pickI‘ve read Baudolino a few years ago when I was younger. It was nice to listen to it again. It is still not an easy read/listening, but it was nice to hear the exploits of the notorious liar Baudolino again. And this way you get a funnier view of the story of Frederick Barbarossa (who is supposed to be sleeping at the Kyffhäuser in my home region) and the crusades.
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I forgot how much I really enjoy learning/reading about history. This was a true pleasure🤓🎧
I have been obsessed with Artemisia Gentileschi since reading the tagged and it is so interesting to see one of her paintings in real life.
Here is Susanna and the Elders
Finds from a while back from Marketown Book Swap.
pick4⭐️ Really enjoyed this book and I am kinda glad I read it after all the hype had died down to read it. Looking forward to the next book in the series. #2025 #fiction #historicalfiction #literary #friendship #comingofage
pickOh, Stella. This was an incredible read, fantastic storytelling and so well written and researched. I am drawn to stories like this, but even I was overwhelmed at times by the bleakness and trauma. Be warned - there are many triggers in this one. A powerful and intense book.
pickA low pick. I had trouble concentrating on this, which is probably a me problem. Ondaatje's writing is gorgeous. This is just a very quiet book. I was going to rewatch the movie once done reading it for the first time but the movie is almost 3 hours long!!
Glad I read it but I am unsure how much will stick with be beyond the bomb dismantling.
pickThis book is honestly beautiful and so well-crafted. It‘s a war novel. It‘s a romance. It‘s a mystery. You have damaged souls all circling each other, scared to get too close lest they detonate like the German mines that surround them. A lovely adventure to be on, this novel. I can‘t wait to watch the movie. 246/1,001 #1001Books
#TopReads2025 for August goes to “Alfa Romeo 1300 and Other Miracles” by Fabio Bartolomei. This was just such a fun, quirky read that I loved so much! I don‘t usually like translated books but this made me a believer that they can be good!
I have to finish this third book in the series and move on to the final one. But, if this was the first and last of dealing with them, I would be done.
