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Great timing. I‘ve started reading the ebook, having ditched the audiobook. And right off the bat, here‘s Bolivian food from a village in the jungle.

#foodandlit #Bolivia @Catsandbooks

I.cannot.listen.to.this.narrator.anymore.

He over-pronounces every danged consonant. The “t”s are the worst. Hard “t”s. Imagine hearing the word “titillating” with over-pronounced hard “t”s. There‘s no nuance in his narration and until I googled it, I thought it was annoying AI. And no darned pauses between sentences. Sentences are read closer together than words. I‘m so done. Splurging $2 for the ebook. #foodandlit #Bolivia @Catsandbooks

My next audiobook is for #foodandlit #Bolivia. The narration is…not good…. We‘ll see how far I can make it.

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#churchlibrarysummer

An apt description
#churchlibrarysummer

I always thought these books were satire. There is some good advice, but most of us won‘t retain the information, or do the training. Hopefully, we won‘t find ourselves in these situations either. The quicksand scene from The Never-Ending Story was one of the traumas of my childhood. I don‘t plan on having to follow directions for an escape in the first chapter 🤞🏻

Good for purpose searching!!

An interesting exploration of how a traumatic event affects people differently, what constitutes “being a good person” and how guilt and our conscience affect our behavior and relationships. The narrator dies in the event (not a spoiler as it happens early on) and thus acts as almost an omniscient narrator as she spends time with each of the others in turn. I think it would generate good discussion in a book group. #readyourkobo @CBee

I‘ve wanted to read this ever since reading Into Thin Air years ago. It‘s an interesting story- Chris was not much older than I am, and I knew people who held a moral compass *somewhat* similar to his… but should never actually go to the lengths he did. It seems a small mistake might have been his undoing, but I really don‘t know how he would have lived if he had survived.

So this book is written supposedly by an author from Bolivia, although he doesn't live there anymore. I can tell you that this is a great book. A young boy has to go to an island to live alone for one year because he has anger issues and almost killed another boy. I believe that this method of rehabilitation should be for all young teens. The character here grew in leaps and bounds. #FoodandLit @Catsandbooks @Texreader #Read2025 @DieAReader