1. Yes, 2,894 currently, but I have a book on order, so . . .
2. Highly recommend the tagged book! If you want to play, consider yourself tagged. #two4Tuesday
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pickHilarious without being trivial; factual without being stuffy. If you like Mitchell, or history, or things English, you should read this book. If you don‘t like those things, you should read this book and maybe you would. Favorite quote below.
pickLovely and meandering in the best possible way. Seriously, I‘m not sure how Queen Elizabeth‘s handbags haven‘t gotten some kind of honour for their decades of silent and faithful service. I got oddly emotional at points, especially later in the book (maybe because I personally remember the emotion of those moments). I‘m glad it ended shortly after William and Kate‘s wedding, because I bawled at the end of The Crown and could not handle that again.
Hello Litsy realm! After a truly, truly craptastic March. It‘s finally April and I‘m back! That said, today would have been my brother‘s 34th birthday (he died in a car accident in 2008 when he was 17…actually 16 days after his birthday). So today has been very emotional. But I‘m out having a quiet moment with a book, some food, and some beers at my favorite place to try and breath through the grief.
pickDavid Mitchell writes exactly how he speaks 🤣 really enjoyed this for #doublespin in Dec - going over well trod territory but adding his own spin - def recommended for anyone interested in history
pickIt only took me a year to finish but I did enjoy it.
pickThoroughly enjoyed this humorous look at the kings and queens of England up until the end of the Tudors. It‘s a solid bit of history - Mitchell has a degree in history as well as his career as a comedian (bright spark isn‘t he?). I learnt a lot and had plenty of laughs. I wished some parts were longer so i might start differentiating a few more Henrys and Edwards - but it‘s a long period to cover and he‘s done a great job.
