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The Gangster of Love | Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn
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BoleyBooks
Avenue of Mysteries | John Irving
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Robotswithpersonality
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An absolute joy to read. Exactly what you hope to find in non-fiction by someone with a poetry background.
Such a warm appreciation for food, connecting to remembrances shared with family and friends, of travel, of being the child of immigrants, of discovering the cultures and places of your family tree. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? The essays about various foods also include trivia and history, and don't shy away from more difficult topics including Nezhukumatathil's own experiences as a person of colour, Asian American, with a mixed-race family.
For those who might also appreciate this angle, I'll add that it is not a foodie book that focuses on recipes or much kitchen experience. It's often the food prepared by others or discovered when dining out.
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Robotswithpersonality 3/3 There's no sense of intimidation, even a relatable recognition of when others are more proficient at favoured food prep than yourself.
Truly a wonderful time regardless of your skill level.
Oh, and the illustrations by artist Fumi Nakamura acting as introductions to each new food essay are beautiful and brilliantly colourful. 😍

⚠️Mention of school shootings, enslavement
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He 👏🏻just 👏🏻steps 👏🏻up. Bare minimum is showing you care, taking note of the details, “ignore prescribed gender caretaking roles“, but it's still good to see.

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Dogeaters: A Novel | Jessica Hagedorn
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GatheringBooks
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#JuneSpecials Day 7: My backdrop looks like a #Prairie of sorts - at the foot of Jebel Hafeet in Al Ain - sunflowers in the middle of the desert. My review of Maria Ressa‘s outstanding book here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-pdf

ChaoticMissAdventures Gorgeous 😍 3w
BarbaraBB Gorgeous photo and setting 3w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 😍 3w
Eggs Beautiful photo 👏🏻🤗👌🏼 3w
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Robotswithpersonality
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Today's 'scratched my brain just right' sentence.

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Robotswithpersonality
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Reminding myself that it's best not to interfere with a wild species in its native habitat does not prevent me from now really wanting to Boop the boops boops. ☺️

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Robotswithpersonality
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Today I learned...🥭