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#readingoceania2024 #solomonislands A bit of a cheat as this is a book that largely takes place in the UK and the WWI trenches in France. However, the reminiscences of an anthropological journey to the Solomon Islands gives the book a broader view of humanity‘s relationship to death. Excellent book.

I enjoy historical fiction, particularly when it is more historical and less fiction. I think The Alice Network doesn‘t an excellent job of portraying these real WWI spy heroes. Enough said.

I finally had time to watch The Gillers. If Anne Michaels writes as beautifully as she speaks, I‘m really going to have to read Held. I also really want to read Prairie Edge and Curiosities. The TBR just keeps getting bigger.

Coffee shop reading

#bookedintime December activity hosted by @cuilin
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Listened over audio. I liked this one. Little bit more but still a long book. It was an interesting story about women spies. A good listen while doing puzzles & chores.

This was just a personal preference for me on why I didn‘t care for this one. It was a bit slow for me in my opinion. And the shift in time and characters was really hard to follow especially when trying to absorb the historical elements of the book and the setting. It was a great story. I just didn‘t love it like everyone else does.

Switchboard Soldiers follows the stories of 3 women serving in the US Army Signal Corps during WWI. The book is well researched- covering the trials and horrors of the war from the perspective of the women & their friends. The story rotates in 3 different perspectives, so it does get a little confusing at times with tracking all the characters. But, overall I enjoyed it. I would highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys historical fiction!

#BookedInTime

Those who do not learn from history, are bound to repeat it!!

Thanks to @PathfinderNicole and @majkia among others for suggestion.

https://blerdbeats.com/2022/10/24/comix-zone-harlem-hellfighters/