Ebook set in #Iceland is on sale. Works for our June #foodandlit month
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Ebook set in #Iceland is on sale. Works for our June #foodandlit month
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Here are my nominees for #camplitsy24 @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Megabooks
This makes me think of Hugo Chavez but it would have been his grandmother in the crowd
#Venezuela #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
pickThe author‘s father kept his life in Czechoslovakia secret from her, identifying himself as Venezuelan. When she learned from a complete stranger in college that her name was Jewish, she was shocked. With very few hints from her father, and a box he left her when he died bearing little information, she went on a search for how he came to be in #Venezuela. This book is about her genealogical search, and her father‘s and his family‘s story during ⬇️
pickRuth, living on an island in Canada, discovers a diary (written by Nau who lives in Japan), letters from WWII, and a watch inside a Hello Kitty lunchbox on the beach. They presumably made the Pacific crossing from Japan‘s massive tsunami. Ruth, who is half Japanese is able to read the diary but not the letters. The diary, though, leads her to believe Nau and her father are intent on committing suicide. Ruth illogically thinks she can save them ⬇️
I just read this book last month for #SouthKorea for #foodandlit, a harsh look at Korea before and after World War II and the relationship of the two Koreas from the eyes of courtesans. The ebook is currently on sale
The opening quote of the tagged book
The book is a fictional take on Stevenson and Fannie and their crazy travels. I‘m looking forward to it!
#Samoa #readingOceania @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB
An excellent review about this book by Litsy‘s own @ChrisBohjalian
https://apple.news/AVHljPo3NRfqIuqaaVpjgQQ
I for one plan to read this one, having had my share of beloved monsters
#5joysFriday Thanks @DebinHawaii for the tag! This is so fun to do and to read everyone‘s responses
1) getting to see part of the eclipse (thru thick clouds)
2-3) my baby bell peppers and cherry tomatoes
4) my son‘s 18th birthday party with a bunch of great guys
5) husband‘s starting his trip today to hike/camp the Appalachian trail—he flew into Atlanta this afternoon
#wondrouswednesday Thanks @TheSpineView for the tag!
1) Chavez wrecks Venezuela
2) I‘ve planned my year of books to read based on my challenges. I have 2 I‘m looking forward to re-reading: The Historian (for the umpteenth time) and The No. 1 Ladies‘ Detective Agency
3) The Historian ❤️🧛♂️ and Bram Stoker‘s Dracula, James Rollins for thriller mysteries most often based on some historical fact, and Bernard Cornwell‘s Last Kingdom series
I‘m struggling to keep up with all the family names in the audiobook so I have checked out the ebook from Libby. Now I have a family tree I think I have to start over. In the meantime, a map!
#Venezuela #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
My next audiobook for #Venezuela #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
#motivationalmonday
1) just clients keeping me very busy this week
2) hot chocolate in the winter, otherwise just ice water to drink; I rarely snack when reading unless there‘s a chocolate bar about
3) bookmarks
4) tagged
Cachitos and tequenos from the Venezuelan restaurant for dinner tonight. Mixed reviews but they were from frozen. #Venezuela #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
Little Free Library trades today
Márquez on Hugo Chavez
#Venezuela #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
I sure hope so!! I do it whenever I see bookshelves!
(Borrowed from insta)
Such a fun visit to Zulia‘s Venezuelan food restaurant. Here are a few items I bought from its little market, the menu, and the decorated refrigerator. #Venezuela #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
And in other news, a Korean restaurant is opening in town just a little too late for last month‘s #foodandlit country!!
Welp. Venezuelan food is now among my favorite ethnic foods. The mashed potato/cheese pastelito (top right) with garlic aioli was out of this world. The brisket arepa was delicious. Fortunately this place is only about 15 minutes from our house. So I anticipate visiting again. And it had a little market so I bought a few more things. #Venezuela #foodandlit @Catsandbooks @suvata
pickHaving participated in every #readingthecontinents challenge, I‘ve read many books about walking across countries or continents. Strangely they‘ve become a genre I really enjoy. So this book should have been perfect for me. And the walking bits, describing #SouthKorea was good (not great compared to other authors). But the author—based on one or two meetings with a limited number of people—passes judgment like an old white Brit guy. I have ⬇️
I‘m looking forward to checking out some recipes for #Venezuela #foodandlit! These are free with Kindle Unlimited
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Finally! I get to start my first book for #Venezuela #foodandlit! @Catsandbooks
My little reading buddy tonight. Almost finished with the tagged book for #SouthKorea #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
This is an exchange book I just got from the closest Little Free Library to my house. In brand new condition, too! I have two other LFLs in easy walking distance from my house. The other two, though, tend to have less interesting books.
