pickLovely book of watercolour paintings of Venice that come to life even more after experiencing the city in real life.
Wouldn't call it a graphic novel as it's not really a story!
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pickLovely book of watercolour paintings of Venice that come to life even more after experiencing the city in real life.
Wouldn't call it a graphic novel as it's not really a story!
Bye bye, Venice 🥲 I will be back to see you again someday!
Have just arrived in Brescia for phase 2 of Italian adventure.
Am way too excited that our flat has a TV so that we can have a Eurovision party.
My friends are unanimously less pleased.
pickYou may recognise the top middle picture from my pic the other day! These pictures are near where we are staying.
Venice by Jiro Tanaguchi is a book of watercolours of Venice. It is billed as a "graphic novel" but I wouldn't really call it a story. It's more of an art book with narrative aspects.
Flipping through trying to work out which bits we'd seen was fun (e.g. my friend: "that's the bridge where you started complaining your feet hurt").
April Stats: I read 20 books- a week off from work with mostly clouds/rain certainly helped me!
Fiction: 5
Historical mysteries: 5
Mysteries:9
Spy/thriller: 1
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#AwesomeAprilReadathon
pick#serieslove2024 #16 in Commissario Guido Brunetti mysteries.Another achievement of complexity!
Brunetti is called out of bed in the middle of the night to question a senior pediatrician who was attacked during a home invasion.His 18 month old son was snatched away.
What Brunetti uncovers is a story of infertility,desperation,& illegal dealings.Meanwhile his colleague, Vianello,is following a line of inquiry regarding pharmacies‘ irregularities.
pickThis book redeemed my last experience in the series.
I walked with Brunetti along Venice‘s cobbled streets & narrow alleys.We glided over canals & raced in water busses.We drank coffee & wine in its bars.A curmudgeon owner of a Murano glass making factory threatens the life of his environmentalist son-in-law because of his political stance.Then a night watchman in his factory dies under mysterious circumstances.Brunetti looks into both issues.
Up late last night watching UConn v Iowa game - nail biter- UConn lost, 69-71. They did a great job keeping Caitlin Clark from 3pt scoring, with only 8 players to depend on.
Consequently,late morning coffee & reading.Em is curled up on my lap, totally content.😻This is perfect to read right now-spring weather & flowers interspersed throughout.Our weather has been crazy-snow Thursday, cloudy,cold,windy the last few days.#serieslove2024 Hope for☀️
so-soI have decided to read this series in order-this was published in 2005. The politics of immigration becomes intertwined with forces Commissario Brunelli could never have imagined. When warned off by his boss from his case involving a murdered illegal immigrant, he of course continues to investigate. I cannot pinpoint the reason, but this book in the series just didn‘t do it for me, hence the So-So rating. #serieslove2024
Both my husband & son had the flu this past week,with a few signs of a slow recovery now.Consequently, my life was full between being Florence Nightingale & my usual busy work life.On p. 36 of Blood from a Stone, & 48/64 of The Order.
This illness,going on week two tomorrow has made it glaringly clear how much both my men do,not just emotional support,but practical things such as grocery shopping-countless errands. #gratitude #bookreport
