pickHilarious, exasperating, intriguing – a sometimes meandering, but always wild ride through the churches of London chasing a killer who seems one step ahead of the Peculiar Crimes Unit. Previously disbanded,now the Unit is to be reconvened to investigate the politician‘s state of mind & to solve the crime when a politician is crushed by a fruit making a delivery.#PeculisrCrimesUnitMystery #TBR #14books14weeks
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The only book i finished this week was Whale Fall. All of the other books, with the exception of The Art Spy ( had to return to library) I am currently reading. #Egyptologists #archeologist #MET #PeculiarCrimesUnitMystery #ThematicCozy #travel #readyourkindle #audiomystery #literarycrew #librarybook
Last night‘s #FridayHappyReadingHour ! After my first week back at work I was too exhausted to post but not too exhausted to imbibe in wine & a snack, & a book.
pickA sprawling tale starting in 600BC and then through 1840, 2014 and 2018, on the banks of the rivers Thames and Tigris. This was a very slow burn for me, taking me an age to get into and I did find the interweaving stories differed in strength. That said in the final third all strands pull together in a really beautiful way. Largely a great read, huge amounts to learn and think about, but something held me back from truly loving it.
“Life hadn‘t been fizzy for a while.” Dunno whether to laugh or cry.
#BookHaul Part 2 (with pigeon droppings ?️)
Two Arnold Bennett novels, and an Andre Gide volume of two novellas.
I love the Penguin covers, and initially thought the orange?logo on the 1963 Gide was a recent sticker, it's so vibrant, but it's actually part of the original design ?
"The Grand Hotel Babylon" has lovely Impressionistic cover art by Charles Ginner, and it sounds like it will be something of a satirical farce.
My last long leisurely early morning until next weekend- back to work tomorrow. A rooster crowing, birds sing, sun shining. Awaiting my hummingbirds visit. Sitting & taking the morning in.
Tagged book has been in my TBR for what feels like centuries. #75soft
Letting my day unfold. Only plan is to make Marcella Hazen‘s tomato sauce which will fill the kitchen with its simple tomato goodness all day.
pickHeartbreaking and beautifully written story about three people whose lives and fates intertwine throughout time, history and the Epic of Gilgamesh. I‘m enamored with Shafak‘s prose —I will definitely read more of her backlist. My only criticism would be that the ending felt a bit too abrupt after 430 pages of build up to find out how and why all three characters were connected.
I don‘t drink alcoholic beverages, and I particularly dislike wine and beer. Recently discovered Töst, a non-alcoholic sparkling beverage made from white tea, berries and ginger. It‘s lovely and very refreshing! (Not to sound like a commercial—I really do not have any stock in this company. ?) Just putting it out there in case others are interested.
