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I enjoyed this book and they way the characters were woven together, but I would have like to have followed Eva's life more closely. The structure reminded me of Olive Kitteridge, only set in the Midwest. I enjoyed it more than The Lager Queen of Minnesota and I also want to read his latest novel.

I‘m trying something new today! Although I‘ve known burdock a long time, I finally took the time to dig up some roots.

I‘ve perused this book multiple times over the last few years without reviewing it. I haven‘t compared it carefully to other references, but I find it to be a useful book. It doesn‘t include recipes other than some basic suggestions, but it seems a good starting point for identification and ideas.

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I enjoyed this one and am checking out his next as well. I would give it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.

I don't really like reading memoirs but I was interested in Kadlec's story of growing up in the evangelical church/culture and then leaving church in her 20s. I grew up in a fundamental church, so there was a lot that I could relate to. Mostly I found the discussion of religion interesting but not some of the other parts as much.

This book is on its way to you @Kappadeemom . Sorry for the delay. I really enjoyed this story of Eva, a talented chef. While we really got to know her in the first few chapters, the majority of her story was told through the stories of other characters whose lives intersected with hers, sometimes only peripherally. I would have liked a more "interior" look at Eva, an interesting character to say the least. Still a pick. @Kimzey @Maggie4483

The story of a prairie snowstorm that killed hundreds of newly arrived settlers on the American frontier in 1888. NF that reads like a novel. Nice mix of personal accounts, politics, and science. Weather nerds like myself should enjoy it . Obviously, so much progress has been made in meteorological science in the last 120 years, and for this, i am grateful. What a tragedy. 4 ❄️.

Finally knocked it off my #TBR! Laskin's account is hugely compelling for the most part - it slowed for me in the sections devoted to some pretty detailed meteorology. But on the whole, it's a harrowing account of a tragic, unforseen event in the midst of what was already a fairly grueling and bleak existence for so many. I appreciated the nods to Laura Ingalls Wilder without letting her stories, so well-known to me, overtake any of the narrative.

I've been really wanting to read these as companion pieces, and January seemed like the time to do it! Though the two books are not about the same events (Laura's "Hard Winter" was 1881, while the Children's Blizzard came seven years later), they seemed like great books to read in tandem. Also curious to know if there are any other "Little House" kids who LOVE The Long Winter as an adult? No? Just me...? #CurrentlyReading

I picked up this book with no idea what it was about. Turns out it's a historical account of an incredibly deadly blizzard that happened where I currently live. 😅 Honestly appropriate given the insane weather we've had.

I hope every one is staying toasty & reading lots of good books!!

• TBR since April 14, 2020

#StoryGraph: nonfiction historical history informative sad slow-paced
336 pages | first published 2004

The Schoolhouse Blizzard, also known as the Schoolchildren's Blizzard, School Children's Blizzard, or Children's Blizzard, hit the U.S. plains states on January 12, 1888. The blizzard came unexpectedly on a relatively warm day, and many people were caught unaware, including children in one-room schoolhouses.