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BoleyBooks
Avenue of Mysteries | John Irving
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Robotswithpersonality
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Pickpick

An absolute joy to read. Exactly what you hope to find in non-fiction by someone with a poetry background.
Such a warm appreciation for food, connecting to remembrances shared with family and friends, of travel, of being the child of immigrants, of discovering the cultures and places of your family tree. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? The essays about various foods also include trivia and history, and don't shy away from more difficult topics including Nezhukumatathil's own experiences as a person of colour, Asian American, with a mixed-race family.
For those who might also appreciate this angle, I'll add that it is not a foodie book that focuses on recipes or much kitchen experience. It's often the food prepared by others or discovered when dining out.
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Robotswithpersonality 3/3 There's no sense of intimidation, even a relatable recognition of when others are more proficient at favoured food prep than yourself.
Truly a wonderful time regardless of your skill level.
Oh, and the illustrations by artist Fumi Nakamura acting as introductions to each new food essay are beautiful and brilliantly colourful. 😍

⚠️Mention of school shootings, enslavement
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Robotswithpersonality
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He 👏🏻just 👏🏻steps 👏🏻up. Bare minimum is showing you care, taking note of the details, “ignore prescribed gender caretaking roles“, but it's still good to see.

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sjc731
Dogeaters: A Novel | Jessica Hagedorn
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GatheringBooks
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#JuneSpecials Day 7: My backdrop looks like a #Prairie of sorts - at the foot of Jebel Hafeet in Al Ain - sunflowers in the middle of the desert. My review of Maria Ressa‘s outstanding book here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-pdf

ChaoticMissAdventures Gorgeous 😍 5d
BarbaraBB Gorgeous photo and setting 5d
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 😍 5d
Eggs Beautiful photo 👏🏻🤗👌🏼 5d
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Robotswithpersonality
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Today's 'scratched my brain just right' sentence.

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Robotswithpersonality
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Reminding myself that it's best not to interfere with a wild species in its native habitat does not prevent me from now really wanting to Boop the boops boops. ☺️

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Robotswithpersonality
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Today I learned...🥭

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ravenlee
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This book was amazing! You have to read it. Ressa is a Philippine American dual citizen, journalist, and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Her story is incredible. She describes her work to preserve the integrity of journalism and democracy in the Philippines, the global south, and the world. What she‘s been through under Duterte and his successor, her fight against Facebook/social media misinformation…it‘s all so relevant. Just take my word and read it.

TheBookHippie Will do! 1mo
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