I never thought I‘d miss these days, but now…
Picture borrowed from instagram post:
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pickWant to learn to write believable characters? This essay suggests what to do and what not to do as she describes the comings and goings of an imaginary Mrs. Brown. Real-life critic Mr. Bennett disliked Woolf‘s characters—as not being real enough, so this essay thoroughly takes him to task.
#authoramonth @Soubhiville
pickZelu is a disabled author whose book, Rusted Robots, becomes a worldwide sensation. This book follows Zelu prior to and after her fame. Not quite a sci-fi book (there is some space travel & high tech gear in the main book), her Robots book definitely is—a dystopia set in Africa where robots and AI (bodiless bots) are at war. So we also follow the travails of Robots‘ main character Ankara in this book within a book. Both stories are interesting ⬇️
I visited my parents this weekend and Dad shared some flower seeds with me. They just happened to be the Marvel of #Peru Four O Clocks! How cool is that? #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
pickSoldiers kill Nina‘s father in cold blood, and as a result her brother Miguel joins up with the re-emerging Shining Path and their pastor is thrown in jail for trying to hold the soldiers accountable. Years later, the pastor—out of jail—comes to see Nina, informing her he‘s learned that Miguel is still alive. When the pastor shortly goes missing, she drops everything to find him and Miguel in the deep wilds of Peru. Action-packed, well-written, ⬇️
I knew I had little time left to fit in this movie this month and I did it! A lot rang true about #Peru based on all my readings this month, but needless to say there was also a lot of suspension of belief 😂. All the wee bears were super cute. #fooandlit @Catsandbooks
A mini story for July. https://www.instagram.com/p/DMnk0qcgmtJ/?igsh=ZncyYml3Y2ltNzNl
pickSpanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro was the illegitimate son of a very poor woman who became the ruler of #Peru by conquering the Incas. The Incas put up a good fight, and won many battles. But their territory continued to shrink as the Incas sought a place to live in the mountains. This book tells their story from the Spanish arrival and the death of the last Inca emperor. The book feels comprehensive but interesting. My only complaint ⬇️
This is so cool! I want to start using these!!
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Arg! I‘m five books behind in writing reviews. I need to do it before I forget what I want to say! I‘ve been so busy and so tired after work I just can‘t!
At least I‘ve assigned my stars!
Ok…so… if Peter is just past 50 and he is elderly, then what am I at 57?
Did anyone else catch this?
#authoramonth @Soubhiville
Spoiler: her book club!!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DMX9POot5n8/?igsh=ajh6M3kzNGd2NDE0
My little reading buddy right now. @Andrea313 this is your sweet boy‘s twin sister. ♥️🐈⬛♥️🐈⬛ I‘m giving her extra love in memory of your sweet boy.
#mentalhealthMonday
Everyday after dinner I study Spanish on Duolingo (451-day streak) for about 30 minutes, then I color while I listen to my audiobook (current audiobook is tagged). Then I‘ll switch to my ebook or my IRL book in bed before I go to sleep. I find having this routine helps me relax.
@Kerrbearlib
pickSiblings‘ mother went missing when they were young and now there father was in an auto accident that left him in a coma. The kids are left to sort out their lives while keeping the family crematorium business operating. But kid brother got himself into an awful mess with the most violent gang in town and only big brother can sort it out. But why is he so willing to take on the most evil undertakings to save his brother? It‘s over the top, given ⬇️
Important for us in Texas and anywhere tbh
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There are a number of references to lucuma fruit in this book so I finally looked it up. The taste sounds yummy but the texture…ewww. #Peru #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
5,000(!!) varieties of potatoes!! #foodandlit #Peru
@Catsandbooks
I went on a mini-me shopping spree. I loved the tagged book we read for #campLitsy so much, and I love that the paper cover of the book is different from the book itself that I just had to buy it. How are they going to do this with a paperback?!? And of course a couple more me-centric items. Sadly the neck reading light is falsely advertised. I bought it for the yellow light. It‘s not. It‘s blue.
