I‘m starting this book today, my second book for #authorabook this month. @Soubhiville
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I‘m starting this book today, my second book for #authorabook this month. @Soubhiville
Mr Gregsbury the politician doesn‘t think authors are entitled to be paid for their works! Ha! Dickens jesting by pointing a finger at himself!
#whatthedickens @Cuilin
Nothing like holding our elected officials‘ feet to the fire?
I can just picture Dickens chortling to himself as he wrote about the electorate bringing grievances to this member of parliament
I won‘t post it, but the last question to “sir” is the funniest!
#whatthedickens @Cuilin
Those darned campaign promises!! Member of Parliament Gregsbury is not keeping his promises! 🤣
#whatthedickens @Cuilin
A job posting!! 🤣🤣🤣
#whatthedickens @Cuilin
This #5joysFriday is for Mom @Doll8455 because we finally got to spend time together last weekend, after a long pause! 1) our old Mexican food place is now a new Mexican food place. It was delish and the service was off the charts! 2) we binged on Blue Bell ice cream 3) we watched Casablanca (her first time) and I think she loved it as much as I do 4) we went to our fave lunch place and had brunch & 5) I‘m going to see her and Dad in a week!
Hubby and I spending the morning in a nearby little town called Seguin with this lovely little bookstore/cafe where we had breakfast and bought a couple of books. I then did a little shopping at a gourmet food shop on the square. Now we are in a massive line for bbq at a James Beard award nominee.
Even while describing the worst of situations, Dickens‘ humor still shines through
#whattheDickens @Cuilin
I urge you to go read the rest:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DFnPHQuMIs-/?igsh=Y2hsZDQ2NzV0eDk1
By Becky Hemsley
pickThese short stories about women in Haiti or its diaspora are painful and poignant, sometimes hopeful and sometimes despairingly sad. Some feel so real I thought they were autobiographical. They are not but I felt I learned so much about the author from reading them. This is the first I‘ve read by Gay and it was so good. I look forward to reading another one by her. Having just finished a book of short stories about Nepal, with what I felt were ⬇️
On good authority, again.
so-soIf you don‘t mind short stories with zero resolution, this is the book for you. The stories convey a lot about life in #Nepal, but other than that, every story disappoints—they just end. The author also includes at least one se*ual act, whether the story needs it or not, in almost every story. I can‘t recommend this book, but it may work for others. Fortunately it‘s a pretty quick read. #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
pickThe mayor has imprisoned every non-human being, and Jackaby bails them out, squeezing every last one of them into his house. And it‘s a good thing, because he might need all of these magical beings to fight the Dire King and his own hoard of baddies. This is a complex “end” to this series, with new characters and lots of battle scenes, which I found boring and hard to follow in an audiobook. Turns out there is another book to the series, Rook, ⬇️
“She has been dying for nearly twenty years…” 🤣
#authoramonth @Soubhiville
I‘ve started this audiobook for #foodandlit #Nepal @Catsandbooks #litsyatoz #letterA #chunksterchallenge
No one I‘ve ever read (or listened to) writes characters as well as Dickens! #whattheDickens @Cuilin
Most of these books were audiobooks so I can listen when driving, doing housework, or crafting for example. When I told husband I‘d read 17 books, he asked me how many were “real” books? He said he only reads real books so he didn‘t have as many as me. And thus the entire way home from our dinner date was a bit contentious. He agrees he‘s being literal but there‘s a bit of snobbery there, too. I told him: “I‘m telling Litsy!” Weigh in!
It‘s that magic moment when my #foodandlit book mentions food! What are momos? Off to Google!
#Nepal #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
This is a record for me!! What a great reading month! Here are my stats:
17 books: #litsyatoz
6 books: #foodandlit #Netherlands
1 book: #foodandlit #Italy #Jubilee
1 book: #whatthedickens
3 books: #authoramonth
2 books leftover from #wintergames
4 books for fun!
@Catsandbooks @Cuilin @Soubhiville
Here are some books I‘ll be choosing from for #foodandlit #Nepal this month. And remember, you can participate on StoryGraph too!!
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenge_prompts/ad1699a3-2b23-45e9-a045-...
I‘m so excited that we get to start reading about #Nepal today!! Let us know what you plan to read and eat! #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
I‘ll be starting this audiobook tomorrow for #whattheDickens @Cuilin
I just finished the tagged book and I‘ve set a new record for books read in January—17! Review to come.
pickNo murder but Lord Wimsey trusts his gut and investigates anyway. He finds motive and countless suspicious circumstances but no evidence of murder, until another person dies. And no evidence that it was murder. The hint of racism appears again and that turned me off quite a bit so that I won‘t continue the series. Saved, just barely, by some instances of lol humor and a nice analysis of how changes in laws create motives for murder. #authoramonth
I‘ve started this book for February #foodandlit. It works for #Nepal and #Italy #Jubilee @Catsandbooks #litsyatoz #letterE
pickCommissario Brunetti, a chief detective in Venice, is a splendid character. He feels so very human working through each day trying to solve who murdered a world-famous conductor in the middle of the opera. I suspect I relate to him as we work through work problems in similar ways. I appreciated how the author described his interactions at home, his boss, the witnesses all in relation to his workaday issues. Excellent descriptions of Venice as ⬇️
Audiobook on sale today only
February is close enough so I‘m starting this book for #foodandlit #Nepal @Catsandbooks #litsyatoz #letterA
pickChevalier imagines the “girl with the pearl earring” is the Vermeer family maid and this is her story. Griet is fascinated by Vermeer‘s paintings especially when he gets her to help him prepare the color paints. She develops an eye for his paintings, but she‘s just a maid and must keep her place while also being his model. And she must be especially careful around his jealous wife and her cunning daughter. A slow but still interesting read. ⬇️
The only diary actually written in Auschwitz
https://www.instagram.com/p/DFN9HqisgDH/?img_index=5&igsh=ZjU4ZHpjOHQ5Y2Yx
#Netherlands #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
pickThe search for the killer of Jenny, the resident ghost murdered 10 years ago, takes Jackaby and Abby to new and scary depths. In undertaking the task, they learn that something evil has been collecting the best scientists of their time (late 1800s) to build the future—without humans. Ending in a cliffhanger, be prepared to read the last book in the series as soon as this one‘s finished. #serieslove @TheSpineView @Andrew65 #litsyatoz #letterG
I‘m really enjoying this book, first in a series set in Venice, recommended by my father-in-law. Reading it tonight for #hyggehourReadathon @AllDebooks @Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie
#5joysFriday
1) crafting last weekend with girlfriends, making a scrapbook of my parents‘ cat who recently crossed the rainbow bridge 😢
2) bringing home dinner of burritos of enormous proportions (texmex in San Antonio is the best!!)
3) a little bit of snow at our lake house
4) making snert—split pea soup for #Netherlands #foodandlit
5) getting ready for #Nepal!!
Thank you @DebinHawaii for the tag!!
“He rooted around in the top drawer of his desk and found half a package of bussolai, the salty Venetian pretzels he loved so much.”
I love it when my #foodandlit read mentions food. So I looked up buying bussolai pretzels on Amazon. Nope. 😕
#Italy #Jubilee @Catsandbooks
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