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Linky Wednesday - the one where I question everything

Really, all I'm questioning is, does there have to be a theme and a dramatic title? No there does not.

As predicted last week, I'm clearing up my NetGalley before I do a month of Kobo Plus I read  Found Time by Caroline Goldstein, which was a lovely romance, full of lovely people, but the stakes were so low that It all got annoying. Now I'm reading Start at the End a sliding doors novel about a couple who meet, fall in love and then different options emerge. It's intriguing.


Next up is Transcription by Ben Lerner. I'm not much of a blurb reader, so the main thing I know about this one is that it is short!

I've been listening to two audio books, one non-fiction by myself - Do I Know You by Sadie Dingfelder. It's meant to be about face blindness, but it's also about her other visual and neurological challenges. I feel like I should like it, particularly since Leon has a lazy eye (I can't believe it's still called that) but Sadie seems like a space cadet, and her describing endless tests and eye training is a little bit boring.

together we have been listening to How High We Go in the Dark, which is a devastatic during and post-virus novel, with lots of climate change too! Not relaxing but (so far) very, very good.

In crafting I'm knitting a baby jumper for charity and to use up leftovers. I'm not going to link to the pattern, because I don't like it much - there is no sleeve length given, and the layout is not to my liking. there are so many free baby raglans, I'll use a different one next time. I have enough scraps for three of this - one in blues, one in pinks and this one, which seems to have ended up being mostly greens and oranges. 

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 on BlueSky as Sharondblk.

I'm joining in with Kat from As Kat Knits for Unravelled Wednesday, Kat from the Bookdate for It's Monday, What Are You Reading and Sam from Taking on a World of Words 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. Jane19 March, 2026

    The baby raglan sweater pattern may be a pain but all the bright colors are charming. I predict a sweet little sweater.

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  2. Emily19 March, 2026

    Interesting sounding books. The baby jumper is cute.

    Have a great week!

    Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
    My post:
    https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/18/www-wednesday-currently-reading-finished-reading-reading-next-179/

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  3. Cheryl Malandrinos23 March, 2026

    Looks like you've been busy. Love the colors of the sweater. Enjoy!

    https://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2026/03/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-and_22.html

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  4. Shelleyrae @ Book’d Out23 March, 2026

    I found Do I Know You? fascinating. I’ve had a lazy eye since birth I had good control of it til about ten years or so, but now with age related muscle degeneration it drifts regularly. It wasn’t til I read this book that I realised just how much I was unthinkingly compensating for it and realised I’ve basically lost 3D vision.

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  5. Kathy Martin24 March, 2026

    I read and enjoyed Do I Know You? which makes me think I have face blindness too. I keep adding to my NetGalley account instead of lowering the number there. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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