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A novel with recipes including lentil soup
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#whatsfordinner
#falling
A novel with recipes including lentil soup
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Top row: books that I've had on hold FOREVER.
Bottom row: this week's assigned reading for my Materials for Youth class. 🤓
I read a few books, Two #1001Books. Fresh Dirt from the Grave was mostly set in #Bolivia for #FoodandLit. It and Voyager are #WomeninTranslation. Patsy worked for #LGBTQIA2025 bingo and Three books were for #192025. Martyr! was just because I had been recommend it so many times.
pickThis was such a unique and quirky read, both funny and philosophical. What is required for your life to be considered meaningful, valuable, worth living? What might we be missing that is right in front of us? This was a fun read am grateful to the author for the vulnerability he took in writing Cyrus‘s character. This was a fun and enjoyable read. I would highly recommend for readers who enjoy character-based literary fiction.
I bought this book solely on the fact that the cover was absolutely gorgeous!! Bonus… it was also a beautiful novel!
#sundayfunday @BookmarkTavern
Now, I can imagine your surprised expressions: wait, Iranians watched Columbo? Just think about it: from the moment the United States rests one authoritative hand on a country's politics, with the other hand it loads the people with all sorts of military, industrial, cultural, and food products. Imperialism is no joke! Not only did Iranians watch Columbo, they also watched Bewitched, Little House on the Prairie, Peyton Place...
You've probably noticed that since mobile phones became ubiquitous, there's an imaginary line separating people of childbearing age. On one side are the people who have pictures of their kids set as their backgrounds, and are always waiting for the first possible opportunity to turn their phones so you can see them.....
[Bit of a jump from discussion of the Iranian revolution...]
so-soI am still wondering how I feel about this book . I did like the relationships between the characters but I would have liked to see more political drama and hardship in reference to the characters.
pickBeautiful, all of it. The lives and history of all involved with Cafe Leila. The family history and the love and heartache of this family. The food, oh my gosh. Even the bratty teenager. The love of a homeland. The rich and beautiful culture of Iran along with its terror.
#BookBracket2025 was very hard for July! I read six 5-star books, including two audio adaptations of all-time favourites, Anne of Green Gables and Dykes to Watch Out For, plus TJR's 1980s lesbian astronaut book and Alison Bechdel's brand new graphic novel. I decided Martyr! was the winner because it's so beautiful/complex, but I had to sneak in DTWOF as a wild card because it was so well done. It was so fun seeing my old comic friends in new form!
