bailedI really thought that I would enjoy this fictionalized account of Beryl Markham‘s life in colonized Kenya, but I read 100 pages and found myself surprisingly…bored? Even in first person narration, she‘s not really coming to life for me here. Might be a case of bad timing, but I‘m ready to move on from this one. My July #DoubleSpin
pickGreat book!
From my Mountain-State brother-in-spirit Chuck Yeagar's story to understanding the bigger story of what makes The Right Stuff for any pilot or astronaut, The Right Stuff inspires me to light this fuse on any journey of life!
PS--Watch the movie.
Chuck Yeagar's cameo at the bar is awesomely hilarious!
pickPublished in 1980, only four years after Belenko's escape from Russia (and well before the fall of the Berlin Wall), this book was quite fascinating. Belenko actually had more or less the ideal situation in Russia as the MiG-25 pilots were highly valued and treated well (by Soviet standards). Reading about his slow recognition of the cognitive dissonance between what he was being taught about his country vs the west and what he could actually ⬇
My library #BookHaul last week. I went in to pick up my hold on Brave-Hearted for #RiseUpReads The library book store was having a half-off sale on adult fiction & I got the tagged book (from my TBR), Frozen River (in case I don‘t finish my library e-book loan in time), & Magic Steeped in Poison (because it is pretty & the story looked good) for $1 each. The book🐔says it was a good deal & haul!😉
#SundayFunday “What‘s the last book you bought?”
Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:
#COVER STORIES
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks
TODAY‘S PROMPT: CLOUDS
pickhttps://www.flightaura.com/baggage-policy/etihad-airways-baggage-policy/
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so-soForty-something single mother, Casey Singleton, works at Norton Aircraft & when a report comes in of an issue with flight TPA 545, Casey is on the team asked to investigate. An initial contact with the pilot has him blaming turbulence but this isn't backed up by external evidence, & the flight crew are suddenly whisked away before Casey has a chance to conduct interviews. (continued)
so-soMelanie Benjamin can write. Her characters come alive and her atmosphere is superb. Unfortunately, I found her main characters to be wretched people and resented spending time with them.
so-so9th book finished for #Read2025 and #JumpStart2025 @DieAReader @LizPixie
I was looking forward to this short audiobook but felt quite underwhelmed by it. Disappointing as I was looking forward to finding out much more about this remarkable woman. It had a nice creative lyrical style, but was lacking in depth and detail.
