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A day late (and a dollar short) for #weirdwordwednesday — but wanted to share anyway! I just finished the tagged book about the Dutch colony that first settled NYC. This section mentioned some of the Dutch words that were mutated into the English language and are still part of our lexicon 400 years later. As a word nerd, this type of stuff fascinates me!
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January 2025 Book #3
I enjoyed this Christmas cozy mystery first book but didn‘t love it. Quite predictable, not at the beginning but in the middle of the story. Too slow but it is the first book in the series and I think it introduced well the characters. 2nd book in this series was chosen for #CBBC this year round so I decided to read book one first to continue with book 2😃👍 @Mommamanzi 2.8/3⭐️

Fascinating account of New Netherland, the Dutch colony on the island of Manhattan that predated the Pilgrims. After the English took control of the colony in 1664, the narrative shifted in favor of the “victor” and much of the Dutch history was lost. This book draws on a research project at the New York State Library that included the translation of thousands of original documents from the 17th century.

I noticed this title by Graham Norton and entertained by his interviews thought it would be fun to give it a St Paddy‘s Day go - and bonus, he narrates the audio. What a fun way to commemorate the day🍀. I loved the way in which the feisty octogenarian Frankie told her fascinating life‘s story to Damian. Would that we all have a Damian when we are 83 to find our lived experiences so compelling 💕

My mom and my brother both worked at a major discount retailer in a rust belt city for several years, and Waldman captures well the feeling of being trapped---by corporate indifference, by an economically bifurcated community, by the accident of birth and privilege---that those years highlighted for our family (and that led me to boycott the retailer for 25+ years and counting). This is a well written but depressing novel from the #ToB25 longlist.

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A mix of #buddyreads, other prompts, library books.

I read the previous one for #cbbc and wanted to continue the series. I‘m enjoying this cozy in an upstate NY town where Christmas Shops are year round. I enjoyed the mystery- it actually was not who I thought it would be and still made sense! The side characters are very lovable and the main character is fun!

No idea what it‘s really about, all I needed to know is that it‘s a new Graham Norton. First chapter in and I think it‘s going to be a good one!