There‘s a good chance husband and I will travel to England (to see family) and Ireland for a wee vacation before taking our daughter to study in Dublin. So of course I have to start reading all things Irish! So I‘m jumping in to a rather academic history.
I‘d pick A. You?
Graphic from Goodwilllibrarian on instagram
March was another excellent reading month for me. I read 4 Jane Harper books for #authoramonth, 3 of which are also for #serieslove2024. I read 4 books for #SouthKorea #foodandlit (5 when I finish the tagged book—I couldn‘t squeeze it in for March) and 5 for #readingOceania (Pacific worked for two challenges). XOXO worked for the ever-difficult #letterX for #litsyatoz @Soubhiville @Catsandbooks @Andrew65 @TheSpineView @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB
pickA Korean hunter saves a Japanese soldier from a tiger. The story follows the hunter‘s son and the soldier, and the many people‘s lives touched by them both during the Japanese occupation of Korea, but especially the son‘s great love, courtesan Jade. This is a deep dive into the dreadful occupation and how Korean‘s survived and the aftermath. It‘s an excellent read if a little slow. I especially loved how it ended on the island of Jeju, since I ⬇️
I‘m experiencing a book coincidence, the tagged book I‘m reading for #SouthKorea #foodandlit and A Tale for the Time Being for #authoramonth. Both describe Buddhism‘s enlightenment—those who postpone their own on behalf of others. @Catsandbooks @Soubhiville
so-soDated, written during Obama‘s administration, but that doesn‘t necessarily affect how I feel about a book because I enjoy reading histories. Some of the chapters—corresponding to specific topics—were very interesting, like the one about North Korea. But some chapters felt so haphazard lacking a strong central theme, like the one about peoples gaining their independence, and believe it or not, the chapter about Australia. Themes weren‘t always ⬇️
A lot about drinking alcohol
#SouthKorea #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
A lot of detail about food for a birthday party
#SouthKorea #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
pickAaron Falk has gone to Marralee to undertake his being named godfather for a close friend‘s baby. The event was postponed after a woman disappeared a year beforehand at the annual wine festival. Everyone in this close community wanted to find the woman, and Falk, a Melbourne investigator, inadvertently started following the clues to find her. Third and last in this series, I have come to realize that Harper always has an unexpected twist and ⬇️
#whatsnewwednesday Thanks @Read4life for the tag! I finally thought of some new news! My baby bell pepper plant has babies, and growing at a very rapid rate!!
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TieDyeDude
The author starts his walk across Korea at Cheju Island, or Jeju Island, the location of my most recent book The Island of Sea Women. I hope he mentions the Haenyeo.
#SouthKorea #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
#Micronesia has gone through its own painful occupations
#readingOceania @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB
This is already a grim read about the South Pacific islands. There‘s a detailed description of the #MarshallIslands, including how dreadfully its residents are treated thanks to the ultra-secret US base there. #readingOceania @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB
I thought it‘d be neat to post my first review of this book back in 2021 to compare it with my new review:
The Korean “sea women” endure frigid waters to collect sea animals to sell & survive, for they are the breadwinners & heads of family on the island of Jeju, Korea. Men care for the children. I loved this matrifocal book about fiercely strong women thru the terrorizing Japanese & American occupations (read it & you‘ll understand) to today. ⬇️
pickTwo friends grow up on Japanese-occupied Jeju island, through WWII, marry, and suffer through the transition to the island becoming part of #SouthKorea. On Jeju, many women including the friends are haenyeo, who can tolerate extremely cold temperatures and hold their breath for inordinate amounts of time to dive for seafood. This is their astounding story, as well as the heinous acts and murder of Jeju residents by South Korean soldiers under ⬇️
pickAmerican-Korean girl meets cute Korean boy in LA, has loads of fun, and falls head over heels. But he goes back to #SouthKorea & doesn‘t respond to her texts. When she travels to Korea with her Mom to help with her ill grandmother, she meets him again-& surprise! He‘s a k-pop superstar! This is a super cute fun read, with many good food references. Highly recommended! #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
My next audiobook. Works for #Korea #foodandlit and some unknowable number of countries for #readingOceania, that I will identify as I go along. @Catsandbooks @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB
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