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jenniferw88
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Lots to avoid here, I'm afraid!

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jenniferw88
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Pickpick

Hello Litsy!
I know it's been a while since I posted, but it's a combination of the app not working, a broken hip, and a reading slump!
Anyway, this book has helped get me out of the 4 month reading slump, so I recommend it with reservations. The next picture I post will be under a spoiler, as it contains the content warnings.

#aty25 #characterineducation @BarbaraBB

Suet624 Is the app working for you now? I‘m so sorry about your hip! 5d
jenniferw88 @Suet624 yes, thank you! 5d
TheBookHippie Oh man!!!! Hope your healing is going well! 5d
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TheBookgeekFrau Healing vibes 🙏🏼 Glad to see you back 💕 5d
Ruthiella Oh no! Sorry to hear about the broken hip! Wishing you a speedy recovery. ❤️ 5d
Librarybelle Oh no! I miss seeing your posts and was hoping everything was okay! Wishing you a speedy recovery! ❤️ 5d
BarbaraBB I am glad and relieved you‘re back here 💚 5d
AnnCrystal May your injured hip heal swiftly 💕🙏💝...welcome back to Litsy 📚💝. 5d
sarahbarnes 🩵🩵🩵 5d
CarolynM Nice to see you back! Hope you‘re fully recovered from the broken hip💕 5d
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CSeydel
Six and a Half Deadly Sins | Colin Cotterill
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#whereareyoumonday Tonight I‘m in Luang Nam Tha, Laos, 1978. China has just invaded Vietnam, causing complicated political ramifications for Laos…

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AlaMich
The Coroner's Lunch | Colin Cotterill
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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! 2mo
Sace Sounds like a good series! 2mo
AlaMich @Sace it is! It has a very unique setting, Laos right after the Vietnam War. 2mo
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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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Bookwormjillk
Curse of the Pogo Stick | Colin Cotterill
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Mehso-so

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. 1y
Bookwormjillk @CSeydel thanks! Not sure how I ran across the 5th in the series, but I definitely want to find the first in print. 1y
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. 1y
Bookwormjillk @CSeydel That reminds me of Louise Penny's books which are some of my favorites. Thanks! 1y
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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
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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

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JGadz11
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Whiskey/tea cocktail with a side of Bradbury anyone? #Laos

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