pickThis was a page turner, really flew through it. Oliver, a famous children book's author beats his wife up until she ends up in a coma. Some people who know him are surprised, some not at all. With each chapter we get the picture of Oliver told by different people reminiscing their experiences with Oliver from his childhood until the accidet. It's clear that Oliver is an asshole, the mystery is how much of an asshole he is.
so-soI read this book for #FoodandLit. I found it hard to read because it felt like one long paragraph after another because of no quotes when the characters were speaking. It was hard for me to get used to. I found it hard to understand what was going on. And still the ending left me with so many questions. I wanted to yell at the main character a few times as well. Overall, I thought the book was ok. #Read2025 @Texreader @Catsandbooks @DieAReader
p. 108: 'So Patrick was really a first - the first missionary to barbarians beyond the reach of Roman law. The step he took was in its way as bold as Columbus's, and a thousand times more humane.'
#Naturalitsy #HyggeHourReadathon
My #HyggeHour is being spent with the tagged book that I saw on @TieDyeDude ‘s post & my library had. It works for #FoodAndLit #Ireland & looks adorable so I was happy my library had it. I‘m also going to start Magic For Marigold for #ChildrensClassicRead2025 I‘m also watching the new Shonda Rhimes series The Residence which is fun so far, drinking tea & having a couple cream soda Dum-Dums.
Not too excited ⬇️
Rough weekend at work so I‘m relaxing with a delicious libation and this entertaining audiobook. 🍸🎧📚💕
so-soBill Furlong reconciles his own upbringing with the truth hidden in a small Irish town.
Concise ✨ Complicit ✨ Empathy
pick5🌟/5🌟
It gets 5 stars... it made me cry!!
I never wanted this book to end!
so-soI listened to this last weekend for St Patrick‘s Day. It was interesting to learn how Guinness began and even more how it influenced culture and made things better related to health and hygiene in Ireland. However, the author was like a full-fledged cheerleader of constant praise for the Guinness family. You learn at the end that the family has quite the history of suing authors….that may have played a part in the tone and content of the book
I‘m mostly better from the stomach bug—it knocked me out for two days (ugh!). So we took son out for his last night in town before flying back to college tomorrow (😞). We went to our local Irish place and I had Guinness beef stew and soda bread. I was nervous about my stomach so I ate only some of it. But it was delicious. And I love soda bread. I‘m going to have to figure out how to make it or find a bakery where I can buy it regularly. ⬇️
