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Tackle the TBR 🤓📚
What are you reading?
#boleybooks #theriverofdoubt #candacemillard #bookbeast #bookbuds #bookclub #letsread
panThis started as an interesting story of an angry man living through his brother‘s slow death from AIDS. The writing and tone is a bit manic and in your face, but once I adjusted to it, it worked. But what ruined it for me is the main character is deeply misogynistic without examination of this and it gets so thick by the end it was just bad.
bailedIt started out great, but by page 121 my desire to read was almost non-existent. #HailTheBail 🙌🏼
65/80
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#ReadingMyTBR #Reading2025 @DieAReader
pick#FoodandLit A little behind this month! I found a Bolivian restaurant about 40 min from me. I ordered beef saltenas, pupusas revuelitas and pork chicharron con yuca b/c they ate a lot of pork and yuca in the jungle. The book was good. Looking back it was a sad book after all the jungle adventures but I enjoyed it and was glad to see the main character‘s growth. Bolivia
pick+ Interesting how Napoleon's rise affected outcomes in the liberation of SA. England supported Bolivar to get rid of Spain's cruel colonialism until they needed Spain to get rid of Nap.
+Bol wanted freedom and equality for all, which is why his government could not mirror US
+He formed and named Bolivia
-Harvey was clearly biased. At least 3 x he called Bol a prima donna
-Why did I choose a bio from a Welsh dude instead of a bio written from a SA?
pickSpanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro was the illegitimate son of a very poor woman who became the ruler of #Peru by conquering the Incas. The Incas put up a good fight, and won many battles. But their territory continued to shrink as the Incas sought a place to live in the mountains. This book tells their story from the Spanish arrival and the death of the last Inca emperor. The book feels comprehensive but interesting. My only complaint ⬇️
#mentalhealthMonday
Everyday after dinner I study Spanish on Duolingo (451-day streak) for about 30 minutes, then I color while I listen to my audiobook (current audiobook is tagged). Then I‘ll switch to my ebook or my IRL book in bed before I go to sleep. I find having this routine helps me relax.
@Kerrbearlib
5,000(!!) varieties of potatoes!! #foodandlit #Peru
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