Didn‘t get a bingo but close. I read more non-fiction but found these prompts a bit more difficult than previous years. Love the challenge though 🤍 Lots of books from the women‘s prize non-fiction which was definitely a highlight of my reading year - looking forward to next years. #nonfiction2024
pickPretty good personal account of a woman war photographer who came close to death a few times. She was in Afghanistan and other spots and was a captive in Libya. Includes some photos she took.
pickReally enjoyed this quick read … I would love traveling across the US with the intent to photograph all the human/scenery that I discovered… beautiful written
pickI‘m still amazed that I find books by Nora Roberts I haven‘t read. Really enjoyed reading about Hunter and Lee .. great read 📖😊
so-soThis is a strange book - although that can probably be said of all of Ernaux‘s books on some level. Each chapter begins with a photograph snapped during her love affair with the co-author. Both Ernaux and Marie then write, separately, about the photograph giving context and meaning and placing it in time. Ernaux had just been diagnosed with breast cancer when the affair began, and the idea of mortality is a through line through the book. More ⬇️
pickI like Soul of an Octopus better than this because the most charming part of Sy‘s books are her anecdotes about her times with the animals. This was more speaking of other folks encounters and while interesting it didn‘t work quite as well for me. That said, there are beautiful photos and plenty of science in here, and if you‘re a cephalopod fan you‘ll probably love it. 🐙
Sietje is trying to be patient about dinner time.
Starting a book about a modern female war photographer.
