#Ireland #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
This is an EXCELLENT book, very fun reading.
This is my next ebook for #Ireland #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
And it‘s the perfect book for #letterX #litsyatoz
pickA rich Brit hires Leo, an unlikely detective who started a website when his girlfriend went missing, to find his long lost daughter. She‘s drawn some money from her trust while in Kathmandu, so that‘s where Leo goes first. The first half of this book is well written and plotted. It goes to heck when the typos start and keep coming, and the writing deteriorates. On the one hand, the descriptions of #Nepal are excellent—the author is well- ⬇️
Happy March. I‘m taking a mental break thanks to a troubling day for my clients. Several of a client‘s employees are in immigration detention tonight and another client will have to terminate employees for not having proper documentation. I‘ve spent tears for families being ripped apart because these folks just wanted to work.
Even reading is too much of a slog. So I‘m coloring pretty pictures. Prayers to those who need them tonight.
#5joysFriday
1) Mexican food on night out with my daughter
2) watched Nicholas Nickleby (book was better)
3) was given loads of free spices and the family‘s cookbook from our local spice manufacturer
4) finished a great reading month
5) tried Nepali momos for #foodandlit
Thanks for the tag @DebinHawaii
I‘m tagging my favorite book this month. It‘s one of the two chunksters (500 & 600+ pages) I read this month. I read 3 books by Roxane Gay for #authoramonth, 4 for #Nepal #foodandlit, and 1 for #whattheDickens.
I read less than half the books I read for January (17) but the books averaged 80 pages more per book than those read in January. In other words, I read some chunksters in February!!
Ignore the pages read each day. I read every day. I just sometimes forget to post my status. ☺️
Another fun fact about the #Netherlands our January country for #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
https://www.instagram.com/p/DGtz04quhmn/?igsh=OXBod2JkNnZpOHpo
I just love it when the books I am reading for #foodandlit describe the food culture. #Nepal @Catsandbooks
I‘ve long wanted to read about the Irish taken into slavery in the Islamic world. So this book is perfect for #Ireland #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
so-soA judge who went to Oxford was educated enough to raise his standing but not enough to be considered white by the Brits. Now retired his granddaughter Sai comes to live with him, where she falls in love with Gyan, a Nepalese who—treated horribly in this Indian border town—decided to join the insurgency. The judge‘s cook‘s son, meanwhile, becomes a an “illegal” in NYC, where life is equally miserable. This is their story. It‘s a slow-moving, ⬇️
I haven‘t given myself much time to read one last book this month for #Nepal #foodandlit. But I need this book for #letterK for #litsyatoz. So at least I‘ll get it started in February
pickFlying to China, an airplane crashes in #Nepal. Tintin‘s friend Chang was on the plane and can‘t be found. So Tintin, cute little Snowy his dog, and his buddy the Captain head to the Himalayan Mountains to try to find Chang. Most of this early version of a graphic novel happens in Nepal so I think a small part happens in Tibet solely for the alliteration of the title. This was the first time I‘ve read Tintin even though my husband has all of ⬇️
pickReading this book about the same time i read Gay‘s Hunger, it is obvious it is partly autobiographical. Gay and the protagonist suffered much the same trauma and the recovery was/is a journey of a lifetime. They have similar internal dialogue, the disturbed response to people trying to help them, the revulsion of being touched. Gay‘s family was from Haiti, so there‘s that connection, too. There‘s the inability to forgive and the desire to know ⬇️
pickSuffering a despicable, traumatic experience at a young age, the author ate, a lot, to protect her body from future harm. But as a result, she became super obese (I like her personally acceptable description: a person of size). I gained a lot of weight last year (but significantly less than her) for health reasons, so I have a small taste of the shame she feels because of her size. But the bigger connection to this book for me is what I believe ⬇️
This is my next audiobook, which I‘ll be reading for both #foodandlit #Ireland and #bookedintime. @Catsandbooks @Cuilin
I‘m “borrowing” this awesome reading plan by @Cuilin for #bookedintime because her timing is just perfect for #foodandlit in March. I hope you‘ll join #bookedintime and #foodandlit to enjoy what looks to be a fascinating story about the Irish. #Ireland @Catsandbooks
pickSwinging from the deplorable to the humorous to humble and kind, this book has it all. Nicholas, a sweet soul with a temper, makes enemies of his wealthy uncle and a despicable teacher in his first job as his assistant. Saving a mistreated worker in the teacher‘s household, Smike, they join an acting troupe—until they must rush back to London to save Nicholas‘s sister from the machinations of that uncle. There he ⬇️
The movie was uneven. Stellar cast but the acting was hit or miss. Some sets were exactly as we‘d pictured from the book like the Dotheboy school, and some sets like flimsy pasteboard. Sometimes the dialog was true to the story to the word and sometimes completely made up. How could it be otherwise to condense a 34-hour book into a 2-hour movie? I‘m very glad I watched it but, as expected, the book was countless times better. #whattheDickens
Trying to fit in another book by #authoramonth Starting this one today. @Soubhiville
Just finished. I LOVED this book—it‘s right up there with A Christmas Carol. Even though we have through March to read it for #whattheDickens I hurried it up so I can watch the movie before it goes off Prime. What a satisfying read! Review to come. @Cuilin
Reminiscent of “Janet! Donkeys!” from David Copperfield, here we have the Nickleby‘s neighbor hissing like a cat! Love it!
