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Whew. I don‘t really know how to “rate” a book like this, but I will say (a) I read the whole thing in 24 hours, (b) I now know more about the Cambodian genocide in the 70s than I did before, and (c) I am in awe of the courage that it must take Arn to tell the story as he has. He‘s not 100% hero, he‘s not 100% villain - he is fully human, making choices in impossible circumstances. #FoodandLit

Oh boy. I‘m hoping to stay consistent with these! 🥹 #MajicMonday

#AuldLangSpine @monalisha
#USPresidents @amiable @tearificbooks
#MonthlyNonfiction @julieclair
#192030 and #NancyDrewBR @Librarybelle
#WinterCampLitsy and #CampLitsy @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Hooked_on_books
#26Shorts2026 @AnishaInkspill
#FoodandLit @Texreader @Butterfinger @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick

I‘ve also been eyeing #EuropaCollective…

“Leaving Angkor, he took a motodop to see the sunset at Ta Prohm—the next temple on the tourist trail, and the one that had loomed largest in his mind for twenty years. It was renowned for the way the jungle trees had grown into its fabric, the serpentine roots of silk-cottons and strangler figs draping themselves over its columns and pediments, worming tendrils deep into their fissures until root and stone were inseparable.”

Pic from internet

Cambodian dessert: a baked pumpkin filled with pandan-flavoured coconut custard. It's quite the centerpiece! You're supposed to use kabocha pumpkin, but I had a jack-be-little that needed eating, and that was just the right size for me, so I used it instead. It would have tasted better with a kabocha though. And I subbed South-East-Asian pandan with kewra water.
#Cambodia #FoodandLit @Texreader @Butterfinger @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick

#MagicMonday @Eggs
I think I might be doing a lot of them
#JanuaryBluesReadathon me hosting
#InDeathLongReadalong me hosting with @StayCurious
#LitsyLoveSJM @StayCurious
#LitsyLoveRomance @StayCurious
#SeriesLove26 @Susanita @TheEllieMo
#LitsyAtoZ2026 @Texreader
#Read2026 @DieAReader
#ISpyBingo @TheAromaofBooks
#PhotoChalange @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I‘m reading another book for #foodandlit for #Cambodia. It‘s gotten very dark, and so, needing something lighter and available from the library, I started this ebook tonight. It seems pretty dark as well. Alas a difficult country to read about. @Butterfinger @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick

#wordoftheday

“Though Amos stayed silent, Fearless sensed a new softness and thoughtfulness to his diffidence.”

#foodandlit #Cambodia @Butterfinger @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick

#foodandlit #Cambodia @Butterfinger @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick

Way late for December #foodandlit. Italy. I made cardoon gratin. This is a cardoon, I grow from seed. An Italian favorite, in the artichoke family. The stalks are peeled, cooked. Yes it tastes like artichoke! This year I thought to look in my copy of the Italian classic The Silver Spoon and it included several cardoon recipes. Next up is quiche!. Wonder if Tucci mentions them! @Butterfinger @Texreader @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick