I‘ve just started this audiobook for #authoramonth @Soubhiville
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I‘ve just started this audiobook for #authoramonth @Soubhiville
Thanks to @KadaGul (♥️) I learned I had to mail my package no later than tomorrow. Thankfully all the big goodies were wrapped. So I boxed them up and they‘ve been mailed to somewhere northeast of Texas. ETA next Tuesday.
#fallingforfallswap #fffs
@Chrissyreadit @Avanders
@Laughterhp This list hasn‘t been updated in a while but hopefully it can give you some ideas for #litsyatoz.
Can we please bring the word “snuggery” back?
The online dictionary describes it: “a cozy or comfortable place, especially someone's private room or den.”
Me: “I dare say, I‘m going to have a cup of tea and read in my snuggery. Oh, no, don‘t wait up for me.” 😊
#whattheDickens @Cuilin
In the author‘s note, she describes the Nicaraguan poet‘s life, the subject of this book. Rubén Darío (1867-1916) appears to have had a tremendous impact on Latin America and in his home country, #Nicaragua. #foodandlit @catsandbooks
“This loss of words must be the first shock faced by every immigrant.” 😢
#Nicaragua #foodandlit @catsandbooks
We do not care that you‘ve done so well on your diet and lost 15 pounds so far…when Central Market celebrates OctoberFest, you buy all the yummy German food and celebrate early tonight for dinner!
For those of you who don‘t have HEB grocery stores (HEB is only in Texas and northern Mexico) and don‘t know that Central Market is a high-end version of it (nicknamed Gucci-E-B), I‘m so sorry. Or, maybe we don‘t care 😉
#wdncw @dabbe
“But truth is never popular with corrupt leaders who rely on lies.”
#Nicaragua #foodandlit @catsandbooks
pickIxelia‘s mother sold her virginity to the highest bidder, then continued to sell her until at 11, her mother made her go live with an elderly violent man Don Roque in hopes of inheritance when he died. Adela falls head over heels for Ixelia, who finally sees freedom from this sexual abuse. In this story, we know the victim of the murder, Adela, and her murderers, Don Roque and Ixelia‘s mother. The protagonist is a writer who wants to tell ⬇️
My next book for #foodandlit is by a Cuban poet about a Nicaraguan poet Ruben Dario
#Nicaragua @Catsandbooks
Finally, some authentic Nicaraguan food (amongst American food)!
#foodandlit #Nicaragua @Catsandbooks
How depressing. There are some mentions of Nicaraguan food, but the first time there‘s an excellent description of food, it‘s American! T.G.I. Fridays. 😟
Fortunately I‘ve found some Nicaraguan restaurants here in San Antonio so I‘ll get to try some hopefully authentic food.
#foodandlit #Nicaragua @Catsandbooks
I was just telling a fellow reader about how funny Dickens is, and then reading Dickens, he gave me this: “and cause him to exhibit the soles of his shoes to the object of his dearest wish”
Having ridden boats in the Venice canals I can imagine that fall! 😂
And yes I‘m still slowly reading this one. #whattheDickens @Cuilin
It‘s another book coincidence #bookcoincidence! I read several books at a time. Tonight I started a chapter out of Mario Vargas Llosa‘s Bad Girl about a man named Arquímedes. Lo and behold, the next chapter I read in the tagged book was—surprise—about Arquímedes!
Perhaps that‘s a common name in South and Central America ? Even if so, to be the subject of both chapters I read tonight is bizarre. #foodandlit #Peru #Nicaragua
Although I loved a number of Kurt Vonnegut‘s ideals, I needed a break. In the last book I listened to, he became quite repetitive, dark, and preachy. So this is my next audiobook instead. Dark, yes, but I‘m not anticipating being lectured to.
This is a really interesting well written murder mystery. I finally decided to Google what a ceiba tree looks like and here it is! Cool!
#foodandlit #Nicaragua @Catsandbooks
pickThis is probably a perfect book for manufacturers, companies that make widgets. For professionals like me, an attorney, or the CFO I am reading this with, it has some real pearls that make this short read worth it. But a lot of the advice, for example, standardizing processes to make widgets, doesn‘t apply much to what we do. I do buy into his eliminating tasks that waste time. I was disgruntled with his over-eagerness and repeating, “I‘m going ⬇️
I finished this short story today, a standalone free on Audible. The story recounts Rose, a college student, dreams about a mad scientist Doctor Beilstein who has the grand idea to steal the blood of famous people for nefarious reasons. The ending is a surprise about Rose, even to Rose herself. I appreciate that we are reminded all along that this is a dream. It‘s very very short and I enjoyed it. #authoramonth @Soubhiville
I‘m listening to this audiobook. OMG everybody should hear this. It‘s a collection of Vonnegut‘s graduation addresses. It starts with a wonderful biography of Vonnegut. And his speeches are humorous and deep. The first speech ends with a discussion of how politicians use hate like a drug. So meaningful now. I‘ve only just started the second one and I‘m astounded and love how he, an atheist, explains why Jesus is the prince of peace. #authoramonth
August wrapped. Not the best books this month when Paddington is the only 5-star read!
