Have a good week Helen 🐿 3y
TrishB Enjoy your reading ❤️ 3y
BarbaraBB Enjoy 🤍 3y
squirrelbrain Hope you all have a fab week too friends! @rockpools @TrishB @BarbaraBB 3y
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#bookreport

I finished the top 3 this week - all good reads but none of them ‘5 star‘.

Over halfway through Palestinian Walks, for #readingasia2021. I found the Duggal on Scribd, as it‘s on this Monday‘s Between The Covers on BBC2 - good so far.

Just started On Chapel Sands this morning. #audioironing

TrishB Good week 👏🏻 3y
Cinfhen Great progress 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3y
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#bookreport

Another good reading week... absolutely loved Betty and enjoyed the other 3 that I finished this week too.

Of the two ongoing books, The Gates of Damascus took a while to get into but now it‘s settled into more a rhythm so hopefully that will be another good one. I‘m listening to Leave the World Behind and really liking it so far. #audioironing

Susanita Audioironing! 🤣🤣 3y
Cathythoughts Oh that‘s good to hear about Betty ... just started as my audio/ walking book ... 3y
Oryx I really like Leave the World Behind. Looking forward to your review 3y
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Cinfhen I did Leave the World on audio too....I thought it was great on audio. 3y
Cinfhen Ohhhh, Betty on audio!!! Whoa...be prepared for some heartache @Cathythoughts 😭😭😭😭 (edited) 3y
squirrelbrain Oof that‘ll be tough on audio @Cathythoughts ☹️ but it is sooo good! (edited) 3y
squirrelbrain It makes it almost bearable @Susanita 3y
Susanita It‘s probably my least favorite chore. 3y
TrishB Good week 👍🏻 3y
Caroline2 Ohhh 😯 I‘ve heard good things about leave the world behind. 3y
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squirrelbrain
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I finished 2 books that I forecasted for this week, and also made great progress on two others.

Read most of Hamnet whilst at the hairdressers yesterday morning, and listened to a lot of The Switch this morning whilst batch cooking bolognese. #audiocooking

Both of the ‘nearly finished‘ books are on November‘s #bookspinbingo board so can‘t finish either until tomorrow. Damn, that means I can‘t do the ironing until then! #audioironing 🤣

Cinfhen Ha!! I understand the dilemma perfectly 💗 3y
Cathythoughts Great progress 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I have some ironing here too if you run out 🤣 3y
Amiable I‘m reading “Hamnet” right now, too. 3y
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KarenUK What @Cathythoughts said! 😉 3y
squirrelbrain You two are naughty @Cathythoughts @KarenUK ! Anyway, I‘ve done the calculations and time remaining in audiobook = height of ironing pile and there‘s no room for manoeuvre! 3y
squirrelbrain It took me a couple of chapters to get into it @Amiable but now I‘m loving it! 3y
TrishB Jealous you got to the hairdressers! My app is next week and they‘ll be shut ☹️ can‘t fit me in before Thursday either. Hope job going well. 3y
squirrelbrain Yes, I timed that rather well didn‘t I?! @TrishB 3y
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Only one book finished this week, which is what I expected due to new job.

I‘ve nearly finished Saint X though, which I‘m loving. Did some #audioironing this morning and I‘m going to do some #audiotidying now, to finish it off.

The Midnight Library arrived on Libby earlier this week and I think I‘m about halfway through that.

None of the above are on my #bookspinbingo board so they‘ll be free spaces when they‘re finished!

Caroline2 Oh what‘s the midnight library like? Is it any good?? 🤔 4y
squirrelbrain Yes, I‘m really liking it so far @Caroline2. I‘m going to email you this weekend - promise! It‘s just been a bit hectic this week. 4y
Caroline2 Oh good! No worries and no rush. 😉 I hope your first week has gone well tho. 😀 4y
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Darthdad I‘m enjoying the Midnight Library as well. Really interesting read 4y
Cinfhen How‘s the new job?!?!?!? 4y
squirrelbrain It‘s very clever isn‘t it @Darthdad ? 4y
squirrelbrain It‘s going well so far @Cinfhen - thanks for asking! I‘m enjoying it but there‘s a lot to do and a lot to learn.... 4y
Darthdad @squirrelbrain yes it‘s very very clever. I think I‘m enjoying it so much largely because of how much I‘ve thought in the past oh I wonder how much different my life would be if I had done this instead of that. Haig does this in such an interesting and creative way. 4y
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My June roundup....another good month in terms of both numbers of books and, more importantly, quality of books.

Who‘d have thought I‘d listen to 5 audiobooks in a month?! This is me who, at the beginning of the year, hadn‘t listened to even 1 audiobook and ‘didn‘t like‘ them!

And, of my 4 faves in the month! 3 were on audio! 🎧🎧🎧

TrishB Good month 👍🏻 4y
Cathythoughts Well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4y
SamanthaMarie Haha, maybe I should dive into audiobooks and give it a try. That's quite an endorsement!!! 4y
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squirrelbrain Yes, give it a go @SamanthaMarie - I was very ‘anti‘ before - now I‘m not! 😁 4y
Caroline2 Wow that a fab month. I still need to try out audio books! 😆 4y
squirrelbrain Yes, give it a go @Caroline2 - I particularly like #audioironing! 4y
Caroline2 @squirrelbrain 😆 I wanna try some #audiocooking too! 😀 👍 4y
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rabbitprincess
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Went clothes "shopping" at my aunt-in-law's yesterday. She is clearing out her closets and gave me a box of clothes to take away. I was able to keep between 85 and 90% of it -- a few things were too big or not really my style. Now to do a bit of #AudioIroning!

Mrsann2000 Love this!! 5y
rabbitprincess @Mrsann2000 I feel super energized and productive today! 😄👍🏼 5y
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