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Linky Wednesday - the one that is less sad than last week

Thank you for your kind comments on last week's post.  

I finished  Sweet Danger a mystery / adventure book written in 1936. The plot just didn't make much sense to me. Now I'm reading a NetGalley review copy of Under a Neon Sun, by Kate Gale. It's a pandemic book, and it's (unintentionally I think) very, very funny. I come from Melbourne the most locked-down city in the world. These Angelinos keep talking about how hard lock-down is, while visiting each other, getting their hair and nails done and having household help come in. The book centres on Mia, a poor orphan navigating the world of the rich and privileged. It's entertaining, and also a terrible indictment on a system with no meaningful safety net.


Next up I really am going to read What Happened to Nina. I seem to have been saying that for weeks. 

In audio-books I'm listening to Kristen Hannah's The Women, a novel about female nurses in the Vietnam war. It's very good, although it does walk the line between drama and melodrama.

The knitting is ticking along, and I finished the final quarter at lunchtime today. Now I'm blocking the pieces. There is still quite a lot of work left in this - sewing up, cuffs and bottom ribbing and a collar that gets stitched on afterwards. 

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. Anonymous17 April, 2024

    I might read What happened to Nina

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  2. kmkat19 April, 2024

    Melbourne may have been locked down, but Gallup, New Mexico, closed off all entrances and exits from the city during the worst of the pandemic.

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    1. Sharondoubleknit19 April, 2024

      So did we. It was called the "ring of steel" and was manned by police and the army. What a time!

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  3. shelleyrae @ book'd out22 April, 2024

    I’ve read a few books now that reference lockdown, but only 1 set in the midst of it. Lockdown was certainly a trial for many people, though I still believe it was a sensible response that saved thousands of lives.
    The colours in the jumper are looking beautiful

    Wishing you a happy reading week

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  4. Laurel-Rain Snow23 April, 2024

    I loved The Women! Enjoy your week, and here's mine: WEEKLY UPDATES

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  5. Kathy Martin23 April, 2024

    It is interesting to read many of the post-Covid books with references to the lockdowns. Our lockdown seemed pretty mild to me, but then staying home a lot is just the way I live anyway. Your books look good too. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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  6. Sherry Jolly23 April, 2024

    I absolutely loved "The Women"! It did get a bit much in places - but when I think about the history and how things actually were at that time - it gave me more perspective and just made me love it all the more! You can find me here: https://www.wellversedwomen.net/post/the-sunday-book-report

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  7. nfmgirl24 April, 2024

    I'm really looking forward to The Women! I just hope I can get to it before too long. Enjoy your reads!

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