Litsy

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The protagonist in “The Painter” is somewhat different from many other Heller novels. I very much enjoyed his complexity. The book made me feel, in some ways, similar to how I felt reading “The River”.

NatalieR So far, this is my favorite Heller novel. ❤️ 3w

Pedrocamacho Oh man, @NatalieR! As you might have guessed, I was trying to decide between this one and “The River”! I felt for Jim, even though his violence was always so close to the surface… (edited) 3w

NatalieR @Pedrocamacho Yes, I figured. 😅 I really want to reread The River. It‘s the only one I listened to on audio and it just wasn‘t the same experience I‘ve had with reading his physical books. The Painter has stuck with me. 3w

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Cod: A Biography Of The Fish That Changed The World | Mark Kurlansky

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As far as histories about fish go, this is top notch. But it‘s, well, a history about fish. This book covers the economic history of the market for cod, starting with the Basque of Spain through cod‘s depletion in our lifetime. We learn a lot about the cod itself and countless ancient and newer recipes for all things cod. Having toured the ancient Hanseatic Museum in Norway, I expected a lot more detail about the economics of cod. I just felt ⬇️

Texreader like there was more to be covered. I read this for #Greenland #foodandlit but it was barely mentioned at the beginning. @Catsandbooks 1mo

kspenmoll I admire you reading a book about fish! 🐟 even though I am so connected to water, salt or not, fish are squirmy & slimy & at times scary to me. Maybe it was all the hidden eels that found my young self- YUK- when I swam thru tons of eel grass at the CT shore! 🐍 1mo

Sace I have his history of salt sitting in my shelf and I recently ordered a copy of The Basque History of the World.

The Basque History of the World

1mo

Catsandbooks 👏🏼🐟🇬🇱 1mo

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LiseWorks

Fishing: How the Sea Fed Civilization | Brian Fagan

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii Friday is here!
1. Went fishing and caught a 28 in Pike.
2. My rose just had one flower this year. Didn't like the cold spring.
3. My lilies are blooming
4. Started a new pen pal group with @StayCurious . You can sigh up litsysnailmail@yahoo.com
5. My Romain letters are really nice.

Play @dabby @Gissy @AmyG @Princess-Kingofkings @Mimi28

Sace I love how the lilies color coordinate with your new snail mail group ☺️ 1mo

AmyG Thanks for the tag! And wow….what a big fish! 1mo

dabbe W🤩W! 💙🩵💙 1mo

ShelleyBooksie Those lilies are gorgeous! The deer ate mine - boo. Great catch with the fish! 1mo

LiseWorks @ShelleyBooksie, oh those pesky Deer 🦌 1mo

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Texreader

Cod: A Biography Of The Fish That Changed The World | Mark Kurlansky

I‘m squeezing in one more book for #Greenland #foodandlit because my library hold finally came in. @Catsandbooks

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Bookwormjillk

Kings of the Yukon: One Summer Paddling Across the Far North | Adam Weymouth

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I accidentally used a Everand credit on this when I meant to grab Yukon Alone. After a half hour of confusion about the book being about King Salmon and not an adventure race I figured it out and found the book very interesting. King salmon run along the Yukon River but like many other species are suffering with climate change and overfishing. The author takes a canoe trip to talk to the people who live along the river and see the salmon.

AnnCrystal 👏🏼😂🐟🙏🏼💝💝💝. 2mo

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Lcsmcat

A River Runs Through It and Other Stories, Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition | Norman Maclean

Started this one this morning.

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TheSpineView

The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea | Sebastian Junger

#JuneSpecials @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#DarkandStormy

Eggs Great story 🙌🏻 2mo

TheSpineView @Eggs 🤩📖 2mo

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BilboBookends

The Guide: A novel | Peter Heller

“A spiderweb‘s gleamings in the exposed roots of a cut bank. And in a tailwater pool: the spreading rings of rising trout, dapping silently like slow rain.”

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