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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. Pineapple, even though it makes my mouth feel weird.
2. The whole Dr. Siri Paiboun series, because Dr. Siri marries a woman who owns a noodle shop in Laos and they often eat noodles together.

Thanks for the tag, @Sace

TheSpineView 💚🍍💚 Thanks for playing! 2w

Sace Sounds like a good series! 2w

AlaMich @Sace it is! It has a very unique setting, Laos right after the Vietnam War. 2w

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CSeydel

Slash and Burn | Colin Cotterill

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#readingbracket2024 #readingbracket #BookBracket

Slash and Burn is the 8th book in the Dr Siri Paiboun series, and I just love these books. This one had the main characters all together on an away mission, working with a group of Americans, which was a fun change of pace. The humor is right up my alley, the mystical element adds a certain eerie flair, and I always enjoy the 1970s Laos setting. Highly recommend!

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kwmg40

Disco for the Departed | Colin Cotterill

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I'm enjoying very much this mystery series set in Laos, with its excellent characters and touches of mysticism. In this installment, Dr. Siri Paiboun finds himself sent to a remote location in the mountains to investigate a mysterious death.

#52bookclub24 prompt 34. Set in a landlocked country

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Librarybelle Awesome! This is a mystery series I‘ve yet to read 3mo

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Bookwormjillk

Curse of the Pogo Stick | Colin Cotterill

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So-so with the caveat that part of my issue was with the reader, and I probably would have liked this more in print.

This book features Dr. Siri, a coroner in 1970‘s Laos. The mystery wasn‘t very engaging to me, but I loved the details of Communist Laos in 1977. If I can find a print version of another book in this series I‘ll likely give it a try.

Almost done #ReadingAsia2021

CSeydel I really enjoy this series! I definitely recommend starting with book 1 because you get more introduction to the characters and Dr Siri‘s spiritual abilities. 14mo

Bookwormjillk @CSeydel thanks! Not sure how I ran across the 5th in the series, but I definitely want to find the first in print. 14mo

CSeydel The mysteries are definitely secondary to the character development and the social/political/cultural exploration, but that was particularly pronounced in ‘pogo stick,‘ I felt. I‘ve only read the first 5 so far. 14mo

Bookwormjillk @CSeydel That reminds me of Louise Penny's books which are some of my favorites. Thanks! 14mo

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kwmg40

Thirty-Three Teeth | Colin Cotterill

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I really enjoyed this second book in the Dr. Siri Paiboun series. The characters are great, the plot is fast-moving and I'm learning about Laotian culture (albeit that of the 1970's when this story is set).

TiredLibrarian I love this series! 1y

kwmg40 @TiredLibrarian I've only read the first two but I definitely plan to pick up the next one in the series! 1y

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Catsandbooks

From the Tops of the Trees | Kao Kalia Yang

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3.25/5 ⭐️ simple picture book from a child's perspective in a Thai refugee camp. I appreciated the author's note at the end about her family.
#FoodandLit Thailand

Texreader

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JGadz11

Zen in the Art of Writing | Ray Bradbury

Whiskey/tea cocktail with a side of Bradbury anyone? #Laos

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Robotswithpersonality

The Most Beautiful Thing | Kao Kalia Yang

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Reverence for elders, sadly still extraordinary for me to see in modern Western cultural narratives.
Based on author's childhood experiences as Hmong refugee (also has a memoir for adults I now want to read).
Poetic journey to self acceptance.
Cannot overstate how gorgeous the art is.

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