pick#DashingThruDecember Day 14: As befits the title, the women are indeed adventurers: participating in #sled dog races even when discouraged from doing so (Susan Butcher), circumnavigated the globe even when told that this is not possible (Nellie Bly), touched down on the moon and orbited around the Earth (Valentina Tereshkova) - among others. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-l3J
pickPretty good personal account of a woman war photographer who came close to death a few times. She was in Afghanistan and other spots and was a captive in Libya. Includes some photos she took.
Starting a book about a modern female war photographer.
bailedBail at 245. I cannot stand a single character and Kelk is trying far too hard to be funny. Awful. I'm having such a bad run of books recently!
pickThis has been on my shelves since I went to an exhibit about Miller and Man Ray. I think the cover should read “Her Many Lives” instead of “A Life” because this book shows that she was not someone content to stay within the boundaries of expectations. She was a Vogue model, a muse, a photographer, a war correspondent; over and over she reinvented herself and pursued her desires. An interesting look at a complex but important figure. #24in2024
pickJust me and my trustworthy Kindle against the 🌎 again this weekend!
so-soI read the previous books in the Bill Smith / Lydia Chin series and enjoyed them, so I expected this to be a good read. Instead it was a bit of a slog. Slower paced, less of the relationship between the two, and a less-than-compelling mystery plot. The bright sides were the few scenes with Lydia's mother, and the commentary on the New York art scene. ⭐⭐⭐ / 5 #mystery
Shifting colors on a monster billboard bled through the April evening mist, showed me a shadow in the alley.
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Just started this one. I'm in the mood for some mystery in the Big Apple, and I've enjoyed others in the Bill Smith/Lydia Chin series. #mystery
