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I loved the first maybe 60% of this, but the writing became so overwrought and repetitive. It‘s the fictionalized story of the life of Hildegard von Bingen, an anchorite-turned-abbess, about whom not that much is known, since she lived a thousand years ago. So much flowery, religious language! I just got bored.
#nunlit #nunlitquarterly

Just back from a road trip with some bush walking, bookshop browsing and great food and coffee at country cafe‘s. It‘s been extremely wet in northern NSW and rivers are flooded and paddocks are green.
My recent reads include Rapture, Dusk and Time of the Child. I‘m really enjoying Conclave which takes you behind the scenes at the Vatican to elect a new Pope. The movie was excellent also.
PS this is the wonderfully quirky Ulmurra bookshop!!

For a few years I made a concerted effort to watch as many of the nominees as possible, but even with that I only managed 30/116; some were pretty memorable though.
1. Philomena 😭
2. Lion😭
3. Get Out 😱
4. Barbie 🩷🩷

1. Survey link: https://www.listchallenges.com/academy-award-nominations-list-5-2010-2024

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#foodandlit I love Keegan‘s writing. Her stories are short and quiet but pack a lot of punch. This one is about a man named Furlong who grapples with his identity not knowing who his biological father is. It also weaves a storyline about the Magdalen laundries. Food wise I‘ve enjoyed a lot of Guinness and Jamison throughout the month and celebrated St Paddy‘s on vacay at the local pub in Estes Park with a reuben burger and chips. @Catsandbooks

I was a solid meh until that ending. Now I‘m going to have to watch the movie, too.

This was my #readordonate from #mounttbr . Overall it was engaging, if not totally submersive. I enjoyed The Romanov Prophecy much more. I liked the idea of of there being more to Marian apparitions but intertwining it with Medujorce and what the big reveal was fell really flat for me. Too easy. 3.5/5

Bill Furlong reconciles his own upbringing with the truth hidden in a small Irish town.

Concise ✨ Complicit ✨ Empathy

#WeekendReads

@rachelsbrittain

The higher a circus monkey climbed a pole, the more his ass showed 😆I really like that.

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@Cupcake12