August Books Wrapped:
I read 4 books for #Bolivia #foodandlit
1 book for #authoramonth
1 book for #campLitsy
1 book for #klbr
And 1 book for #serieslove
I‘m still reading a Llosa book, Bad Girl, that I started in July for #Peru #foodandlit and Dickens‘s Little Dorrit that I started in June for #whattheDickens
My next audiobook, which I‘m buddy reading with a client‘s CFO, who I‘ve been directed to help her improve her working with her staff. Yes I‘m an employment lawyer and yes this is an odd tasking. Heck I hope it makes me a better manager of my team.
so-soJohn/Jonah interviews the children of one of the fathers of the atomic bomb for a book he‘s writing. At the same time he describes his new religion, Bokononism, which began when he finds the last of the children on an island called San Lorenzo. Meanwhile, the children have “inherited” a substance from their deceased father, the use of which sets the stage for the finale of the book. It‘s a humorous book (think John Scalzi), but I can understand ⬇️
I have a black cat now but I‘ve had plenty of gingers growing up.
pickChief Inspector Gamache is called yet again when a dead body is found in Olivier‘s cafe in Three Pines, which has undergone a huge change. City dwellers have purchased the old Hadley house, aiming to turn the haunted place into a luxury B&B. Olivier immediately becomes the main suspect of killing the poor old man in his cafe. It takes the detectives an immense amount of time to even discover who the man was, much less his murderer. This fifth ⬇️
pickIsraeli Yossi, American Kevin, and Swiss Marcus are mochileros (backpackers) in Bolivia who decide they want to see a real jungle and Indian village. They hire a man, Karl, to guide them through the forest. As the title makes obvious, everything goes terribly wrong. These mochileros have no idea that their enthusiasm isn‘t enough to get them out alive. It is gruesome and harrowing. Yossi lives to write the book—so there‘s that. Yossi spends ⬇️
#HauntedShelf will be back this year, hosted by @PuddleJumper
I‘ve signed up!
Here is the sign up link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfs7yHyeyWN9K9pSE-dbPvoNTyyJ9RJVSoKDzbd...
I‘ve picked this book out for my first #foodandlit book for the month. #Nicaragua @Catsandbooks
I‘ve been reading way too many books at a time that I‘ve let this one linger. So long in fact that I‘ve forgotten who Mrs General was. So I found this great web page:
https://www.charlesdickensinfo.com/novels/little-dorrit/little-dorrit-characters...
#whattheDickens @Cuilin
My next audiobook for #authoramonth for September @Soubhiville
pickPortland, Oregon is destroyed by a massive earthquake, catching Annie by surprise while obliviously shopping for a crib at Ikea. Everything comes crashing down and the heavily 9-months‘ pregnant Annie, escaping the rubble by the skin of her teeth, starts walking to her husband‘s work. She‘s accompanied, at time, by the Ikea worker who saved her life. This is the story of her walk through the destroyed city while talking to Bean, the baby she‘s ⬇️
pickI loved some of these graphic stories about women—those being about Bolivia, Vietnam, and Peru. The latter two being beautifully told stories about women‘s experiences. The Bolivian story was difficult to understand at first, lacking depth. But the rest of the story was powerful—about women becoming economically independent. I didn‘t understand the first two stories. The graphics and font made the last one hard to grasp. Still recommended. ⬇️
Some new book recommendations from my travel magazine. Wayfinder is a chunkster but looks good.
Never thought I‘d be writing about our Texas grocery store HEB on litsy but I just learned this. The founders of our HEB grocery stores also founded libraries in Corpus Christi and Kerrville (story below). HEB has dedicated disaster trucks which were first on site before FEMA during the July 4th floods. We do ♥️ our HEB stores. Good kind people.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DN08SLq4uTD/?igsh=cjUxdXcwdGxraXJ0
These are the three audiobooks by Vonnegut I found free on Audible with a subscription. #authorsamonth @Soubhiville
Loving this! #foodandlit #Bolivia @Catsandbooks
A client has tasked me to coach the CFO on how to manage her accounting department. She wanted part of her professional development plan to include reading helpful books. So now I‘m doing a buddy read with a client‘s CFO of this book. This employment lawyer, me, wears many hats beyond lawyering nowadays. It‘s just crazy. But I love the trust clients have in me. It makes the bad days worth it.
Yes ladies!! Open your market stalls and don‘t let men (the government) try to control you! Economic freedom can mean self sufficiency. I love these ladies! #foodandlit #Bolivia @Catsandbooks
My book haul from Bookmans in Phoenix yesterday. This is a first for me. Can you spot the terrible typo in the title of one of these books?
Use spoilers below when you discover it. I‘d love to see who all catches it.
Two packed packages of books from the SAPL book sale a couple weeks ago went in the mail today. One for my grand-nephew, son of @freeatlast1137 and one to @TheBookHippie for her students.
Does anyone else save their bags from bookstores? These were from 3 of the 4 we visited in Arizona over the long weekend. They‘re like memories.
Next up is this graphic novel with short stories about brave indigenous women around the world. Recommended by @TheBookHippie #Bolivia #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
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