I read Practical Demonkeeping last year and I agree with your assessment. I’m glad there’s another Christopher Moore fan on BookTube. Fluke is my absolute favorite by him and I’ve read it every year in January for like the last four or five years. I hope to get to the second Pine Cove book some time this year.
Just ordered The Strays. I live in Melbourne and the Government here just doubled the cost of Arts degrees yesterday much to my 17 year old daughter’s horror. I need to read about the importance of Art.
That is TERRIBLE news. It's hard enough parlaying an arts degree into a career, now it's even harder when you're twice in the hole to start out. Ugh. Sorry to hear that, Tracey.
@@RickMacDonnell Exactly what I was doing when you popped in. Very interesting group of people now THIS would definitely be something I would like to take a deep dive into. Thanks for writing !!
I gotta tell you, I forget most of the details of the books I read almost as soon as I read them, and I seriously don't remember English Passengers having twenty different POVs. I'm so sorry I put you through that, but I'm glad it had a good outcome. I was definitely sweating that out. The Strays was such a beautiful book, I'm glad you loved it so much! I'm 35 pages into Skippy Dies and it's all, slowly, coming back. I think we'll be fine. 😂
The 20 POVs isn't **as** crazy as it sounds. And it's actually 21 apparently LOL. Many of these are one offs in letters and things like that. But yeah, took some getting used to. Well worth it though! Again, thanks so much for the rec.
Best book I’ve read so far this month is All the Lives We Never Lived by Arundati Roy The best books I’ve read in the last 6 months The Death of Noah Glass The Other Half of Augusta Hope The Actress by Ann Enright Say Nothing ( non fiction) A Woman is No Man The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld All Among the Barley by Melissa Harrison The Rules of Civility by Amor Towles The Old Drift So glad you loved The Strays as much as I did 💕📚📖🤗☘️👋
I've read exactly ZERO of these books, haha. Which means it's a great recommendation list. Thanks, Jacqueline! Do you have a favourite from this year yet?
I never ever read non-fiction or biography, but My Father and Myself sounds like something I would really like and enjoy. Adding to my wishlist lol
I read Practical Demonkeeping last year and I agree with your assessment. I’m glad there’s another Christopher Moore fan on BookTube. Fluke is my absolute favorite by him and I’ve read it every year in January for like the last four or five years. I hope to get to the second Pine Cove book some time this year.
You really are getting a hustle on with #20booksofsummer This really is an eclectic mix!
Dogs are better than people. Yep, with few exceptions for everyone this is true.
Just ordered The Strays. I live in Melbourne and the Government here just doubled the cost of Arts degrees yesterday much to my 17 year old daughter’s horror. I need to read about the importance of Art.
That is TERRIBLE news. It's hard enough parlaying an arts degree into a career, now it's even harder when you're twice in the hole to start out. Ugh. Sorry to hear that, Tracey.
Getting through all those NYRBs eh... this one sounds good. I laughed at "bulbous". Rude!!
Awaiting the YA review.... 👀👀👀
Laura Frey I said “bulbous”???
@@RickMacDonnell Mr Ackerly did!
English Passenger sounds very messy, bizarre and complicated..I'm definitely getting it.v
It is really really good :) Good luck with it!
You've definitely sparked my interest in Skippy Dies.
Hilarious: the book I talked the least about, and pretty vaguely while I was at it. But yes! It's so good!
Are there Aborigines In Tasmania ? I thought they were only in Australia. Hummm Ok, I am definitely going to order My Father and Myself. Thanks
Lee Kempter Yep, there are. They were believed extinct for much of the 20th century. Do a little google, it’s interesting!
@@RickMacDonnell Exactly what I was doing when you popped in. Very interesting group of people now THIS would definitely be something I would like to take a deep dive into. Thanks for writing !!
I can't believe I've never heard of Christopher Moore - comic fantasy, yes please 😁
Cuppa Books He’s great. I love his stuff. I’d recommend you start with A Dirty Job. Fun times 😁
I gotta tell you, I forget most of the details of the books I read almost as soon as I read them, and I seriously don't remember English Passengers having twenty different POVs. I'm so sorry I put you through that, but I'm glad it had a good outcome. I was definitely sweating that out.
The Strays was such a beautiful book, I'm glad you loved it so much!
I'm 35 pages into Skippy Dies and it's all, slowly, coming back. I think we'll be fine. 😂
The 20 POVs isn't **as** crazy as it sounds. And it's actually 21 apparently LOL. Many of these are one offs in letters and things like that. But yeah, took some getting used to. Well worth it though! Again, thanks so much for the rec.
Best book I’ve read so far this month is
All the Lives We Never Lived by Arundati Roy
The best books I’ve read in the last 6 months
The Death of Noah Glass
The Other Half of Augusta Hope
The Actress by Ann Enright
Say Nothing ( non fiction)
A Woman is No Man
The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld
All Among the Barley by Melissa Harrison
The Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
The Old Drift
So glad you loved The Strays as much as I did 💕📚📖🤗☘️👋
I've read exactly ZERO of these books, haha. Which means it's a great recommendation list. Thanks, Jacqueline! Do you have a favourite from this year yet?