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When the king of Portugal decides to give his brother in law an elephant all kinds of things happen. An expedition sets out and it has to deal with both politics and the very practical problems in travelling with an elephant. It is a great piece of storytelling in typical Saramago style but it feels lighter - in a good way. Definitely a pick.

1. Elephant
2. Apatosaurus
3. Not really, only one particularly disgusting beetle type bug who must not be named. But I don‘t consider them an animal, they are an abomination.
4. My Patronus was an otter, I‘ll go with that!
5. An elephant 🐘
#hellothursday @wanderinglynn

The punctuation (or at least the lack of it) in this book bothered me a bit, but it didn't stop this from being an amazing story. I loved the historical context and facts that Saramago included, and Solomon ❤ just a truly beautiful story 😊❤🧡💛

#BackpackEurope

#Friyayintro @jesshowbooks
1. New payment system at work... that doesn't work properly!!! 😤😡🤬
2. My friend's baby shower ❤🧡💛
3. Cray-on 🖍
4. Tagged 😊
5. You heard 'em littens 😘🤗💙

I confess that I bought this book mostly on the basis of the title and cover (with a small consideration given to the fact that the author, of whom I knew nothing, won the Nobel). I found it delightful. If you enjoy wry humor, especially directed towards imperialism and religious hypocrisy, then this is a good choice. Note: Saramago, or the translator, does not always employ standard punctuation, so it takes a little while to adjust.

I just received this a gorgeous gift from @JacintaMCarter for our #LitValentinesDay #WeTotesLoveValentinesDay exchange. Thank you so much Jacinta, I really love everything! You have made my weekend, I‘ll be using my new refills ASAP. 😁 Thank you as always to @Robothugs for organizing all the fun. 📚 #litsylove 💜 #hufflepuff

I missed yesterday's #riotgrams! My favourite bookish thing is this book loving elephant who lives in our bookshelves. My boyfriend convinced me that he was a bit too expensive when I first saw him, but then bought it for me as a birthday gift ❤