Litsy

I am enjoying this book so much. Simple writing, but beautiful descriptions with oral traditions honored. I don't want to return it to the library.
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I must really admire the style of Norse Sagas.

TheBookHippie Happens to me a lot with food and lit books!! 10h

Butterfinger @TheBookHippie yes. The only food mentioned in this book is dried reindeer meat and the occasional stranded whale, which I just realized wouldn't be like fish, but red meat. According to one of the characters. I found out from this challenge that I like the magical realism of some South American classics. 7h

TheBookHippie @Butterfinger I like it off and on as well- magic realism, for me I think it has to fit the culture. Don‘t they eat reindeer in Finland? 1h

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Call of the North: An Explorer's Journey to the North Pole | Jean Malaurie

I made a version of suaasat - originally a seal meat stew/soup - using beef, onion, carrots, potatoes and a handful of pearl barley (also a bay leaf, some thyme & stock cubes). It feels odd having a winter stew in the middle of a heatwave, but it was nice, although prob. quite different from the authentic dish 😊 I guess I'll just have to visit #Greenland for that!

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Texreader Now I‘d definitely eat that!! 1d

Dilara @Texreader Yes, that's pretty safe! 1d

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Against the Ice: The Classic Arctic Survival Story | Ejnar Mikkelsen

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#Greenland #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

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First Light | Rebecca Stead

Poking around for a new Audiobook I found this YA book set in #Greenland. So it‘s up next for #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

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Against the Ice: The Classic Arctic Survival Story | Ejnar Mikkelsen

Imagine you‘re starving, and the only food you can anticipate is that stored by previous explorers in food caches. And then this…

#Greenland #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

JenlovesJT47 Ooh this sounds intriguing!! 2d

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BarbaraJean

Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

#DoorstopKristin check-in! How‘s your reading going? I‘m moving along steadily—I finished part 2 this week and am finding it so readable. I have to admit that although I feel for her, I‘ve been a little frustrated with Kristin. And I‘m not a fan of Erlend! What are your thoughts on Kristin and Erlend? And Simon? #KLBR

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AmyG I‘m on the third book. I love Kristen. Erland, meh. Simon? Not sure. 3d

Ruthiella I just got to Erland and I‘m worried that he‘s going to mess up her life somehow. Regardless of how I might feel about Simon, she is betrothed and living in a society where engagements are not easily broken.😬 3d

Texreader I‘m almost finished with the first book. I‘m fed up with both of them, but I remember being 16-17… 2d

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Butterfinger @Texreader Kristin Lavransdotter was my very first book for #FoodandLit because we chose Norway due to your husband's homeland. The Greenlanders reminds me so much of that book. The writing style, names, the way the houses were built.

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Texreader @Butterfinger That‘s so awesome!! I‘ll look forward to reading The Greenlanders! 2d

Andrea313 Just finished Book 2 and have been *screaming* for Kristin to stay away from Erland. I'm mixed on Simon and if I had to declare a side, I'd vote Team Spinster. 😭 2d

Deblovestoread I just finished Part 1. It stayc slow but I'm all in now. 2d

rubyslippersreads I‘m behind, as usual, but enjoying it. 2d

Caterina I finished Part 1 and I'm so sad. 😭 But it's so good! I wanted to read it this weekend, but I was in the hospital. Looking forward to reading it more while I recover this week. 😊 1d

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Butterfinger

The House Of Medici: Its Rise and Fall | Christopher Hibbert

so-so

I admit that I confused this family with the Borgia family. They were very similar, in fact, so I don't feel too foolish. They started as bankers in Florence. It seemed to me that every other generation was patrons to the arts, while the other generations were lazy and/or violent. The family was often fighting the papacy except when they had a son or nephew as a pope. I'm glad I read it. I learned more about Italy's history before unification.

Crazeedi Would you definitely recommend? I need a good book to immerse myself and I love reading about this period 3d

Butterfinger @crazeedi I can't honestly recommend it unless you want to take notes. All the names that the family was fighting ran over each other, and I would forget why they're fighting. It was interesting to learn the different personalities and how each one added to art and architecture. 3d

Butterfinger #FoodandLit @Texreader @Catsandbooks my Italy book for this month. 2d

Crazeedi @Butterfinger thanks for the info!! 2d

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