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Latest commute audiobook: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield. This novel is about a woman, Miri, whose wife is a marine biologist, and goes on a submarine expedition for work meant to last three weeks. Six months later, Leah's sub finally resurfaces, but she isn't the same person Miri remembers.
This is another WIN for online queer recs - I thoroughly enjoyed it. I may even buy a copy for myself. There is a horror element to this story—for Miri, our primary narrator, the horror of watching someone you love become something you don't recognize or understand—but mostly Our Wives Under the Sea is a meditation on grief and loss. It is so easy to transform this story into a metaphor for anyone with a loved one who is terminally ill, or missing, or otherwise there, but not there.
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The week before last Libby showed me a list of books my library recommended, all books translated into English in whole or in part by female translators. I made the sore mistake of going through the whole list and added about thirty new books to my TBR. This was the first of them that I've finished! It's called On a Woman's Madness by Surinamese author Astrid Roemer, translated from Dutch by Lucy Scott. The book description is:
When Noenka's husband refuses her request for divorce, she flees her small hometown for the city, where life is simultaneously free and unfree: an open book; a closed door.
Full review on my main.
Recommend if:
When Noenka's husband refuses her request for divorce, she flees her small hometown for the city, where life is simultaneously free and unfree: an open book; a closed door.
Full review on my main.
Recommend if:
- You like books that focus heavily on characters' emotions
- You enjoy "soul searching" stories
- You like messy or struggling main characters
- You prefer a linear story which communicates itself clearly
- You don't enjoy heavy subject material (definitely check your trigger warnings for this book)
- You want a plot-driven story
Scandinavian from Scratch: A Love Letter to the Baking of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden [A Baking Book] Hardcover – October 3, 2023
by Nichole Accettola
We just finished reading this cookbook. It's an interesting introduction to Scandinavian cuisine, which is pretty different from most European food. It makes heavy use of rye, which is nice. The front matter includes A Baking Love Letter, Scandinavian Baking: An Overview, The Scandinavian Pantry, Useful Baking Equipment, Baking Best Practices, and the Table of Contents. The Index lists both ingredients and recipe titles. Also, our hardback edition has a red grosgrain ribbon in it for marking your place.
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by Nichole Accettola
We just finished reading this cookbook. It's an interesting introduction to Scandinavian cuisine, which is pretty different from most European food. It makes heavy use of rye, which is nice. The front matter includes A Baking Love Letter, Scandinavian Baking: An Overview, The Scandinavian Pantry, Useful Baking Equipment, Baking Best Practices, and the Table of Contents. The Index lists both ingredients and recipe titles. Also, our hardback edition has a red grosgrain ribbon in it for marking your place.
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busy
The Complete Modern Pantry: 350+ Ways to Cook Well with What's on Hand
Paperback – November 15, 2022
by America's Test Kitchen
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Paperback – November 15, 2022
by America's Test Kitchen
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- Mood:
accomplished
The Complete Beans and Grains Cookbook: A Comprehensive Guide with 450+ Recipes
Paperback – February 6, 2024
by America's Test Kitchen
This cookbook covers a wide range of vegan, vegetarian, and omnivore recipes from around the world. They run the gamut from very simple to fairly complex. Most recipes have a photo of the dish; complicated ones often have step-by-step photos. There are also sidebar recipes for condiments, spice blends, and such. The Introduction includes Welcome to the World of Beans and Grains, About Beans, About Canned Beans, About Lentils, About Other Legumes, About Grains, About Rice, and Useful Equipment. That right there is over 30 pages of education about cooking high-protein, high-fiber dishes based on these seed foods. Back matter is similarly generous with Nutritional Information for our Recipes, Conversions and Equivalents, and an Index that lists both ingredients and recipe titles.
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Paperback – February 6, 2024
by America's Test Kitchen
This cookbook covers a wide range of vegan, vegetarian, and omnivore recipes from around the world. They run the gamut from very simple to fairly complex. Most recipes have a photo of the dish; complicated ones often have step-by-step photos. There are also sidebar recipes for condiments, spice blends, and such. The Introduction includes Welcome to the World of Beans and Grains, About Beans, About Canned Beans, About Lentils, About Other Legumes, About Grains, About Rice, and Useful Equipment. That right there is over 30 pages of education about cooking high-protein, high-fiber dishes based on these seed foods. Back matter is similarly generous with Nutritional Information for our Recipes, Conversions and Equivalents, and an Index that lists both ingredients and recipe titles.
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- Mood: busy
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