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Part of the ritual for me of starting a new book is finding the perfect bookmark! I know, what can I say 🤣🤣🤣

Went to see the Troy exhibition at the British Museum yesterday - which was fabulous and whet my appetite for a little mythology. Thanks to the wonderful @AmyG my bookshelf could satisfy that itch! Looking forward to a new to me author.

It‘s a rainy day here in WNC...perfect for continuing this amazing work...🤓

My Jan 2020 reads. Admittedly Bosh is a cook book but as I've made almost everything in it I think it counts. The Silence of the Girls comes out top this month for me but Philosophy for Polar Explorers is a close second.

#JanuaryStats
#JanuaryWrapup

A very worthy listen - told from the female perspective. Men make war and the women and children of the conquered suffer the consequences - brutal slavery and/or brutal death. This is very intense and disturbing, but well done. #Audiobook #Audible
#CJW

Loved this so much. The Iliad from the point of view of the women. Pat Barker has done a tremendous job here. A completely fresh look at one of the most well known stories out there.

Started this this morning. Loving it so far.

⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2. I had read somewhere in all of the praise for Circe that reading Song of Achilles was "not necessary." However because it precedes it and is Madeline Miller's first novel I had always planned on it. And I'm so glad I did! It is an incredible book, easy to read and I was obsessed with the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus. Thetis was formidable and daunting. Agamemnon was disgusting and highly unlikable. Chiron patient and wise

This are my #bestbooksof2019 that I read of #bestfiction2019 #thesilenceofthegirls #patbarker #thewidowsofmalabarhill #sujatamassey #it #stephenking #animalfarm #orsonwelles #sometimesilie #alicefeeney

I did it! Right under the wire, I finished me Goodreads goal. I realize 24 books is super modest compared to what many of you read, but this challenge really keeps me going throughout the year to make sure I am talking a break from reading unpublished manuscripts at work to do reading for myself. As for this book, I loved it! I sometimes felt like the men were taking center stage, but but the end, I understood the author‘s intention. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️