#whattheDickens @Cuilin
Dickens eviscerates those who write plays from the unfinished works of real authors. I‘m thinking this was pretty close to Dickens‘ heart.
#whattheDickens @Cuilin
Dickens reveals his love of Shakespeare (although he‘s spoken highly of him earlier in this book)…but for “playwrights” who steal authors‘ stories he is damning…next quote to come.
#whattheDickens @Cuilin
Has anyone ever laughed so hard?
Only Dickens… I‘m loving this book so much. All my others have gone by the wayside.
#whatthedickens @Cuilin
Absolutely loving this book so I checked to see if there were a movie. Being able to watch it “free” on Prime expires in 8 days!! Thought I‘d give everyone a heads up. That means I have about 8 days to finish 15 hours if I want to finish the book before watching the movie, which of course I do. So we will see if I can manage it. The trailer for the movie looks so good and it‘s well cast. #whatthedickens @Cuilin
It is Democracy Day in #Nepal! #foodandlit Read more about it here:
https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/57397
And I told her to be patient that life will sort itself out beautifully. And strengthen your core girl!
Has anyone done this yet? It‘s supposed to be:
'I met my younger self for a coffee…‘ but I‘m a tea drinker.
So, let me know what you‘d tell your younger self.
Read the rest here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DGLpd7fsh4X/?igsh=MTkwd2IxOWRocTBocQ==
For the moms out there, the caregivers, those with chronic illnesses, etc. this is just lovely. I enjoy Hemsley‘s poetry she posts on instagram
I cheated and took my favorite four (instead of top 6 because most of the top 6 were posts from Amazon selling funny cards). #literallymycharacter on Pinterest. Thanks for the super fun idea @TheBookHippie
Yay! A quote about food for #foodandlit and perfect for Valentine‘s Day with a little romance. #Nepal
This is a terrible audiobook (the narrator is quite good though) so I‘ve moved to the ebook. The book bounces around between countless characters and through time and seemingly at random. I was in a constant state of confusion. Reading the ebook is so much better.
A little trivia for #Nepal #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
https://www.instagram.com/p/DGCEiSVstWw/?igsh=MTBod3E1ZnZzNWIxcw==
We are past our #foodandlit month for #Netherlands but this little story and painting are too sweet not to share:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DF6ffAUJpl1/?igsh=MTAwdXN5cjl2M2ptZQ==
@Catsandbooks
Sure enough it looks like the beginnings of an adventure is in store in #Nepal! #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
Picking this one out of my husband‘s huge Tintin collection to read for #foodandlit #Nepal
pickLet‘s be clear, this is not a horror story. It‘s a thriller. Try climbing the world‘s highest mountain when you are being chased by killers. Jake Perry writes his memoir about his epic climb in 1924. It reads like nonfiction as he goes through the details of planning for the climb, and the narrator is perfect for this task. But the “thrilling” part of the book starts about halfway through it when gruesome murders start happening. I found the ⬇️
