#wordoftheday
“Some were offended by his dismal and saturnine aspect, the reflection of a contumacious and restless soul, and in him one could see customs poorly suited to the placidity that the person carrying the name of the universal father should have.”
so-soI read this book for #FoodandLit Italy, @Texreader @Catsandbooks. I thought it was the most ridiculous story ever. I knew most of it by tv from Disney, I had never read the book. I found it pretty violent. #SnowDecemberReadathon #Read2025 @DieAReader #ISpyBingoDec @TheAromaofBooks
pickThis is fun! Your enjoyment may vary, I found the 4th Wall breaks quirky but it seems divisive in the reviews lol it was had lots of author and fan drama with a scenic backdrop & plenty of Aperol spritz‘s as they try to solve a (possible) attempted murder & then an actual murder.
#ChristmasCrimeChallenge “Cozy” (it‘s cozy adjacent)
Spoilers for Murder of Roger Ackroyd which I also read this month
Lemon and ricotta cookies with a lemon icing glaze for #FoodAndLit #Italy
I wasn‘t sure they would work when I was attempting to roll them into balls. But actually they have turned out quite nice 👌🏻
pickI mean, it's Sarah Moss so of course it's good!
There were storylines, though, that I would happily have read whole books about and so (unreasonably) feel a little short-changed.
Poet Giosuè Carducci was the first Italian Nobel laureate in literature. Not that #Italy had to wait a long time for it: it was awarded in its 6th year, in 1906. His work is in the public domain, so I thought I'd try his masterpiece, Barbarian Odes, in their French translation corrected by the author. The poems are quite classical in form & subject, & reject Romanticism. Some were moving, some I found a tad ridiculous.
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I'm thinking I also need to look up saturnine. 😂 5h