I need entertainment that doesn’t make me want to repeat the mantra of the current era: “don’t panic.”
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“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. —J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Fellowship Of The Ring” https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34.The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring
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Yes, the next book in the series, and yes, only the audiobook was available for borrowing. I’ve put a hold on for a library book, and also waiting on an ebook. Le sigh. #NowReading www.hoopladigital.com/audiobook/search-the-dark-charles-todd/13535076
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Can’t finish this via audiobook – the reader’s soothing voice makes me sleep too well. It finally came up as an e-book at the library. As it’s NOT a boring book, I can read it faster than listening to it, without getting so relaxed I doze off. Wings of Fire, by Charles Todd, an Ian Rutledge mystery. The writing, pacing, and characters are solid and the style is beautifully melancholy. The Hamish character, a sort of inner voice, isn’t as intrusive as I thought he’d be. UPDATE: Fell asleep and had a lovely nap after reading 7 or 8…
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We’re in a holding pattern here at Chez Gique, waiting for something to happen – a good thing, just hasn’t happened yet. And it’s hard to be patient, and it’s hard not to hyperfocus on “when will we know happens next,” and it’s hard to keep spirits up and positive. So in the meantime, other than the fact that a narcissistic madman is running the country, what else is going on? Well, it’s currently hard to type words like “currently,” “hard,” or “words,” because the “R” key on my iPad Mini Rugged Zagg book is missing a keycap, and as…
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It’s rare for me to start a book and not finish it. It’s even rarer for me to start a book, finish two other books in a day each, and read the first one a few chapters at a time.
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Lock the doors before reading.
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From my personal Wayback Machine, a book review I wrote in January 2020, just before the dragonsh*t hit the fan.
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This looks amazing: Divided by continent, YOU ARE HERE represents one (idealized) orbit of the ISS. This planetary photo tour — surprising, playful, thought-provoking, and visually delightful — is also punctuated with fun, fascinating commentary on life in zero gravity. Via Amazon:You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes: Photographs from the International Space Station