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Unravelled Wednesday and WAYRN - the one with all three!

I'm eye reading, ear reading and non-fiction reading NetGalley review books, and I'm loving it.

I'm eye-reading an Upper West Side Story by Rachel Cullen. It's a book about 4 youngish people in New York in 2004. It's told in four different first person voices and present tense, which is not my favourite narrative style. Some of the 2004 references feel a bit forced - we are always hearing about what TV show people are watching. There is also a LOT of discussion about what people are eating. On the other hand it's light and cute and I'm probably taking it all too seriously. Very cute cover...

I'm ear-reading Hi Honey I'm Homo by Matt Baume. I often listen to podcasts while I work (don't tell my boss ;) and this has that same kind of feel. It's very American and a bit repetitious, but also a  bit interesting and, unlike a novel, it doesn't matter if I miss a bit.

In non-fiction I'm reading Making Polymer Clay Earrings  by Liat Weiss (I just realised we have the same last name!) and it's changed my life and I'm very excited. Come back on Friday and I'll tell you all about that.

I'm making very slow progress on my stay-at-home jumper, because of the going out all the time!

I am making great progress on my knitting while out of the house jumper, and have just joined the body and sleeves and am ready to start the colourwork:

And that's my week in reading, reviewing and knitting.

To read my all my book reviews, and to see everything I knit, you can find me on Ravelry as Sharondoubleknit and on GoodReads as Sharondblk. 

I'm joining in with Kat from As Kat Knits for Unravelled Wednesday and Kat from the Bookdate for It's Monday, What Are You Reading.  Thanks Kat and Kat for hosting these linkups.      





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  1. Mark Baker29 May, 2023

    Looks like a fun collection of books. Enjoy!

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  2. shelleyrae @ book'd out29 May, 2023

    There are a ton of podcasts I’d like to listen to but alas audio doesn’t seem to be my thing. Baumé’s book looks interesting though.

    Wishing you a great reading week

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