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Linky Wednesday - 8/2024

 Last week I was being indecisive about what to read next, but I was reading someone else's post (maybe in WWW Wednesday, I'm not sure) and she said she was't sure about Caleb's Crossing, but after she got into it she loved it, so I decided to read it. 

It's beautifully written, and rather sad, and I think it's going to get sadder. I'm making slow progress, because I have been spending my time listening to Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Paterson. It's a blend of "country hick makes good" and a bit of a thriller, with a love story thrown in there. Even though it is not particularly original it is very fun. It's read with a full cast recording, including Dolly herself.  
While listening to this I have been obsessively knitting these socks:  

It's a really fun pattern, and the second sock has been quite relaxing, now that I have the hang of the pattern. 

I won't have to worry about what I'm going to read for a bit,and there is always Greenwing and Dart waiting for me! I'm not sure what I'm going to listen to - siggestions are welcome. 

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.  This week I'm also linking up with Sam from Taking on a World of Words to for WWW Wednesday where we talk about what we are currently reading, what we have just finished and what we are going to read next.


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  1. Emily21 February, 2024

    I'm curious about Run Rose Run. The socks look good so far 😊

    Have a great week!

    Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
    My post:
    https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2024/02/21/www-wednesday-currently-reading-finished-reading-reading-next-74/

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  2. Laurel-Rain Snow22 February, 2024

    Great knitting! Enjoy your books, and here is my post: https://rainysnowday.wordpress.com/2024/02/20/www-reading-105/

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  3. Nicky22 February, 2024

    I think I've read one of Geraldine Brooks' books before and it had a similar vibe with turning out really sad (but being worth reading). Hope you enjoy it!

    Here's my post.

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  4. Marg26 February, 2024

    I think this was the last Geraldine Brooks book that I started to read. I don't think I ever finished it!

    Have a great week!

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  5. Kathy Martin27 February, 2024

    Run Rose Run does sound like fun. I usually tend to avoid James Patterson since I haven't enjoyed many of his books. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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