2 today for #wdncw
We do not care that I‘m wearing socks and sandals around the house. Yea, it‘s true, I used to think when “old people” did this it was a crime against humanity. Now that I‘m kind of an “old people,” I just don‘t care.
And I don‘t care that the report for the client is “just a draft.” Both of you (my associate and my paralegal) proofed it and when I get it there shouldn‘t be any misspelled words!
I‘m enjoying this slow-moving book. The main character, a Peruvian is living his best life in Paris in the 1960s, while loving a mysterious woman from somewhat afar, the eponymous “bad girl” he knew in Peru. The ongoings in Peru at this time are weaved in and out of his story, mainly through letters from his uncle in Lima.
I like that I‘m simultaneously reading about Pizarro “discovering” #Peru. #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
I‘m starting this audiobook tonight for #foodandlit #Peru
@Catsandbooks
#5JoysFriday
#CampLitsy has given me 2 of the best reads of the year so far! I‘m spending the weekend scrapbooking and card making with good friends. I ♥️ my family to no end and I‘m so lucky to still have my beautiful parents in their 80s. And my stellar team at work are doing their best to keep my head above water. There‘s been so much tragedy here in Texas since July 4. I had to share my gratitude for life today for all I have. @DebinHawaii
pickWow!! Wow!! Wow!!
This may be the best book of the year! Wow!!
Just finished. Review to come. But my mind is blown! 🤯
@Megabooks @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB
#CampLitsy
Just finished. Whew!!! This is one brutal book!!! Review to come. #campLitsy
@squirrelbrain @Megabooks @BarbaraBB
#wdncw @dabbe
We do not care that the family dinner tonight was frozen chicken baked in the oven, potatoes au gratin from a box, and microwaved lentils and barley. Sometimes that‘s all we can muster after a long busy day at work. 🥱
From an account I follow on Insta:
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I just reached the halfway point so I can now dive into the weekend comments! #campLitsy
@Megabooks @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB
I‘m tired of waiting for my library hold (still several months out) so I‘ve splurged one of my Audible credits to get this book for #campLitsy. I hope to start it by tomorrow
@BarbaraBB @Megabooks @squirrelbrain
Please say prayers for all the little girls who are missing. This is just up the road from San Antonio and my daughter camped in Hunt when she was a Girl Scout and my grandpa used to live right near the river that‘s flooded. It‘s raining again tonight. I‘m so worried about the little ones!!
Just learned the floodwaters will lead to the lake with our lake house and there are fears the dam could break. Lots of prayers for many communities tonight!
pickAs far as histories about fish go, this is top notch. But it‘s, well, a history about fish. This book covers the economic history of the market for cod, starting with the Basque of Spain through cod‘s depletion in our lifetime. We learn a lot about the cod itself and countless ancient and newer recipes for all things cod. Having toured the ancient Hanseatic Museum in Norway, I expected a lot more detail about the economics of cod. I just felt ⬇️
America 🇺🇸-Neil Diamond
Invincible-Pat Benatar
Winds of Change-Scorpions
Forever Young-Alphaville
Running Up That Hill-Kate Bush
Take On Me-Aha
I‘m On Fire-Bruce Springsteen
Faster Than the Speed of Night-Bonnie Tyler
Eve of Destruction-Barry McGuire
Everybody Wants to Rule the World-Tears for Fears
Zombie-The Cranberries
Everyday is Like Sunday-Morrissey
80s anthems & Cold War angst-nothing will make you cry today like Neil Diamond‘s America
Happy Fourth of July 🎉
I doubt I‘ve ever tried to read six books at the same time. But here I am giving it a try! It‘s too hard to pass up a good reading challenge! And I haven‘t even started my books I‘ve picked out for #Authoramonth this month.
#campLitsy #Greenland #Peru #foodandlit #whatthedickens #klbr #doorstopkirstin
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