Today‘s read. #ChristmasCrimeChallenge #freechoice #8
pickAccording to the introduction it‘s slightly autobiographical in terms of how the mother treated the daughter in order to seem younger, but I‘m not sure I can follow the author all the way to feeling sorry for the mother and excusing her crime. I finished it not sure how I feel about it. But I‘ve read my October #doublespin now, so there‘s that. @TheAromaofBooks
Buddy reading tonight. Isn‘t my buddy the cutest? ♥️🐈⬛
My next audiobook for #Algeria #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
pickWhile I learned a lot, and went on internet dives to find all the pictures, there were a few things that took it down to a soft pick for me. The writing became so repetitive at the last few chapters that I at first thought my playback had jumped back to a previous chapter. The narrator spoke good French most of the time, but there were moments of mispronunciation (Mai pronounced “mah-ee”) and cadence (reading “independently wealthy and beautiful”
I made a pot of Maghrebi tea with gunpowder green tea, dried mint, and tree wormwood, which is in season right now and traditional in winter. Wormwood makes it bitter, but gives it an interesting, more complex taste. It's normally served hot, sweet, and foamy, in a glass.
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pickA good introduction to the notre-dame cathedral and what it has inspired.
Ken Follett wrote this to support its rebuilding when it was burnt.
pickThere is a lot of detail- approx 1/3 of the pages are footnotes- in this accounting of a 500 year old crime. It is well researched & I was impressed at how much documentation survives. It starts out by following the Provost of Paris who did some fine detective work w/i the technological limits of his time. We also get a fascinating look at French politics of the time- and there are unfortunate parallels to be drawn. Once the murder is solved the
