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A farmer‘s wife living in England begins a relationship with a museum curator in Denmark by way of exchanging letters and emails. I thought this was a charming and thoughtful little tale. It‘s well written and very engaging. I enjoy epistolary type of books and this one fitted the bill exactly. I read this for my local book group where we all chose two of our favourites and then picked one or more of the ones we hadn‘t read. An enjoyable read.

My local book club have decided the theme this time is for us each pick and submit two of our favourite books, and then read as many of the ones we haven‘t read as we want to. Next time we meet up (24 September) we have to let the club know what we thought of them. Hope that makes sense! ‘Meet Me at the Museum‘ is the second on my list. It‘s a library book.

#roll100 really not for me. Too long, misogynistic characters, and a mystery that I didn‘t find that interesting. Onto the next!

I read Moby-Dick when I was 13, and it instantly became my favorite book. I loved every aspect of it, and ever since, I‘ve been drawn to any book about the sea.

This one is set in a small sailing village in Denmark, and reading it is the closest I‘ve come to the experience of Moby-Dick. It‘s brilliant—spanning roughly a hundred years and weaving together generations of families and lives. The storytelling is deep, powerful, and unforgettable.

#NewInternationalist #555 has an article on the police & justice system in #Nigeria, in which is mentioned its execrable ranking at 122 of 125 countries surveyed for the 2023 World Internal Security and Police Index. #Denmark tops the survey, having the most effective and least corrupt police force (as measured), #Venezuela props up the list at the bottom. #UK is 23rd, & #USA at 32nd is reasonable, but not in the top tier for equitable justice.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ I‘m finally halfway through to catching up on the Dept. Q series. This was a twisty one that went many places at once and was a fun read. However a bit disappointed that I‘m 5 books in and still don‘t have a clue about Assad‘s background. This didn‘t push the storyline forward a bit.

Other than that, a pretty good thriller.

In 1910-12, the author Ejnar and a boat mechanic Iver sledge along the west coast of #Greenland looking for notes from previous Danes whose exploration ended in their 3 deaths. Ejnar and Iver brave the coast for well more than a year trying to get back to their ship. They are good partners for this task who have one spat in all this time, over an imaginary girl. It‘s a brutal survival story with an excellent epilogue about how the author ⬇️

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It‘s been a minute since I‘ve read a Department Q novel!

These books don‘t disappoint! Great characters along with very intricate storylines that weave and tie end nicely throughout. This one explores the oldies in Denmark when the right wing nationalists wanted to keep Denmark “Danish” and explored the lengths some crazies will go to keep in that way.

The relationships between Carl, Assad and rose gold deeper.