Hi there! This week in reading I finished this:
It was good! But it wasn’t life changing (I think after reading Ken Follett’s Century Trilogy my bar is set a little too high.) The premise of this book is, a mysterious woman on an airplane goes down the aisle, predicting each passenger’s age and cause of death.
That’s all fine for the people who are told they’ll live into their 90s, but many of the passengers are given an alarmingly early death date. Is the woman actually psychic? Will these people start to die in the manner she predicted?
One thing I know about Liane Moriarty is that her books aren’t going to have some horrible, dark ending that sends me into an existential crisis. But I honestly couldn’t see how she was going to put a positive spin on this one. No spoilers- you’ll have to read it for yourself. I really did enjoy it, and it has this quote that I love:
It is only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on Earth and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up that we begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it were the only one we had.
-Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Nest up is the first book of a sci-fi trilogy:
My son read this. He said the first book was hard to get through, the second book was better and the third book was amazing. He INSISTS that I read them, but I’ve been putting it off (for reasons which are probably obvious.) I finally feel like I’m ready to dive into a “difficult” first book of a trilogy, so here goes.
Eating-wise- yes I did cook! Once. I made Massaman Curry from Minimalist Baker (I made the tofu version.). It was really good!
My only regret is, my daughter can’t tolerate cooked onions of any kind (SIGH) so instead of sauteing the shallots first with the curry paste, I fried them in a different pan and added them as a garnish to my husband’s and my dish. Don’t do this! They were kind of crispy and had a strong onion-y taste. Next time I’ll just leave them out entirely.
And one last thing. A couple weeks ago I mentioned that we were going to have a mini “Oktoberfest” but then forgot to post about it. Possibly the reason I forgot is we drank Sierra Nevada IPA and ate sub sandwiches, so it wasn’t very German. BUT! I did drink my beer out of this mug, which I got a long time ago at a brewpub in Munich- so I think I should get some Oktoberfest credits.
What are you reading?
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I’m reading the plan and not sure I like it for now as it feels too casual.
your curry looks sooooo comforting, saving the recipe.
Nom nom on that curry! Suzanne wrote about Massaman last year and I got it for takeout on one of my single gal nights, and later on I got some Massaman curry paste that I made a few times and it was really good. I might just have to make up another batch.
Your stein qualifies your Oktoberfest celebration as authentic. We have a German biergarten in our town for one weekend in the summer, and this year I crushed hard on a hazy IPA, so I didn’t really have anything “German” at the biergarten either.
Books! I know what you mean about having a hard time settling for a “normal” book after reading an epic. It was hard to come back to earth after 11/22/63. However, I’ve got a good “lite” book going right now. The Wedding People is about a woman who checks into a luxury hotel to commit suicide, but there is a big wedding there and she gets sucked in to the party. It’s very hard to get “lite” right, but this book nails it. I’m in no hurry to finish it.
I have enjoyed all of Moriarty’s books except one, and so I’m really looking forward to reading her newest. Problem is, it will be a while. I’m in the library queue and it will take FOREVER.
I’m reading a book called Three Apples Fell From The Sky. It’s a book about a tiny village in Armenia and all the things that happen in it, with a little unexpected romance. It’s really good BUT there are so many characters that it’s a little hard to keep everyone straight.
I am reading a fun memoir by an introvert. It’s very snarky and I’ve been laughing a lot.
Your reading attire is PERFECT. Cozy, seasonal PJs? Yes, please <3