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Well I loved both Kaveh Akbar and Raven Leilani's novels, so this bodes well. Plus, Berlin is one of my favourite cities I've visited, and this book is set there! #BisexualBooks

I liked this just as much as Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl. It was more international with a lot in Berlin besides NYC and Italy. Makes me want to try her recipes too.

While Schönhaus' story of living in Berlin under the Nazi regime as a Jewish document forger is interesting, the writing was just so, so bad.

88/80

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"My survival is the result of events in which the 'law of large numbers' played the major part."

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This reading is inspired by The Book of Lost Names that piqued my interest in the people who forged documents in WWII. Shout out to @Offmybookshelf for finding this book and passing it on to me ❤️

Started a book about a young chef.

Giles Milton is a writer and best-selling historian. This very readable and informative book explores Berlin between 1945 and 1950 sets out how the agreement between Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin at the Yalta Conference set the seeds for the Berlin Blockade and the Cold War. Extensively footnoted and drawing on personal papers from Colonel Frank Howley it‘s particularly good on the specifics of governing and everyday life in post-war Berlin.

Loved this book! Amy Poeppel never disappoints.

This book had a great premise about an interesting group of characters spending the evening together. However, I found it rambling, confusing,and slow paced. It was mesmerizing enough. I did finish it, though I don‘t recommend it.

Women in Dallas and Berlin switch homes and lives. Today‘s beach read.