pickThis was such a rich and fun book. What a fascinating and important life Mr. Cooper has led. I think he‘s done just about everything and has punctuated those moments with birdsong.
I recommend listening to the audiobook. It is read by the author and uses examples of the bird calls provided by the Cornell Laboratory. #bookspinbingo #doublespin
Lichens take nutrients from the air and so absorb many times more radioactive isotopes than other plants. #TodayILearned #NFN
pickI finished this one the other day but have been so busy I haven‘t had a chance to post it! One day I‘d love to get to Scotland, but I would need a life time to see everything.
Just me, starting another book, with my Lindisfarne (Holy Island) bookmark, whilst looking at *actual* Lindisfarne out of the window.
Looking forward to this book!
I often get inspired to travel to places I read about in novels. When I saw this book in the public library catalogue I thought it would be interesting. And probably inspire me to keep travelling. Books covered include The Odyssey, Frankenstein, Heart of Darkness. Grapes of Wrath, A Suitable Boy, Exit West and The Lincoln Highway and lots more. I‘m looking forward to diving in and seeing where this book takes me!
so-soEven though the story of a family on the run was quite interesting, especially how it influenced the kids. The reason for their escape seemed a bit dubios to me. In the end it is father terrorizing a family. Again the story is interesting, but the writing is a bit boring.
pickI‘ve wanted to read another book by Kirshenbaum since loving Rabbits for Food. This one was lovely in a meandering, melancholy way, true to the title. Reflections on life‘s choices, through stories Sylvia tells Henry on their roadtrip, which is itself a story that you know from the start won‘t have a happy ending. Definitely my kind of book.
#10BeforeTheEnd
so-soIt's quite an authorial feat to write about a visit to the authoritarian dystopia of North Korea and to leave the impression that you, the author, are the most unsavoury element in the book!
I'm overstating it, I guess, but Delisle's graphic bio of his two month sojourn to North Korea overseeing an animation sweatshop (little evidence of his awareness of the exploitative nature of this) is characterised by his sneery arrogance and lack of ⬇️
