Sherri’s Comments (group member since Nov 10, 2019)

Sherri’s comments from the Around the Year in 52 Books group.

I have completed 2 books since my last post. Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez. I used it for # 38 Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites. I did Antarctica first & used Endurance:Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing. I completed Arctic Dreams this week for the pair. North Pole/South Pole. The second book I completed was Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward. I used it for #45 A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018.
Currently reading Death by Dumpling (A Noodle Shop Mystery #1) by Vivien Chien. I’m using it for #5 The first book in a series that you have not started. Also it can by used for the mystery prompt.

DeLislie Mississippi. Men we Reaped:A Memoir by Jesmyn Ward

What are you reading for this category? Men We Reaped:A Memoir by Jesmyn Ward
What previous book did you read? Sing,Unburied,Sing 9/10/2018
Which book I’d you like the most? I like all of her books..

Arctic, Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez

What did you read for this prompt? Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez.
What did you use for binary opposites? North Pole & South Pole
Did you consider another book? Names for the Sea by Sarah Moses.

Alabama,United States. The Hideaway by Lauren K. Denton

The Hideaway by Lauren K.Denton. It had a time range it flipped back & forth from. It started in 1960. not sure if it ended present day or in the 1990's.

I finished The Hideaway by Lauren K.Denton for prompt #8 A book with a 2 word title where the 1st word is "The". It was simple & light. I enjoyed it.

What did you read for this prompt? The Hideaway by Lauren K. Denton.
Was it hard to find a book for this prompt? Yes it was hard. Luckily I was searching for my next read on Hoopla & saw it.

Early this morning I finished Sourdough by Robin Sloan for another challenge. I also read at the same time, How To Bake by Paul Hollywood. The first section is on breads. When I go to the grocery Tues if there is bread flour & yeast my bread adventure will begin.

Washington,D.C. All Those Mornings ...at the Post: The 20th Century in Sports from Famed Washington Post Columnist Shirley Povich by Shirley Povich.

1923-1998 All Those Morning...at the Post: The 20th Century in Sports from Famed Washington Post Columnist Shirley Povich by Shirley Povich.

I had one 5 star read for April. The Mirror & The Light (Thomas Cromwell Trilogy #3) byHilary Mantel.

I finished last night, All Those Mornings at the Washington Post: The 20th Century in Sports from Famed Washington Post Columnist Shirley Povich by Shirley Povich. I used it for prompt #32 A Book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan.

I read All Those Mornings...at the Post: The 20th Century in Sports from Famed Washington Post Columnist Shirley Povich by Shirley Povich. How does this book relate? Shirley Povich was a columnist for The Washington Post for more than 75 years. By the end of his career 1923-1998 he was more historian than sports writer. Shirley Povich covered everything & saw everyone. He covered the 1936 Berlin Olympics & was one of the few reporters in the Olympic village during the Munich Olympics terrorist attack. His first love was baseball which was suppose to be one of the events at the 2020 Olympics. He covered boxing which is still an Olympic sport. This book is a selection of his columns covering all sports & sporting events. Will you be watching the 2020 Olympics? Not till 2021.
My favorite sports team is the Washington Nats. They won the Word Series 2019.

I have read 3 books 500+ pages so far in 2020. I don’t have plans to read any more doorstoppers this year,but you never know. The year is young.
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon 848 pages.
My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton by Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie 652 pages.
The Mirror & The Light (Thomas Cromwell Trilogy #3) by Hilary Mantel 784 pages.

Hamburg Germany,Your Perfect Year by Charlotte Lucas,Alison Layland (Translator)

Since I last updated my April reading I have completed 2 international books.
The First Mrs.Rothschild by Sara Aharoni,Yardenne Greenspan (Translator).
Your Perfect Year by Charlotte Lucas,Alison Layland (Translator)
I gave both 3 stars. I enjoyed both but not great. I used both for the ATY challenge.

I read Your Perfect Year by Charlotte Lucas,Alison Layland (Translator)
#49 A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win. I picked the prompt A book originally written in a language other than English or your mother tongue. The original language was German.
I went about picking the prompt backwards. I read the book first for World Book Day. I was going to use it for prompt #10 a book between 400-600 pages. Then once I finished the book I read through all my unfinished prompts & pick #49 as the hardest to fill at this point. Also I wanted to take advantage of the fact I read a book in translation.

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