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I now understand why a nearly 500 page book about sheep and coffee is such a classic. One definitely needs to be in the right headspace to focus on this type of novel, but once you give over to it, it‘s rewarding. It has many themes but the one that resonated with me most was resilience in hard times. Because wow, the times were so often hard in this kind of life. Bjartur is one of the most infuriating and memorable protagonists I‘ve come across.

Not much call for Valentine's cards around these parts, and I didn't do any swaps. Soulmates are real I just don't think they are romantic or sexual. I think your soulmate is the one person you want I. Your life regardless of how. A perfect Valentine's looks like any other day. Full of peace. #wondrouswednesday

First, I didn‘t even know something like this existed. Second, kind of think it‘s bullshit that I‘ve never gotten one, just saying!

Happy Jólabókaflód part 2!

Here‘re the family‘s treats…

Bugga is really excited about all holidays and we found some extra books to help him (and us all) with understanding ☺️

LeCarre for husband, bada$$ for little sister, Harvest for big sister, and Episode 13 for me.

Also, yes, chocolate abounds. ☺️
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How my peeps are getting their Jolabokaflod this year 📚📚📚📚📚 helps to work the library sale!

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Jolabokaflod

#Jolabokaflodswap headed to you @staci.reads via Amazon it says Tuesday and one package 🤞🏻

FYI they could split it up. Hashtag is on address!

#JOLABOKAFLOD package has arrived 🎄🎅🏼

My #JolabokaflodSwap23 has been sent @MaleficentBookDragon . Thanks for organizing this fun swap.

A delight. Set in one of my favourite places. Set in the 60s, a budding female writer in a very male dominated time, a close gay friend also in a difficult time for gay men. I read it in a few hours. A perfect way to spend inside time as we are having much warmer weather than usual for this time of year.

My Icelandic read! Gorgeous waterfall in the West Fjords. This mystery is set on a nearby Island, Flatey in the 1960s. Two deaths occur associated with a book of Icelandic sagas connected to the island and a riddle based on the book—the Flatey Enigma. Read this not for the mystery, but for the window into the isolated, Iceland island living circa 1960. Loved the descriptions, the characters. They survived on potatoes, seal, fish and puffins.