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Snagged this one ftom Dollar Tree!

#PopSugar2020 #Pop2020 It‘s HERE!!!!!

I enjoyed this book about a Southern family that started Pan Cola (think Coke). This is a multi-generational tale that is interesting; however, it jumped around. A LOT. I would forget how characters were related, so I suggest reading it quickly before you forget the family tree.

“Southerners need carbonation” 😂😂😂

Today‘s meeting of #The2030SomethingBookClub was a fantastic success 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻! Two dozen members had a great back-&-forth about the weaknesses and merits they found in this multi-generational historical fiction tome! The best discussions seem to occur when the group is evenly split in their like and dislike for a selection 😆. Jolly good fun! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #NYC

#BookNDinner! Accompaniment this pleasant evening: sautéed broccoli florets, bella mushrooms, carrots, & green beans, in extra virgin olive oil & 8 aromatic spices; grilled sesame chicken; grape tomatoes; black olives; cucumbers; parmesan & romano cheeses; &, to drink, sparkling mineral water. MMMmm ?! This is another presentation of: #MrBookKitchen. Happy reads & eats! ???

Background ?: Spotify‘s “The Sound of New Orleans Jazz” playlist

#BookNDinner! Accompaniment on this humid and drizzly evening was: sparkling mineral water, and stir-fry consisting of: sautéed broccoli florets, carrots, green beans, and bella mushrooms done in extra virgin olive oil; black olives; mozzarella balls; grilled sesame rotisserie chicken; and sprinkled parmesan & romano cheeses. MMMmmm ?! This has been another presentation of: #MrBookKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats! ???

“The South...was similar enough to the real world to make a child think, I know this place, yet also different enough for them to go to sleep at night knowing it was only make-believe...Not only a world from a children‘s book but also...his own childhood, the strangeness, darkness, and altogether fucked-up-ness that made him the incredibly well-adjusted person he was today.”

I picked this up a month ago—seems appropriate to pop it open for this holiday weekend...Happy Independence Day!

A story of a family, across a few generations. How they gained and lost a fortune.

I‘ve been bad about reviewing books lately. This one was read on a whim. My reading buddy @Cinfhen joined me early on and bailed just as quickly. 😆 I wish I could say she made a mistake . . . This wasn‘t a bad book—I love generational sagas and this one seemed promising. The main problem was that the author jumped around incessantly, sometimes going back and forth decades in the same chapter. It made it difficult to build a connection.

#ImpromptuBuddyRead with @Reviewsbylola but first another wedding tonight!! Yes, it‘s a Tue night 😜and yes, #IdRatherBeReading ❣️Anybody else feel like joining in? BTW: I love the cover 😍

#rumourhasit that Montgomery “Monty” Forster May be gay, despite his beautiful wife and daughter. Monty has lofty political aspirations that could be derailed by his sexuality, but he and his father, family patriarch and head of a cola company, will pay off whoever they have to in order to get Monty ahead.

I‘ve only read on chapter so I‘m curious to see where this goes. #anglophileapril

This book is expansive. It follows four generations of a Mississippi family through the rise and fall of their soft drink empire during the twentieth century.
The relationships the family members build with others and each other are explored over the years. The author does character jumps without warning, but I was able to get used to it. The history and lore of the Forsters pulled me in and they didnt let go until the last page was finished.

Book mail! 💁🏼‍♀️💁🏼‍♀️ The first two are completely unfamiliar to me but AP has been on my TBR for awhile!

Two lovely new hardcovers! 👍🏻👍🏻

Have you read either of these?

#ValentinesDay

Look what I got @cobwebmoth !!!! Thanks again for passing this on!

This was an interesting story, but one that was very hard for me to follow. There were many characters introduced all at once, so I was grateful for the family tree at the front of the book. The narrative switches from past to present and character to character so often that it is hard to keep up. There were many points of sarcasm that I really enjoyed, and this book is meant to be taken lightly. It‘s not for everyone but some will really like it.

Up next!! I'm not sure what to expect from this as I'm not 100% sure I even know what it's about lol. Sometimes going in blind is for the best!

My guests arrived with lots of goodies!!! I couldn‘t fit it all in the picture but I‘m now fully stocked on ziplocks, batteries, toothpaste, fabric sheets and some more books!!!!

I went to check out my library‘s bookstore this afternoon since I haven‘t visited in over a month, but when I arrived found out they were closed due to construction 🚧😖
I decided to check out the library up the road (which usually doesn‘t have a great selection) and lo and behold I hit the used book jackpot! All these for $5.50 y‘all!! And!! I JUST added American Pop to my TBR yesterday! It‘s not out until 2/2019!!
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Look what came in the mail the other day!

I have so many good books to read and then THIS shows up!