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Unravelled Wednesday - on a Thursday

This week has rather flown by, and my blogging schedule got thrown out, and not it's Thursday. But I love my unravelled rambles, so here goes: 
In reading: Barracuda by Christopher Tsiolkas. I have not read him before - The Slap sounded horrendous. This one came up one day on the Kindle Daily Deal (which I'm check every single day) and I decided to take a punt on it. I'm glad I did. It's marvellously, if heartbreakingly, written. I complained that my previous read, A Million Dreams didn't have a strong sense of place.This book does - and it's set in Melbourne. I actually went to one of the sister schools of the boy's school that the protagonist attended, and the story - about class, and place and people, rings very true to me. All that said, it is a teeny bit affected, flopping around through time, with a main character who doesn't talk much, but thinks a lot. 

After I finish this (in the next day or two) I'm going to try to catch up a bit on my growing "to be reviewed" pile from NetGalley. I'll be starting with The Secret Messenger by Mandy Robbotham.

I've been knitting socks, of course. I SAID I was deciding between an out of control sock on, and a relaxed month. I've sort of taken the middle path, because Cusp didn't take as long as I was expecting. I cast on a spiral rib sock on Tuesday, and finished it today (Thursday), with the whole rest of the evening to start the second sock. I REALLY didn't expect that to go so fast. So I will have time to squeeze in one last pair of sneaker liners before the new month. 
As usual (even if I am a day late) I'm joining in with Kat from As Kat Knits for Unravelled Wednesday.
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  1. AsKatKnits24 October, 2019

    I love your Unraveled Ramblings too! And, I think those socks are so cute! (and you are indeed a super fast knitter!!)

    As always, I love your book reviews/recommendations - as well as a peek into your very lovely corner of the world! Thank you so much for joining us!

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